Districts compared

Rupandehi vs Pyuthan

Rupandehi (1,121,957 people, headquarters Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa)) and Pyuthan (232,019 people, headquarters Pyuthan (Khalanga)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Rupandehi has 889,938 more people.

	Rupandehi	Pyuthan
Population (2021)	1,121,957	232,019
Area	1,360 km²	1,309 km²
Density	825/km²	177/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+2.33%/yr	+0.16%/yr
Literacy	81.2%	80.1%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	96.33	81.43
Headquarters	Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa)	Pyuthan (Khalanga)
Province	Lumbini	Lumbini
Local levels	16	9

Rupandehi

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

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Pyuthan

Swargadwari, the hilltop 'gateway to heaven', and Nepal's lowest district sex ratio

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Questions

Rupandehi vs Pyuthan, answered

Which has more people, Rupandehi or Pyuthan?+

Rupandehi district had 1,121,957 people at the 2021 census and Pyuthan had 232,019, so Rupandehi has 889,938 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Rupandehi or Pyuthan?+

Rupandehi covers 1,360 km² and Pyuthan covers 1,309 km², a difference of 51 km². Rupandehi is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Rupandehi or Pyuthan?+

Rupandehi has a density of 825 people/km² and Pyuthan has 177 people/km². Rupandehi is denser.

What are the headquarters of Rupandehi and Pyuthan districts?+

Rupandehi district's headquarters is Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa); Pyuthan's is Pyuthan (Khalanga). 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.