Districts compared

Kanchanpur vs Achham

Kanchanpur (513,757 people, headquarters Mahendranagar (Bhimdatta)) and Achham (228,852 people, headquarters Mangalsen) compared side by side, population, density and area. Kanchanpur has 284,905 more people.

	Kanchanpur	Achham
Population (2021)	513,757	228,852
Area	1,610 km²	1,680 km²
Density	319/km²	136/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.25%/yr	-1.13%/yr
Literacy	79.6%	72.6%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	88.14	85.26
Headquarters	Mahendranagar (Bhimdatta)	Mangalsen
Province	Sudurpashchim	Sudurpashchim
Local levels	9	10

Kanchanpur

Shuklaphanta National Park and the world's largest swamp deer herds

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Achham

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

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Questions

Kanchanpur vs Achham, answered

Which has more people, Kanchanpur or Achham?+

Kanchanpur district had 513,757 people at the 2021 census and Achham had 228,852, so Kanchanpur has 284,905 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Kanchanpur or Achham?+

Kanchanpur covers 1,610 km² and Achham covers 1,680 km², a difference of 70 km². Achham is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Kanchanpur or Achham?+

Kanchanpur has a density of 319 people/km² and Achham has 136 people/km². Kanchanpur is denser.

What are the headquarters of Kanchanpur and Achham districts?+

Kanchanpur district's headquarters is Mahendranagar (Bhimdatta); 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.