Districts compared

Khotang vs Sankhuwasabha

Khotang (175,298 people, headquarters Diktel) and Sankhuwasabha (158,041 people, headquarters Khandbari) compared side by side, population, density and area. Khotang has 17,257 more people.

	Khotang	Sankhuwasabha
Population (2021)	175,298	158,041
Area	1,591 km²	3,480 km²
Density	110/km²	45/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	-1.56%/yr	-0.04%/yr
Literacy	76%	79.7%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	97.72	101.42
Headquarters	Diktel	Khandbari
Province	Koshi	Koshi
Local levels	10	10

Khotang

Halesi Mahadev, the 'Pashupatinath of the East' sacred to Hindus, Buddhists and Kirats

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Sankhuwasabha

Makalu's district, from the Arun gorge to the world's fifth-highest peak

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Questions

Khotang vs Sankhuwasabha, answered

Which has more people, Khotang or Sankhuwasabha?+

Khotang district had 175,298 people at the 2021 census and Sankhuwasabha had 158,041, so Khotang has 17,257 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Khotang or Sankhuwasabha?+

Khotang covers 1,591 km² and Sankhuwasabha covers 3,480 km², a difference of 1,889 km². Sankhuwasabha is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Khotang or Sankhuwasabha?+

Khotang has a density of 110 people/km² and Sankhuwasabha has 45 people/km². Khotang is denser.

What are the headquarters of Khotang and Sankhuwasabha districts?+

Khotang district's headquarters is Diktel; Sankhuwasabha's is Khandbari. Both districts are in Koshi 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.