Districts compared

Morang vs Dolpa

Morang (1,148,156 people, headquarters Biratnagar) and Dolpa (42,774 people, headquarters Dunai (Thuli Bheri)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Morang has 1,105,382 more people.

	Morang	Dolpa
Population (2021)	1,148,156	42,774
Area	1,855 km²	7,889 km²
Density	619/km²	5/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.66%/yr	+1.47%/yr
Literacy	78.6%	67%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	94.39	99.85
Headquarters	Biratnagar	Dunai (Thuli Bheri)
Province	Koshi	Karnali
Local levels	17	8

Morang

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

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Dolpa

Nepal's largest district, trans-Himalayan Dolpo, Shey Phoksundo National Park and Phoksundo Lake

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Questions

Morang vs Dolpa, answered

Which has more people, Morang or Dolpa?+

Morang district had 1,148,156 people at the 2021 census and Dolpa had 42,774, so Morang has 1,105,382 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Morang or Dolpa?+

Morang covers 1,855 km² and Dolpa covers 7,889 km², a difference of 6,034 km². Dolpa is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Morang or Dolpa?+

Morang has a density of 619 people/km² and Dolpa has 5 people/km². Morang is denser.

What are the headquarters of Morang and Dolpa districts?+

Morang district's headquarters is Biratnagar; Dolpa's is Dunai (Thuli Bheri). Morang is in Koshi Province, Dolpa in Karnali 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.