Districts compared

Morang vs Taplejung

Morang (1,148,156 people, headquarters Biratnagar) and Taplejung (120,590 people, headquarters Phungling) compared side by side, population, density and area. Morang has 1,027,566 more people.

	Morang	Taplejung
Population (2021)	1,148,156	120,590
Area	1,855 km²	3,646 km²
Density	619/km²	33/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.66%/yr	-0.53%/yr
Literacy	78.6%	82.2%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	94.39	101.6
Headquarters	Biratnagar	Phungling
Province	Koshi	Koshi
Local levels	17	9

Morang

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

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Taplejung

Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest peak, and the Pathibhara pilgrimage

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Questions

Morang vs Taplejung, answered

Which has more people, Morang or Taplejung?+

Morang district had 1,148,156 people at the 2021 census and Taplejung had 120,590, so Morang has 1,027,566 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Morang or Taplejung?+

Morang covers 1,855 km² and Taplejung covers 3,646 km², a difference of 1,791 km². Taplejung is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Morang or Taplejung?+

Morang has a density of 619 people/km² and Taplejung has 33 people/km². Morang is denser.

What are the headquarters of Morang and Taplejung districts?+

Morang district's headquarters is Biratnagar; Taplejung's is Phungling. 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.