PlacesBalochistanDera BugtiTehsil
Qadirabad Tehsil
Qadirabad Tehsil in Dera Bugti has 32,226 people and covers 205 sq km.
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Map of Qadirabad

32,226
People counted in the 2023 census
6th of 8 tehsils in Dera Bugti. 9.1% of Dera Bugti

Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 32,226 |
| 2017 | 28,054 |
Key numbers
- 205 sq kmArea2.0% of Dera Bugti
- 157.2People per sq kmAbove the Dera Bugti figure of 35.0
- 8.3People per householdAbove the Dera Bugti figure of 5.7
- 132.93Men per 100 womenAbove the Dera Bugti figure of 121.10
- 2.34%Population growth a yearAbove the Dera Bugti figure of 2.13%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 18,391 | 57.1% |
| Women | 13,835 | 42.9% |
| Transgender people | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 32,226 | 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 | 14.7% |
| Men | 22.6% |
| Women | 4.6% |
| Rural | 14.7% |
10,058 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Qadirabad
- What is the population of Qadirabad Tehsil?
- Qadirabad Tehsil had 32,226 people in the 2023 census. That is the 6th largest of the 8 tehsils in Dera Bugti, and 9.1% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 28,054, so there are 4,172 more people now.
- How fast is Qadirabad growing?
- The population of Qadirabad grew 2.34% 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 Qadirabad?
- Qadirabad covers 205 square kilometres. That works out at 157.2 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 8.3 people on average.
- How many people in Qadirabad live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Qadirabad. All 32,226 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Qadirabad?
- The census counted 18,391 men and 13,835 women in Qadirabad. That is 132.93 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Qadirabad?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Qadirabad was 14.7%. It was 22.6% for men and 4.6% for women, a gap of 18.0 percentage points.
- Where does Qadirabad rank by population?
- Qadirabad ranks 542nd of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.