Districts compared

Kailali vs Manang

Kailali (904,666 people, headquarters Dhangadhi) and Manang (5,658 people, headquarters Chame) compared side by side, population, density and area. Kailali has 899,008 more people.

	Kailali	Manang
Population (2021)	904,666	5,658
Area	3,235 km²	2,246 km²
Density	280/km²	3/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.48%/yr	-1.39%/yr
Literacy	77.6%	78.4%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	91.99	129.44
Headquarters	Dhangadhi	Chame
Province	Sudurpashchim	Gandaki
Local levels	13	4

Kailali

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

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Manang

Nepal's least populous district, the trans-Himalayan upper Marsyangdi valley below Thorong La

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Questions

Kailali vs Manang, answered

Which has more people, Kailali or Manang?+

Kailali district had 904,666 people at the 2021 census and Manang had 5,658, so Kailali has 899,008 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Kailali or Manang?+

Kailali covers 3,235 km² and Manang covers 2,246 km², a difference of 989 km². Kailali is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Kailali or Manang?+

Kailali has a density of 280 people/km² and Manang has 3 people/km². Kailali is denser.

What are the headquarters of Kailali and Manang districts?+

Kailali district's headquarters is Dhangadhi; Manang's is Chame. Kailali is in Sudurpashchim Province, Manang in Gandaki 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.