Districts compared

Rupandehi vs Sankhuwasabha

Rupandehi (1,121,957 people, headquarters Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa)) and Sankhuwasabha (158,041 people, headquarters Khandbari) compared side by side, population, density and area. Rupandehi has 963,916 more people.

	Rupandehi	Sankhuwasabha
Population (2021)	1,121,957	158,041
Area	1,360 km²	3,480 km²
Density	825/km²	45/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+2.33%/yr	-0.04%/yr
Literacy	81.2%	79.7%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	96.33	101.42
Headquarters	Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa)	Khandbari
Province	Lumbini	Koshi
Local levels	16	10

Rupandehi

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

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Sankhuwasabha

Makalu's district, from the Arun gorge to the world's fifth-highest peak

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Questions

Rupandehi vs Sankhuwasabha, answered

Which has more people, Rupandehi or Sankhuwasabha?+

Rupandehi district had 1,121,957 people at the 2021 census and Sankhuwasabha had 158,041, so Rupandehi has 963,916 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Rupandehi or Sankhuwasabha?+

Rupandehi covers 1,360 km² and Sankhuwasabha covers 3,480 km², a difference of 2,120 km². Sankhuwasabha is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Rupandehi or Sankhuwasabha?+

Rupandehi has a density of 825 people/km² and Sankhuwasabha has 45 people/km². Rupandehi is denser.

What are the headquarters of Rupandehi and Sankhuwasabha districts?+

Rupandehi district's headquarters is Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa); Sankhuwasabha's is Khandbari. Rupandehi is in Lumbini Province, Sankhuwasabha in Koshi 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.