Districts compared

Kathmandu vs Dhading

Kathmandu (2,041,587 people, headquarters Kathmandu) and Dhading (325,710 people, headquarters Dhading Besi (Nilkantha)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Kathmandu has 1,715,877 more people.

	Kathmandu	Dhading
Population (2021)	2,041,587	325,710
Area	395 km²	1,926 km²
Density	5,169/km²	169/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.51%/yr	-0.3%/yr
Literacy	89.2%	72.4%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	102.97	95.43
Headquarters	Kathmandu	Dhading Besi (Nilkantha)
Province	Bagmati	Bagmati
Local levels	11	13

Kathmandu

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

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Dhading

Ganesh Himal country immediately west of Kathmandu, bisected by the Prithvi Highway

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Questions

Kathmandu vs Dhading, answered

Which has more people, Kathmandu or Dhading?+

Kathmandu district had 2,041,587 people at the 2021 census and Dhading had 325,710, so Kathmandu has 1,715,877 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Kathmandu or Dhading?+

Kathmandu covers 395 km² and Dhading covers 1,926 km², a difference of 1,531 km². Dhading is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Kathmandu or Dhading?+

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

What are the headquarters of Kathmandu and Dhading districts?+

Kathmandu district's headquarters is Kathmandu; Dhading's is Dhading Besi (Nilkantha). 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.