Districts compared

Jhapa vs Khotang

Jhapa (998,054 people, headquarters Bhadrapur (Chandragadhi)) and Khotang (175,298 people, headquarters Diktel) compared side by side, population, density and area. Jhapa has 822,756 more people.

	Jhapa	Khotang
Population (2021)	998,054	175,298
Area	1,606 km²	1,591 km²
Density	621/km²	110/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.97%/yr	-1.56%/yr
Literacy	82.8%	76%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	92.1	97.72
Headquarters	Bhadrapur (Chandragadhi)	Diktel
Province	Koshi	Koshi
Local levels	15	10

Jhapa

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

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Khotang

Halesi Mahadev, the 'Pashupatinath of the East' sacred to Hindus, Buddhists and Kirats

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Questions

Jhapa vs Khotang, answered

Which has more people, Jhapa or Khotang?+

Jhapa district had 998,054 people at the 2021 census and Khotang had 175,298, so Jhapa has 822,756 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Jhapa or Khotang?+

Jhapa covers 1,606 km² and Khotang covers 1,591 km², a difference of 15 km². Jhapa is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Jhapa or Khotang?+

Jhapa has a density of 621 people/km² and Khotang has 110 people/km². Jhapa is denser.

What are the headquarters of Jhapa and Khotang districts?+

Jhapa district's headquarters is Bhadrapur (Chandragadhi); Khotang's is Diktel. Both districts are in Koshi 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.