PlacesBalochistanDera BugtiTehsil
Pir Koh Tehsil
Pir Koh Tehsil in Dera Bugti has 44,396 people and covers 1,619 sq km.
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Map of Pir Koh
44,396
People counted in the 2023 census
3rd of 8 tehsils in Dera Bugti. 12.5% of Dera Bugti
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 44,396 |
| 2017 | 40,629 |
Key numbers
- 1,619 sq kmArea15.9% of Dera Bugti
- 27.4People per sq kmBelow the Dera Bugti figure of 35.0
- 5.2People per householdBelow the Dera Bugti figure of 5.7
- 116.24Men per 100 womenBelow the Dera Bugti figure of 121.10
- 1.49%Population growth a yearBelow the Dera Bugti figure of 2.13%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 23,865 | 53.8% |
| Women | 20,530 | 46.2% |
| Transgender people | 1 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 44,396 | 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 | 12.1% |
| Men | 19.9% |
| Women | 3.3% |
| Rural | 12.1% |
11,261 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Pir Koh
- What is the population of Pir Koh Tehsil?
- Pir Koh Tehsil had 44,396 people in the 2023 census. That is the 3rd largest of the 8 tehsils in Dera Bugti, and 12.5% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 40,629, so there are 3,767 more people now.
- How fast is Pir Koh growing?
- The population of Pir Koh grew 1.49% a year between the 2017 and 2023 censuses. That is slower than Pakistan as a whole, which grew 2.55% a year.
- How big is Pir Koh?
- Pir Koh covers 1,619 square kilometres. That works out at 27.4 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 5.2 people on average.
- How many people in Pir Koh live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Pir Koh. All 44,396 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Pir Koh?
- The census counted 23,865 men and 20,530 women in Pir Koh. It also counted 1 transgender people. That is 116.24 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Pir Koh?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Pir Koh was 12.1%. It was 19.9% for men and 3.3% for women, a gap of 16.6 percentage points.
- Where does Pir Koh rank by population?
- Pir Koh ranks 519th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.