Districts compared

Jhapa vs Sankhuwasabha

Jhapa (998,054 people, headquarters Bhadrapur (Chandragadhi)) and Sankhuwasabha (158,041 people, headquarters Khandbari) compared side by side, population, density and area. Jhapa has 840,013 more people.

	Jhapa	Sankhuwasabha
Population (2021)	998,054	158,041
Area	1,606 km²	3,480 km²
Density	621/km²	45/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.97%/yr	-0.04%/yr
Literacy	82.8%	79.7%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	92.1	101.42
Headquarters	Bhadrapur (Chandragadhi)	Khandbari
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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Sankhuwasabha

Makalu's district, from the Arun gorge to the world's fifth-highest peak

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Questions

Jhapa vs Sankhuwasabha, answered

Which has more people, Jhapa or Sankhuwasabha?+

Jhapa district had 998,054 people at the 2021 census and Sankhuwasabha had 158,041, so Jhapa has 840,013 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Jhapa or Sankhuwasabha?+

Jhapa covers 1,606 km² and Sankhuwasabha covers 3,480 km², a difference of 1,874 km². Sankhuwasabha is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Jhapa or Sankhuwasabha?+

Jhapa has a density of 621 people/km² and Sankhuwasabha has 45 people/km². Jhapa is denser.

What are the headquarters of Jhapa and Sankhuwasabha districts?+

Jhapa district's headquarters is Bhadrapur (Chandragadhi); Sankhuwasabha's is Khandbari. 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.