Districts compared

Sankhuwasabha vs Terhathum

Sankhuwasabha (158,041 people, headquarters Khandbari) and Terhathum (88,731 people, headquarters Myanglung) compared side by side, population, density and area. Sankhuwasabha has 69,310 more people.

	Sankhuwasabha	Terhathum
Population (2021)	158,041	88,731
Area	3,480 km²	679 km²
Density	45/km²	131/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	-0.04%/yr	-1.3%/yr
Literacy	79.7%	81.9%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	101.42	96.52
Headquarters	Khandbari	Myanglung
Province	Koshi	Koshi
Local levels	10	6

Sankhuwasabha

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

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Terhathum

Gateway to Tinjure–Milke–Jaljale, the 'rhododendron capital of Nepal'

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Questions

Sankhuwasabha vs Terhathum, answered

Which has more people, Sankhuwasabha or Terhathum?+

Sankhuwasabha district had 158,041 people at the 2021 census and Terhathum had 88,731, so Sankhuwasabha has 69,310 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Sankhuwasabha or Terhathum?+

Sankhuwasabha covers 3,480 km² and Terhathum covers 679 km², a difference of 2,801 km². Sankhuwasabha is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Sankhuwasabha or Terhathum?+

Sankhuwasabha has a density of 45 people/km² and Terhathum has 131 people/km². Terhathum is denser.

What are the headquarters of Sankhuwasabha and Terhathum districts?+

Sankhuwasabha district's headquarters is Khandbari; Terhathum's is Myanglung. 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.