PlacesBalochistanDera BugtiTehsil
Malam Tehsil
Malam Tehsil in Dera Bugti has 33,340 people and covers 957 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Malam
33,340
People counted in the 2023 census
5th of 8 tehsils in Dera Bugti. 9.4% of Dera Bugti
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 33,340 |
| 2017 | 27,265 |
Key numbers
- 957 sq kmArea9.4% of Dera Bugti
- 34.8People per sq kmBelow the Dera Bugti figure of 35.0
- 7.5People per householdAbove the Dera Bugti figure of 5.7
- 127.58Men per 100 womenAbove the Dera Bugti figure of 121.10
- 3.42%Population growth a yearAbove the Dera Bugti figure of 2.13%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 18,690 | 56.1% |
| Women | 14,650 | 43.9% |
| Transgender people | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 33,340 | 100.0% |
| People in towns and cities | 0 | 0.0% |
Literacy and school attendance
PBS defines this literacy rate for people aged 10 and older. Rural and urban values are shown only where the census reports them.
| Group | Literacy rate |
|---|---|
| Overall | 25.8% |
| Men | 34.7% |
| Women | 14.7% |
| Rural | 25.8% |
11,033 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Malam
- What is the population of Malam Tehsil?
- Malam Tehsil had 33,340 people in the 2023 census. That is the 5th largest of the 8 tehsils in Dera Bugti, and 9.4% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 27,265, so there are 6,075 more people now.
- How fast is Malam growing?
- The population of Malam grew 3.42% a year between the 2017 and 2023 censuses. That is faster than Pakistan as a whole, which grew 2.55% a year.
- How big is Malam?
- Malam covers 957 square kilometres. That works out at 34.8 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 7.5 people on average.
- How many people in Malam live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Malam. All 33,340 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Malam?
- The census counted 18,690 men and 14,650 women in Malam. That is 127.58 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Malam?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Malam was 25.8%. It was 34.7% for men and 14.7% for women, a gap of 20.1 percentage points.
- Where does Malam rank by population?
- Malam ranks 539th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.