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Kapilvastu vs Dang

Kapilvastu (682,961 people, headquarters Taulihawa (Kapilvastu)) and Dang (674,993 people, headquarters Ghorahi) compared side by side, population, density and area. Kapilvastu has 7,968 more people.

	Kapilvastu	Dang
Population (2021)	682,961	674,993
Area	1,738 km²	2,955 km²
Density	393/km²	228/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.7%/yr	+1.92%/yr
Literacy	71.8%	81.4%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	96.1	90.45
Headquarters	Taulihawa (Kapilvastu)	Ghorahi
Province	Lumbini	Lumbini
Local levels	10	10

Kapilvastu

Tilaurakot, the walled remains of ancient Kapilavastu, where Prince Siddhartha grew up

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Dang

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

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Questions

Kapilvastu vs Dang, answered

Which has more people, Kapilvastu or Dang?+

Kapilvastu district had 682,961 people at the 2021 census and Dang had 674,993, so Kapilvastu has 7,968 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Kapilvastu or Dang?+

Kapilvastu covers 1,738 km² and Dang covers 2,955 km², a difference of 1,217 km². Dang is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Kapilvastu or Dang?+

Kapilvastu has a density of 393 people/km² and Dang has 228 people/km². Kapilvastu is denser.

What are the headquarters of Kapilvastu and Dang districts?+

Kapilvastu district's headquarters is Taulihawa (Kapilvastu); Dang's is Ghorahi. Both districts are 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.