Districts compared

Jhapa vs Darchula

Jhapa (998,054 people, headquarters Bhadrapur (Chandragadhi)) and Darchula (133,310 people, headquarters Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Jhapa has 864,744 more people.

	Jhapa	Darchula
Population (2021)	998,054	133,310
Area	1,606 km²	2,322 km²
Density	621/km²	57/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.97%/yr	0%/yr
Literacy	82.8%	77.8%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	92.1	93.52
Headquarters	Bhadrapur (Chandragadhi)	Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali)
Province	Koshi	Sudurpashchim
Local levels	15	9

Jhapa

Nepal's easternmost district and its lowest-lying land, on the fertile Mechi plain

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Darchula

Api Himal (7,132 m) and the Mahakali frontier with India

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Questions

Jhapa vs Darchula, answered

Which has more people, Jhapa or Darchula?+

Jhapa district had 998,054 people at the 2021 census and Darchula had 133,310, so Jhapa has 864,744 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Jhapa or Darchula?+

Jhapa covers 1,606 km² and Darchula covers 2,322 km², a difference of 716 km². Darchula is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Jhapa or Darchula?+

Jhapa has a density of 621 people/km² and Darchula has 57 people/km². Jhapa is denser.

What are the headquarters of Jhapa and Darchula districts?+

Jhapa district's headquarters is Bhadrapur (Chandragadhi); Darchula's is Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali). Jhapa is in Koshi Province, Darchula in Sudurpashchim Province.

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Sources & data note

All population, household, density, sex-ratio and growth figures are from the National Population and Housing Census 2021 (NSO National Report, Table 15; census reference date 25 November 2021), with 2011 comparisons from the 2011 census recalculated to current boundaries for the four districts split in 2017. Areas are the official statistical areas used by NSO/CBS, the 77 districts sum to exactly 147,181 km², not GIS polygon areas; where Wikipedia's list page prints conflicting areas for the four split districts (Nawalpur, Nawalparasi West, Rukum East, Rukum West), the NSO-consistent figures are used. Literacy rates are computed from NSO Table 24 raw counts (population aged 5+ who can read and write); the computed national aggregate, 76.25%, matches NSO's published 76.2%. Headquarters coordinates are approximate map-pin locations (±2–5 km), not surveyed points.