Districts compared

Panchthar vs Terhathum

Panchthar (172,400 people, headquarters Phidim) and Terhathum (88,731 people, headquarters Myanglung) compared side by side, population, density and area. Panchthar has 83,669 more people.

	Panchthar	Terhathum
Population (2021)	172,400	88,731
Area	1,241 km²	679 km²
Density	139/km²	131/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	-1.02%/yr	-1.3%/yr
Literacy	82.3%	81.9%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	98.81	96.52
Headquarters	Phidim	Myanglung
Province	Koshi	Koshi
Local levels	8	6

Panchthar

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

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Terhathum

Gateway to Tinjure–Milke–Jaljale, the 'rhododendron capital of Nepal'

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Questions

Panchthar vs Terhathum, answered

Which has more people, Panchthar or Terhathum?+

Panchthar district had 172,400 people at the 2021 census and Terhathum had 88,731, so Panchthar has 83,669 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Panchthar or Terhathum?+

Panchthar covers 1,241 km² and Terhathum covers 679 km², a difference of 562 km². Panchthar is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Panchthar or Terhathum?+

Panchthar has a density of 139 people/km² and Terhathum has 131 people/km². Panchthar is denser.

What are the headquarters of Panchthar and Terhathum districts?+

Panchthar district's headquarters is Phidim; Terhathum's is Myanglung. 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.