Districts compared

Kailali vs Dang

Kailali (904,666 people, headquarters Dhangadhi) and Dang (674,993 people, headquarters Ghorahi) compared side by side, population, density and area. Kailali has 229,673 more people.

	Kailali	Dang
Population (2021)	904,666	674,993
Area	3,235 km²	2,955 km²
Density	280/km²	228/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.48%/yr	+1.92%/yr
Literacy	77.6%	81.4%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	91.99	90.45
Headquarters	Dhangadhi	Ghorahi
Province	Sudurpashchim	Lumbini
Local levels	13	10

Kailali

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

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Dang

The Dang and Deukhuri valleys, Tharu heartland and seat of Lumbini Province's capital

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Questions

Kailali vs Dang, answered

Which has more people, Kailali or Dang?+

Kailali district had 904,666 people at the 2021 census and Dang had 674,993, so Kailali has 229,673 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Kailali or Dang?+

Kailali covers 3,235 km² and Dang covers 2,955 km², a difference of 280 km². Kailali is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Kailali or Dang?+

Kailali has a density of 280 people/km² and Dang has 228 people/km². Kailali is denser.

What are the headquarters of Kailali and Dang districts?+

Kailali district's headquarters is Dhangadhi; Dang's is Ghorahi. Kailali is in Sudurpashchim Province, Dang in Lumbini 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.