Districts compared

Kathmandu vs Bhaktapur

Kathmandu (2,041,587 people, headquarters Kathmandu) and Bhaktapur (432,132 people, headquarters Bhaktapur) compared side by side, population, density and area. Kathmandu has 1,609,455 more people.

	Kathmandu	Bhaktapur
Population (2021)	2,041,587	432,132
Area	395 km²	119 km²
Density	5,169/km²	3,631/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.51%/yr	+3.35%/yr
Literacy	89.2%	88%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	102.97	102.2
Headquarters	Kathmandu	Bhaktapur
Province	Bagmati	Bagmati
Local levels	11	4

Kathmandu

Nepal's capital district, the most populous, densest and most literate in the country

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Bhaktapur

Medieval Newar city of Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Nepal's smallest and fastest-growing district

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Questions

Kathmandu vs Bhaktapur, answered

Which has more people, Kathmandu or Bhaktapur?+

Kathmandu district had 2,041,587 people at the 2021 census and Bhaktapur had 432,132, so Kathmandu has 1,609,455 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Kathmandu or Bhaktapur?+

Kathmandu covers 395 km² and Bhaktapur covers 119 km², a difference of 276 km². Kathmandu is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Kathmandu or Bhaktapur?+

Kathmandu has a density of 5,169 people/km² and Bhaktapur has 3,631 people/km². Kathmandu is denser.

What are the headquarters of Kathmandu and Bhaktapur districts?+

Kathmandu district's headquarters is Kathmandu; Bhaktapur's is Bhaktapur. Both districts are in Bagmati 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.