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Kapilvastu vs Humla

Kapilvastu (682,961 people, headquarters Taulihawa (Kapilvastu)) and Humla (55,394 people, headquarters Simikot) compared side by side, population, density and area. Kapilvastu has 627,567 more people.

	Kapilvastu	Humla
Population (2021)	682,961	55,394
Area	1,738 km²	5,655 km²
Density	393/km²	10/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.7%/yr	+0.82%/yr
Literacy	71.8%	63.8%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	96.1	101.37
Headquarters	Taulihawa (Kapilvastu)	Simikot
Province	Lumbini	Karnali
Local levels	10	7

Kapilvastu

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

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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

Kapilvastu vs Humla, answered

Which has more people, Kapilvastu or Humla?+

Kapilvastu district had 682,961 people at the 2021 census and Humla had 55,394, so Kapilvastu has 627,567 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Kapilvastu or Humla?+

Kapilvastu covers 1,738 km² and Humla covers 5,655 km², a difference of 3,917 km². Humla is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Kapilvastu or Humla?+

Kapilvastu has a density of 393 people/km² and Humla has 10 people/km². Kapilvastu is denser.

What are the headquarters of Kapilvastu and Humla districts?+

Kapilvastu district's headquarters is Taulihawa (Kapilvastu); Humla's is Simikot. Kapilvastu is in Lumbini 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.