Districts compared

Kathmandu vs Dolakha

Kathmandu (2,041,587 people, headquarters Kathmandu) and Dolakha (172,767 people, headquarters Charikot (Bhimeshwar)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Kathmandu has 1,868,820 more people.

	Kathmandu	Dolakha
Population (2021)	2,041,587	172,767
Area	395 km²	2,191 km²
Density	5,169/km²	79/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.51%/yr	-0.74%/yr
Literacy	89.2%	72.3%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	102.97	94.02
Headquarters	Kathmandu	Charikot (Bhimeshwar)
Province	Bagmati	Bagmati
Local levels	11	9

Kathmandu

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

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Dolakha

Dolakha Bhimsen temple, the Kalinchok shrine and Nepal's largest hydropower plant, Upper Tamakoshi

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Questions

Kathmandu vs Dolakha, answered

Which has more people, Kathmandu or Dolakha?+

Kathmandu district had 2,041,587 people at the 2021 census and Dolakha had 172,767, so Kathmandu has 1,868,820 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Kathmandu or Dolakha?+

Kathmandu covers 395 km² and Dolakha covers 2,191 km², a difference of 1,796 km². Dolakha is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Kathmandu or Dolakha?+

Kathmandu has a density of 5,169 people/km² and Dolakha has 79 people/km². Kathmandu is denser.

What are the headquarters of Kathmandu and Dolakha districts?+

Kathmandu district's headquarters is Kathmandu; Dolakha's is Charikot (Bhimeshwar). 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.