Districts compared

Morang vs Makwanpur

Morang (1,148,156 people, headquarters Biratnagar) and Makwanpur (466,073 people, headquarters Hetauda) compared side by side, population, density and area. Morang has 682,083 more people.

	Morang	Makwanpur
Population (2021)	1,148,156	466,073
Area	1,855 km²	2,426 km²
Density	619/km²	192/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.66%/yr	+0.99%/yr
Literacy	78.6%	77.8%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	94.39	100.67
Headquarters	Biratnagar	Hetauda
Province	Koshi	Bagmati
Local levels	17	10

Morang

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

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Makwanpur

Hetauda, the capital of Bagmati Province, beneath the Daman viewpoint on the Tribhuvan Highway

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Questions

Morang vs Makwanpur, answered

Which has more people, Morang or Makwanpur?+

Morang district had 1,148,156 people at the 2021 census and Makwanpur had 466,073, so Morang has 682,083 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Morang or Makwanpur?+

Morang covers 1,855 km² and Makwanpur covers 2,426 km², a difference of 571 km². Makwanpur is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Morang or Makwanpur?+

Morang has a density of 619 people/km² and Makwanpur has 192 people/km². Morang is denser.

What are the headquarters of Morang and Makwanpur districts?+

Morang district's headquarters is Biratnagar; Makwanpur's is Hetauda. Morang is in Koshi Province, Makwanpur in Bagmati 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.