Districts compared

Jhapa vs Humla

Jhapa (998,054 people, headquarters Bhadrapur (Chandragadhi)) and Humla (55,394 people, headquarters Simikot) compared side by side, population, density and area. Jhapa has 942,660 more people.

	Jhapa	Humla
Population (2021)	998,054	55,394
Area	1,606 km²	5,655 km²
Density	621/km²	10/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.97%/yr	+0.82%/yr
Literacy	82.8%	63.8%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	92.1	101.37
Headquarters	Bhadrapur (Chandragadhi)	Simikot
Province	Koshi	Karnali
Local levels	15	7

Jhapa

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

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Humla

Nepal's remotest district, Simikot, the Limi Valley and the Hilsa gateway to Mount Kailash

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Questions

Jhapa vs Humla, answered

Which has more people, Jhapa or Humla?+

Jhapa district had 998,054 people at the 2021 census and Humla had 55,394, so Jhapa has 942,660 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Jhapa or Humla?+

Jhapa covers 1,606 km² and Humla covers 5,655 km², a difference of 4,049 km². Humla is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Jhapa or Humla?+

Jhapa has a density of 621 people/km² and Humla has 10 people/km². Jhapa is denser.

What are the headquarters of Jhapa and Humla districts?+

Jhapa district's headquarters is Bhadrapur (Chandragadhi); Humla's is Simikot. Jhapa is in Koshi Province, Humla 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.