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Kathmandu vs Sindhupalchok

Kathmandu (2,041,587 people, headquarters Kathmandu) and Sindhupalchok (262,624 people, headquarters Chautara) compared side by side, population, density and area. Kathmandu has 1,778,963 more people.

KathmanduSindhupalchok
Population (2021)2,041,587262,624
Area395 km²2,542 km²
Density5,169/km²103/km²
Annual growth 2011-21+1.51%/yr-0.88%/yr
Literacy89.2%68%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)102.9796.84
HeadquartersKathmanduChautara
ProvinceBagmatiBagmati
Local levels1112

Kathmandu

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

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Sindhupalchok

Bhote Koshi gorge country on the old China road, source of Kathmandu's Melamchi water, hardest hit in 2015

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Questions

Kathmandu vs Sindhupalchok, answered

Which has more people, Kathmandu or Sindhupalchok?+

Kathmandu district had 2,041,587 people at the 2021 census and Sindhupalchok had 262,624, so Kathmandu has 1,778,963 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Kathmandu or Sindhupalchok?+

Kathmandu covers 395 km² and Sindhupalchok covers 2,542 km², a difference of 2,147 km². Sindhupalchok is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Kathmandu or Sindhupalchok?+

Kathmandu has a density of 5,169 people/km² and Sindhupalchok has 103 people/km². Kathmandu is denser.

What are the headquarters of Kathmandu and Sindhupalchok districts?+

Kathmandu district's headquarters is Kathmandu; Sindhupalchok's is Chautara. 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.