Districts compared

Sankhuwasabha vs Dhankuta

Sankhuwasabha (158,041 people, headquarters Khandbari) and Dhankuta (150,599 people, headquarters Dhankuta) compared side by side, population, density and area. Sankhuwasabha has 7,442 more people.

	Sankhuwasabha	Dhankuta
Population (2021)	158,041	150,599
Area	3,480 km²	891 km²
Density	45/km²	169/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	-0.04%/yr	-0.78%/yr
Literacy	79.7%	81.4%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	101.42	96.16
Headquarters	Khandbari	Dhankuta
Province	Koshi	Koshi
Local levels	10	7

Sankhuwasabha

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

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Dhankuta

Orange and tea hills around the former Eastern Region headquarters

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Questions

Sankhuwasabha vs Dhankuta, answered

Which has more people, Sankhuwasabha or Dhankuta?+

Sankhuwasabha district had 158,041 people at the 2021 census and Dhankuta had 150,599, so Sankhuwasabha has 7,442 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Sankhuwasabha or Dhankuta?+

Sankhuwasabha covers 3,480 km² and Dhankuta covers 891 km², a difference of 2,589 km². Sankhuwasabha is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Sankhuwasabha or Dhankuta?+

Sankhuwasabha has a density of 45 people/km² and Dhankuta has 169 people/km². Dhankuta is denser.

What are the headquarters of Sankhuwasabha and Dhankuta districts?+

Sankhuwasabha district's headquarters is Khandbari; Dhankuta's is Dhankuta. Both districts are 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.