Districts compared

Rupandehi vs Bajhang

Rupandehi (1,121,957 people, headquarters Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa)) and Bajhang (189,085 people, headquarters Chainpur (Jayaprithvi)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Rupandehi has 932,872 more people.

	Rupandehi	Bajhang
Population (2021)	1,121,957	189,085
Area	1,360 km²	3,422 km²
Density	825/km²	55/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+2.33%/yr	-0.3%/yr
Literacy	81.2%	70.5%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	96.33	87.93
Headquarters	Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa)	Chainpur (Jayaprithvi)
Province	Lumbini	Sudurpashchim
Local levels	16	12

Rupandehi

Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha, and the booming Butwal–Bhairahawa corridor

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Bajhang

Saipal Himal (7,031 m) and the reformer-raja Jaya Prithvi Bahadur Singh

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Questions

Rupandehi vs Bajhang, answered

Which has more people, Rupandehi or Bajhang?+

Rupandehi district had 1,121,957 people at the 2021 census and Bajhang had 189,085, so Rupandehi has 932,872 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Rupandehi or Bajhang?+

Rupandehi covers 1,360 km² and Bajhang covers 3,422 km², a difference of 2,062 km². Bajhang is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Rupandehi or Bajhang?+

Rupandehi has a density of 825 people/km² and Bajhang has 55 people/km². Rupandehi is denser.

What are the headquarters of Rupandehi and Bajhang districts?+

Rupandehi district's headquarters is Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa); Bajhang's is Chainpur (Jayaprithvi). Rupandehi is in Lumbini Province, Bajhang in Sudurpashchim 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.