Districts compared

Kapilvastu vs Palpa

Kapilvastu (682,961 people, headquarters Taulihawa (Kapilvastu)) and Palpa (245,027 people, headquarters Tansen) compared side by side, population, density and area. Kapilvastu has 437,934 more people.

	Kapilvastu	Palpa
Population (2021)	682,961	245,027
Area	1,738 km²	1,373 km²
Density	393/km²	178/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.7%/yr	-0.61%/yr
Literacy	71.8%	83.7%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	96.1	85.25
Headquarters	Taulihawa (Kapilvastu)	Tansen
Province	Lumbini	Lumbini
Local levels	10	10

Kapilvastu

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

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Palpa

The hill bazaar of Tansen, Palpali dhaka weaving, Sen-era history and the riverside Ranighat palace

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Questions

Kapilvastu vs Palpa, answered

Which has more people, Kapilvastu or Palpa?+

Kapilvastu district had 682,961 people at the 2021 census and Palpa had 245,027, so Kapilvastu has 437,934 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Kapilvastu or Palpa?+

Kapilvastu covers 1,738 km² and Palpa covers 1,373 km², a difference of 365 km². Kapilvastu is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Kapilvastu or Palpa?+

Kapilvastu has a density of 393 people/km² and Palpa has 178 people/km². Kapilvastu is denser.

What are the headquarters of Kapilvastu and Palpa districts?+

Kapilvastu district's headquarters is Taulihawa (Kapilvastu); Palpa's is Tansen. 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.