Districts compared

Kailali vs Humla

Kailali (904,666 people, headquarters Dhangadhi) and Humla (55,394 people, headquarters Simikot) compared side by side, population, density and area. Kailali has 849,272 more people.

	Kailali	Humla
Population (2021)	904,666	55,394
Area	3,235 km²	5,655 km²
Density	280/km²	10/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.48%/yr	+0.82%/yr
Literacy	77.6%	63.8%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	91.99	101.37
Headquarters	Dhangadhi	Simikot
Province	Sudurpashchim	Karnali
Local levels	13	7

Kailali

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

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Humla

Nepal's remotest district, Simikot, the Limi Valley and the Hilsa gateway to Mount Kailash

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Questions

Kailali vs Humla, answered

Which has more people, Kailali or Humla?+

Kailali district had 904,666 people at the 2021 census and Humla had 55,394, so Kailali has 849,272 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Kailali or Humla?+

Kailali covers 3,235 km² and Humla covers 5,655 km², a difference of 2,420 km². Humla is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Kailali or Humla?+

Kailali has a density of 280 people/km² and Humla has 10 people/km². Kailali is denser.

What are the headquarters of Kailali and Humla districts?+

Kailali district's headquarters is Dhangadhi; Humla's is Simikot. Kailali is in Sudurpashchim Province, Humla in Karnali 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.