Districts compared

Morang vs Surkhet

Morang (1,148,156 people, headquarters Biratnagar) and Surkhet (415,126 people, headquarters Birendranagar) compared side by side, population, density and area. Morang has 733,030 more people.

	Morang	Surkhet
Population (2021)	1,148,156	415,126
Area	1,855 km²	2,451 km²
Density	619/km²	169/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.66%/yr	+1.62%/yr
Literacy	78.6%	82.7%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	94.39	92.74
Headquarters	Biratnagar	Birendranagar
Province	Koshi	Karnali
Local levels	17	9

Morang

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

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Surkhet

Karnali's provincial capital Birendranagar and the 12th-century Kakrebihar temple

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Questions

Morang vs Surkhet, answered

Which has more people, Morang or Surkhet?+

Morang district had 1,148,156 people at the 2021 census and Surkhet had 415,126, so Morang has 733,030 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Morang or Surkhet?+

Morang covers 1,855 km² and Surkhet covers 2,451 km², a difference of 596 km². Surkhet is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Morang or Surkhet?+

Morang has a density of 619 people/km² and Surkhet has 169 people/km². Morang is denser.

What are the headquarters of Morang and Surkhet districts?+

Morang district's headquarters is Biratnagar; Surkhet's is Birendranagar. Morang is in Koshi Province, Surkhet 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.