Districts compared

Morang vs Kailali

Morang (1,148,156 people, headquarters Biratnagar) and Kailali (904,666 people, headquarters Dhangadhi) compared side by side, population, density and area. Morang has 243,490 more people.

	Morang	Kailali
Population (2021)	1,148,156	904,666
Area	1,855 km²	3,235 km²
Density	619/km²	280/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.66%/yr	+1.48%/yr
Literacy	78.6%	77.6%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	94.39	91.99
Headquarters	Biratnagar	Dhangadhi
Province	Koshi	Sudurpashchim
Local levels	17	13

Morang

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

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Kailali

Dhangadhi, Ghodaghodi Lake and Nepal's only cable-stayed bridge over the Karnali

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Questions

Morang vs Kailali, answered

Which has more people, Morang or Kailali?+

Morang district had 1,148,156 people at the 2021 census and Kailali had 904,666, so Morang has 243,490 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Morang or Kailali?+

Morang covers 1,855 km² and Kailali covers 3,235 km², a difference of 1,380 km². Kailali is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Morang or Kailali?+

Morang has a density of 619 people/km² and Kailali has 280 people/km². Morang is denser.

What are the headquarters of Morang and Kailali districts?+

Morang district's headquarters is Biratnagar; Kailali's is Dhangadhi. Morang is in Koshi Province, Kailali 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.