Districts compared

Sankhuwasabha vs Taplejung

Sankhuwasabha (158,041 people, headquarters Khandbari) and Taplejung (120,590 people, headquarters Phungling) compared side by side, population, density and area. Sankhuwasabha has 37,451 more people.

	Sankhuwasabha	Taplejung
Population (2021)	158,041	120,590
Area	3,480 km²	3,646 km²
Density	45/km²	33/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	-0.04%/yr	-0.53%/yr
Literacy	79.7%	82.2%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	101.42	101.6
Headquarters	Khandbari	Phungling
Province	Koshi	Koshi
Local levels	10	9

Sankhuwasabha

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

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Taplejung

Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest peak, and the Pathibhara pilgrimage

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Questions

Sankhuwasabha vs Taplejung, answered

Which has more people, Sankhuwasabha or Taplejung?+

Sankhuwasabha district had 158,041 people at the 2021 census and Taplejung had 120,590, so Sankhuwasabha has 37,451 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Sankhuwasabha or Taplejung?+

Sankhuwasabha covers 3,480 km² and Taplejung covers 3,646 km², a difference of 166 km². Taplejung is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Sankhuwasabha or Taplejung?+

Sankhuwasabha has a density of 45 people/km² and Taplejung has 33 people/km². Sankhuwasabha is denser.

What are the headquarters of Sankhuwasabha and Taplejung districts?+

Sankhuwasabha district's headquarters is Khandbari; Taplejung's is Phungling. 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.