Districts compared

Rupandehi vs Palpa

Rupandehi (1,121,957 people, headquarters Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa)) and Palpa (245,027 people, headquarters Tansen) compared side by side, population, density and area. Rupandehi has 876,930 more people.

	Rupandehi	Palpa
Population (2021)	1,121,957	245,027
Area	1,360 km²	1,373 km²
Density	825/km²	178/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+2.33%/yr	-0.61%/yr
Literacy	81.2%	83.7%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	96.33	85.25
Headquarters	Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa)	Tansen
Province	Lumbini	Lumbini
Local levels	16	10

Rupandehi

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

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Palpa

The hill bazaar of Tansen, Palpali dhaka weaving, Sen-era history and the riverside Ranighat palace

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Questions

Rupandehi vs Palpa, answered

Which has more people, Rupandehi or Palpa?+

Rupandehi district had 1,121,957 people at the 2021 census and Palpa had 245,027, so Rupandehi has 876,930 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Rupandehi or Palpa?+

Rupandehi covers 1,360 km² and Palpa covers 1,373 km², a difference of 13 km². Palpa is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Rupandehi or Palpa?+

Rupandehi has a density of 825 people/km² and Palpa has 178 people/km². Rupandehi is denser.

What are the headquarters of Rupandehi and Palpa districts?+

Rupandehi district's headquarters is Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa); Palpa's is Tansen. 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.