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Sangsillah Tehsil
Sangsillah Tehsil in Dera Bugti has 12,523 people and covers 1,533 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Sangsillah
12,523
People counted in the 2023 census
8th of 8 tehsils in Dera Bugti. 3.5% of Dera Bugti
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 12,523 |
| 2017 | 10,217 |
Key numbers
- 1,533 sq kmArea15.1% of Dera Bugti
- 8.2People per sq kmBelow the Dera Bugti figure of 35.0
- 5.0People per householdBelow the Dera Bugti figure of 5.7
- 112.65Men per 100 womenBelow the Dera Bugti figure of 121.10
- 3.46%Population growth a yearAbove the Dera Bugti figure of 2.13%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 6,634 | 53.0% |
| Women | 5,889 | 47.0% |
| Transgender people | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 12,523 | 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 | 13.6% |
| Men | 22.4% |
| Women | 3.6% |
| Rural | 13.6% |
3,117 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Sangsillah
- What is the population of Sangsillah Tehsil?
- Sangsillah Tehsil had 12,523 people in the 2023 census. That is the 8th largest of the 8 tehsils in Dera Bugti, and 3.5% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 10,217, so there are 2,306 more people now.
- How fast is Sangsillah growing?
- The population of Sangsillah grew 3.46% 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 Sangsillah?
- Sangsillah covers 1,533 square kilometres. That works out at 8.2 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 5.0 people on average.
- How many people in Sangsillah live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Sangsillah. All 12,523 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Sangsillah?
- The census counted 6,634 men and 5,889 women in Sangsillah. That is 112.65 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Sangsillah?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Sangsillah was 13.6%. It was 22.4% for men and 3.6% for women, a gap of 18.9 percentage points.
- Where does Sangsillah rank by population?
- Sangsillah ranks 582nd of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.