Districts compared

Morang vs Gorkha

Morang (1,148,156 people, headquarters Biratnagar) and Gorkha (251,027 people, headquarters Gorkha) compared side by side, population, density and area. Morang has 897,129 more people.

	Morang	Gorkha
Population (2021)	1,148,156	251,027
Area	1,855 km²	3,610 km²
Density	619/km²	70/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.66%/yr	-0.74%/yr
Literacy	78.6%	72.4%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	94.39	88.92
Headquarters	Biratnagar	Gorkha
Province	Koshi	Gandaki
Local levels	17	11

Morang

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

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Gorkha

Cradle of Nepal's unification, Prithvi Narayan Shah's Gorkha Durbar, and home of Manaslu (8,163 m)

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Questions

Morang vs Gorkha, answered

Which has more people, Morang or Gorkha?+

Morang district had 1,148,156 people at the 2021 census and Gorkha had 251,027, so Morang has 897,129 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Morang or Gorkha?+

Morang covers 1,855 km² and Gorkha covers 3,610 km², a difference of 1,755 km². Gorkha is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Morang or Gorkha?+

Morang has a density of 619 people/km² and Gorkha has 70 people/km². Morang is denser.

What are the headquarters of Morang and Gorkha districts?+

Morang district's headquarters is Biratnagar; Gorkha's is Gorkha. Morang is in Koshi Province, Gorkha in Gandaki 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.