Districts compared

Kathmandu vs Darchula

Kathmandu (2,041,587 people, headquarters Kathmandu) and Darchula (133,310 people, headquarters Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Kathmandu has 1,908,277 more people.

	Kathmandu	Darchula
Population (2021)	2,041,587	133,310
Area	395 km²	2,322 km²
Density	5,169/km²	57/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.51%/yr	0%/yr
Literacy	89.2%	77.8%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	102.97	93.52
Headquarters	Kathmandu	Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali)
Province	Bagmati	Sudurpashchim
Local levels	11	9

Kathmandu

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

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Darchula

Api Himal (7,132 m) and the Mahakali frontier with India

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Questions

Kathmandu vs Darchula, answered

Which has more people, Kathmandu or Darchula?+

Kathmandu district had 2,041,587 people at the 2021 census and Darchula had 133,310, so Kathmandu has 1,908,277 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Kathmandu or Darchula?+

Kathmandu covers 395 km² and Darchula covers 2,322 km², a difference of 1,927 km². Darchula is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Kathmandu or Darchula?+

Kathmandu has a density of 5,169 people/km² and Darchula has 57 people/km². Kathmandu is denser.

What are the headquarters of Kathmandu and Darchula districts?+

Kathmandu district's headquarters is Kathmandu; Darchula's is Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali). Kathmandu is in Bagmati Province, Darchula in Sudurpashchim 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.