Districts compared

Rupandehi vs Darchula

Rupandehi (1,121,957 people, headquarters Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa)) and Darchula (133,310 people, headquarters Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Rupandehi has 988,647 more people.

	Rupandehi	Darchula
Population (2021)	1,121,957	133,310
Area	1,360 km²	2,322 km²
Density	825/km²	57/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+2.33%/yr	0%/yr
Literacy	81.2%	77.8%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	96.33	93.52
Headquarters	Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa)	Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali)
Province	Lumbini	Sudurpashchim
Local levels	16	9

Rupandehi

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

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Darchula

Api Himal (7,132 m) and the Mahakali frontier with India

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Questions

Rupandehi vs Darchula, answered

Which has more people, Rupandehi or Darchula?+

Rupandehi district had 1,121,957 people at the 2021 census and Darchula had 133,310, so Rupandehi has 988,647 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Rupandehi or Darchula?+

Rupandehi covers 1,360 km² and Darchula covers 2,322 km², a difference of 962 km². Darchula is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Rupandehi or Darchula?+

Rupandehi has a density of 825 people/km² and Darchula has 57 people/km². Rupandehi is denser.

What are the headquarters of Rupandehi and Darchula districts?+

Rupandehi district's headquarters is Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa); Darchula's is Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali). Rupandehi is in Lumbini Province, Darchula 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.