Districts compared

Kailali vs Myagdi

Kailali (904,666 people, headquarters Dhangadhi) and Myagdi (107,033 people, headquarters Beni) compared side by side, population, density and area. Kailali has 797,633 more people.

	Kailali	Myagdi
Population (2021)	904,666	107,033
Area	3,235 km²	2,297 km²
Density	280/km²	47/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.48%/yr	-0.57%/yr
Literacy	77.6%	79.7%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	91.99	95.03
Headquarters	Dhangadhi	Beni
Province	Sudurpashchim	Gandaki
Local levels	13	6

Kailali

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

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Myagdi

Dhaulagiri I (8,167 m), the Poon Hill viewpoint and the hot springs of Tatopani

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Questions

Kailali vs Myagdi, answered

Which has more people, Kailali or Myagdi?+

Kailali district had 904,666 people at the 2021 census and Myagdi had 107,033, so Kailali has 797,633 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Kailali or Myagdi?+

Kailali covers 3,235 km² and Myagdi covers 2,297 km², a difference of 938 km². Kailali is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Kailali or Myagdi?+

Kailali has a density of 280 people/km² and Myagdi has 47 people/km². Kailali is denser.

What are the headquarters of Kailali and Myagdi districts?+

Kailali district's headquarters is Dhangadhi; Myagdi's is Beni. Kailali is in Sudurpashchim Province, Myagdi 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.