Districts compared

Rupandehi vs Dang

Rupandehi (1,121,957 people, headquarters Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa)) and Dang (674,993 people, headquarters Ghorahi) compared side by side, population, density and area. Rupandehi has 446,964 more people.

	Rupandehi	Dang
Population (2021)	1,121,957	674,993
Area	1,360 km²	2,955 km²
Density	825/km²	228/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+2.33%/yr	+1.92%/yr
Literacy	81.2%	81.4%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	96.33	90.45
Headquarters	Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa)	Ghorahi
Province	Lumbini	Lumbini
Local levels	16	10

Rupandehi

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

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Dang

The Dang and Deukhuri valleys, Tharu heartland and seat of Lumbini Province's capital

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Questions

Rupandehi vs Dang, answered

Which has more people, Rupandehi or Dang?+

Rupandehi district had 1,121,957 people at the 2021 census and Dang had 674,993, so Rupandehi has 446,964 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Rupandehi or Dang?+

Rupandehi covers 1,360 km² and Dang covers 2,955 km², a difference of 1,595 km². Dang is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Rupandehi or Dang?+

Rupandehi has a density of 825 people/km² and Dang has 228 people/km². Rupandehi is denser.

What are the headquarters of Rupandehi and Dang districts?+

Rupandehi district's headquarters is Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa); Dang's is Ghorahi. Both districts are in Lumbini 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.