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Jhapa vs Dolpa

Jhapa (998,054 people, headquarters Bhadrapur (Chandragadhi)) and Dolpa (42,774 people, headquarters Dunai (Thuli Bheri)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Jhapa has 955,280 more people.

	Jhapa	Dolpa
Population (2021)	998,054	42,774
Area	1,606 km²	7,889 km²
Density	621/km²	5/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.97%/yr	+1.47%/yr
Literacy	82.8%	67%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	92.1	99.85
Headquarters	Bhadrapur (Chandragadhi)	Dunai (Thuli Bheri)
Province	Koshi	Karnali
Local levels	15	8

Jhapa

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

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Dolpa

Nepal's largest district, trans-Himalayan Dolpo, Shey Phoksundo National Park and Phoksundo Lake

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Questions

Jhapa vs Dolpa, answered

Which has more people, Jhapa or Dolpa?+

Jhapa district had 998,054 people at the 2021 census and Dolpa had 42,774, so Jhapa has 955,280 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Jhapa or Dolpa?+

Jhapa covers 1,606 km² and Dolpa covers 7,889 km², a difference of 6,283 km². Dolpa is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Jhapa or Dolpa?+

Jhapa has a density of 621 people/km² and Dolpa has 5 people/km². Jhapa is denser.

What are the headquarters of Jhapa and Dolpa districts?+

Jhapa district's headquarters is Bhadrapur (Chandragadhi); Dolpa's is Dunai (Thuli Bheri). Jhapa is in Koshi Province, Dolpa in Karnali 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.