Districts compared

Panchthar vs Sankhuwasabha

Panchthar (172,400 people, headquarters Phidim) and Sankhuwasabha (158,041 people, headquarters Khandbari) compared side by side, population, density and area. Panchthar has 14,359 more people.

	Panchthar	Sankhuwasabha
Population (2021)	172,400	158,041
Area	1,241 km²	3,480 km²
Density	139/km²	45/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	-1.02%/yr	-0.04%/yr
Literacy	82.3%	79.7%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	98.81	101.42
Headquarters	Phidim	Khandbari
Province	Koshi	Koshi
Local levels	8	10

Panchthar

The Limbu heartland of eastern Nepal, centred on the hill bazaar of Phidim

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Sankhuwasabha

Makalu's district, from the Arun gorge to the world's fifth-highest peak

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Questions

Panchthar vs Sankhuwasabha, answered

Which has more people, Panchthar or Sankhuwasabha?+

Panchthar district had 172,400 people at the 2021 census and Sankhuwasabha had 158,041, so Panchthar has 14,359 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Panchthar or Sankhuwasabha?+

Panchthar covers 1,241 km² and Sankhuwasabha covers 3,480 km², a difference of 2,239 km². Sankhuwasabha is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Panchthar or Sankhuwasabha?+

Panchthar has a density of 139 people/km² and Sankhuwasabha has 45 people/km². Panchthar is denser.

What are the headquarters of Panchthar and Sankhuwasabha districts?+

Panchthar district's headquarters is Phidim; Sankhuwasabha's is Khandbari. 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.