Districts compared

Morang vs Darchula

Morang (1,148,156 people, headquarters Biratnagar) and Darchula (133,310 people, headquarters Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Morang has 1,014,846 more people.

	Morang	Darchula
Population (2021)	1,148,156	133,310
Area	1,855 km²	2,322 km²
Density	619/km²	57/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.66%/yr	0%/yr
Literacy	78.6%	77.8%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	94.39	93.52
Headquarters	Biratnagar	Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali)
Province	Koshi	Sudurpashchim
Local levels	17	9

Morang

Nepal's third most populous district, anchored by industrial Biratnagar

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Darchula

Api Himal (7,132 m) and the Mahakali frontier with India

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Questions

Morang vs Darchula, answered

Which has more people, Morang or Darchula?+

Morang district had 1,148,156 people at the 2021 census and Darchula had 133,310, so Morang has 1,014,846 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Morang or Darchula?+

Morang covers 1,855 km² and Darchula covers 2,322 km², a difference of 467 km². Darchula is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Morang or Darchula?+

Morang has a density of 619 people/km² and Darchula has 57 people/km². Morang is denser.

What are the headquarters of Morang and Darchula districts?+

Morang district's headquarters is Biratnagar; Darchula's is Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali). Morang is in Koshi Province, Darchula 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.