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Kapilvastu vs Rukum East

Kapilvastu (682,961 people, headquarters Taulihawa (Kapilvastu)) and Rukum East (56,786 people, headquarters Rukumkot) compared side by side, population, density and area. Kapilvastu has 626,175 more people.

KapilvastuRukum East
Population (2021)682,96156,786
Area1,738 km²1,660 km²
Density393/km²34/km²
Annual growth 2011-21+1.7%/yr+0.63%/yr
Literacy71.8%71.4%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)96.194.01
HeadquartersTaulihawa (Kapilvastu)Rukumkot
ProvinceLumbiniLumbini
Local levels103

Kapilvastu

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

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Rukum East

Nepal's district with the fewest local levels, Kham Magar high country under Putha Hiunchuli, with most of the Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve

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Questions

Kapilvastu vs Rukum East, answered

Which has more people, Kapilvastu or Rukum East?+

Kapilvastu district had 682,961 people at the 2021 census and Rukum East had 56,786, so Kapilvastu has 626,175 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Kapilvastu or Rukum East?+

Kapilvastu covers 1,738 km² and Rukum East covers 1,660 km², a difference of 78 km². Kapilvastu is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Kapilvastu or Rukum East?+

Kapilvastu has a density of 393 people/km² and Rukum East has 34 people/km². Kapilvastu is denser.

What are the headquarters of Kapilvastu and Rukum East districts?+

Kapilvastu district's headquarters is Taulihawa (Kapilvastu); Rukum East's is Rukumkot. 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.