Districts compared

Siraha vs Darchula

Siraha (739,953 people, headquarters Siraha) and Darchula (133,310 people, headquarters Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Siraha has 606,643 more people.

	Siraha	Darchula
Population (2021)	739,953	133,310
Area	1,188 km²	2,322 km²
Density	623/km²	57/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.43%/yr	0%/yr
Literacy	65.1%	77.8%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	96.68	93.52
Headquarters	Siraha	Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali)
Province	Madhesh	Sudurpashchim
Local levels	17	9

Siraha

Salhesh Fulbari's New Year orchid and Lahan's Sagarmatha Choudhary Eye Hospital

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Darchula

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

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Questions

Siraha vs Darchula, answered

Which has more people, Siraha or Darchula?+

Siraha district had 739,953 people at the 2021 census and Darchula had 133,310, so Siraha has 606,643 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Siraha or Darchula?+

Siraha covers 1,188 km² and Darchula covers 2,322 km², a difference of 1,134 km². Darchula is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Siraha or Darchula?+

Siraha has a density of 623 people/km² and Darchula has 57 people/km². Siraha is denser.

What are the headquarters of Siraha and Darchula districts?+

Siraha district's headquarters is Siraha; Darchula's is Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali). Siraha 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.