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Saptari vs Darchula

Saptari (706,255 people, headquarters Rajbiraj) and Darchula (133,310 people, headquarters Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Saptari has 572,945 more people.

	Saptari	Darchula
Population (2021)	706,255	133,310
Area	1,363 km²	2,322 km²
Density	518/km²	57/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+0.96%/yr	0%/yr
Literacy	67.7%	77.8%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	99.01	93.52
Headquarters	Rajbiraj	Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali)
Province	Madhesh	Sudurpashchim
Local levels	18	9

Saptari

The Koshi Barrage, Koshi Tappu's wild water buffalo and the Chhinnamasta shakti pith

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Darchula

Api Himal (7,132 m) and the Mahakali frontier with India

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Questions

Saptari vs Darchula, answered

Which has more people, Saptari or Darchula?+

Saptari district had 706,255 people at the 2021 census and Darchula had 133,310, so Saptari has 572,945 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Saptari or Darchula?+

Saptari covers 1,363 km² and Darchula covers 2,322 km², a difference of 959 km². Darchula is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Saptari or Darchula?+

Saptari has a density of 518 people/km² and Darchula has 57 people/km². Saptari is denser.

What are the headquarters of Saptari and Darchula districts?+

Saptari district's headquarters is Rajbiraj; Darchula's is Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali). Saptari is in Madhesh Province, Darchula in Sudurpashchim 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.