Districts compared

Jhapa vs Kailali

Jhapa (998,054 people, headquarters Bhadrapur (Chandragadhi)) and Kailali (904,666 people, headquarters Dhangadhi) compared side by side, population, density and area. Jhapa has 93,388 more people.

	Jhapa	Kailali
Population (2021)	998,054	904,666
Area	1,606 km²	3,235 km²
Density	621/km²	280/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.97%/yr	+1.48%/yr
Literacy	82.8%	77.6%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	92.1	91.99
Headquarters	Bhadrapur (Chandragadhi)	Dhangadhi
Province	Koshi	Sudurpashchim
Local levels	15	13

Jhapa

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

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Kailali

Dhangadhi, Ghodaghodi Lake and Nepal's only cable-stayed bridge over the Karnali

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Questions

Jhapa vs Kailali, answered

Which has more people, Jhapa or Kailali?+

Jhapa district had 998,054 people at the 2021 census and Kailali had 904,666, so Jhapa has 93,388 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Jhapa or Kailali?+

Jhapa covers 1,606 km² and Kailali covers 3,235 km², a difference of 1,629 km². Kailali is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Jhapa or Kailali?+

Jhapa has a density of 621 people/km² and Kailali has 280 people/km². Jhapa is denser.

What are the headquarters of Jhapa and Kailali districts?+

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