Districts compared

Kailali vs Achham

Kailali (904,666 people, headquarters Dhangadhi) and Achham (228,852 people, headquarters Mangalsen) compared side by side, population, density and area. Kailali has 675,814 more people.

	Kailali	Achham
Population (2021)	904,666	228,852
Area	3,235 km²	1,680 km²
Density	280/km²	136/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.48%/yr	-1.13%/yr
Literacy	77.6%	72.6%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	91.99	85.26
Headquarters	Dhangadhi	Mangalsen
Province	Sudurpashchim	Sudurpashchim
Local levels	13	10

Kailali

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

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Achham

Ramaroshan's lakes and meadows on the southern flanks of Khaptad

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Questions

Kailali vs Achham, answered

Which has more people, Kailali or Achham?+

Kailali district had 904,666 people at the 2021 census and Achham had 228,852, so Kailali has 675,814 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Kailali or Achham?+

Kailali covers 3,235 km² and Achham covers 1,680 km², a difference of 1,555 km². Kailali is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Kailali or Achham?+

Kailali has a density of 280 people/km² and Achham has 136 people/km². Kailali is denser.

What are the headquarters of Kailali and Achham districts?+

Kailali district's headquarters is Dhangadhi; Achham's is Mangalsen. Both districts are 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.