Districts compared

Kathmandu vs Kailali

Kathmandu (2,041,587 people, headquarters Kathmandu) and Kailali (904,666 people, headquarters Dhangadhi) compared side by side, population, density and area. Kathmandu has 1,136,921 more people.

	Kathmandu	Kailali
Population (2021)	2,041,587	904,666
Area	395 km²	3,235 km²
Density	5,169/km²	280/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.51%/yr	+1.48%/yr
Literacy	89.2%	77.6%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	102.97	91.99
Headquarters	Kathmandu	Dhangadhi
Province	Bagmati	Sudurpashchim
Local levels	11	13

Kathmandu

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

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Kailali

Dhangadhi, Ghodaghodi Lake and Nepal's only cable-stayed bridge over the Karnali

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Questions

Kathmandu vs Kailali, answered

Which has more people, Kathmandu or Kailali?+

Kathmandu district had 2,041,587 people at the 2021 census and Kailali had 904,666, so Kathmandu has 1,136,921 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Kathmandu or Kailali?+

Kathmandu covers 395 km² and Kailali covers 3,235 km², a difference of 2,840 km². Kailali is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Kathmandu or Kailali?+

Kathmandu has a density of 5,169 people/km² and Kailali has 280 people/km². Kathmandu is denser.

What are the headquarters of Kathmandu and Kailali districts?+

Kathmandu district's headquarters is Kathmandu; Kailali's is Dhangadhi. Kathmandu is in Bagmati Province, Kailali 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.