Districts compared

Morang vs Sunsari

Morang (1,148,156 people, headquarters Biratnagar) and Sunsari (926,962 people, headquarters Inaruwa) compared side by side, population, density and area. Morang has 221,194 more people.

	Morang	Sunsari
Population (2021)	1,148,156	926,962
Area	1,855 km²	1,257 km²
Density	619/km²	737/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.66%/yr	+1.86%/yr
Literacy	78.6%	78.1%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	94.39	93.95
Headquarters	Biratnagar	Inaruwa
Province	Koshi	Koshi
Local levels	17	12

Morang

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

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Sunsari

Dharan, Itahari and the Koshi Tappu wetlands at eastern Nepal's crossroads

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Questions

Morang vs Sunsari, answered

Which has more people, Morang or Sunsari?+

Morang district had 1,148,156 people at the 2021 census and Sunsari had 926,962, so Morang has 221,194 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Morang or Sunsari?+

Morang covers 1,855 km² and Sunsari covers 1,257 km², a difference of 598 km². Morang is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Morang or Sunsari?+

Morang has a density of 619 people/km² and Sunsari has 737 people/km². Sunsari is denser.

What are the headquarters of Morang and Sunsari districts?+

Morang district's headquarters is Biratnagar; Sunsari's is Inaruwa. Both districts are in Koshi 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.