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Jhat Pat Tehsil
Jhat Pat Tehsil in Jaffarabad has 302,498 people and covers 690 sq km.
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Map of Jhat Pat
302,498
People counted in the 2023 census
1st of 3 tehsils in Jaffarabad. 50.9% of Jaffarabad
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 302,498 |
| 2017 | 253,107 |
Key numbers
- 690 sq kmArea42.0% of Jaffarabad
- 438.4People per sq kmAbove the Jaffarabad figure of 361.9
- 32.7%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Jaffarabad figure of 27.5%
- 8.0People per householdAbove the Jaffarabad figure of 7.2
- 104.27Men per 100 womenAbove the Jaffarabad figure of 102.79
- 3.02%Population growth a yearAbove the Jaffarabad figure of 2.46%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 154,409 | 51.0% |
| Women | 148,084 | 49.0% |
| Transgender people | 5 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 203,737 | 67.4% |
| People in towns and cities | 98,761 | 32.6% |
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 | 36.7% |
| Men | 46.2% |
| Women | 26.7% |
| Rural | 33.0% |
| Urban | 43.9% |
71,634 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Jhat Pat
- What is the population of Jhat Pat Tehsil?
- Jhat Pat Tehsil had 302,498 people in the 2023 census. That is the 1st largest of the 3 tehsils in Jaffarabad, and 50.9% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 253,107, so there are 49,391 more people now.
- How fast is Jhat Pat growing?
- The population of Jhat Pat grew 3.02% 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 Jhat Pat?
- Jhat Pat covers 690 square kilometres. That works out at 438.4 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 8.0 people on average.
- How many people in Jhat Pat live in towns and cities?
- 98,761 people in Jhat Pat live in towns and cities and 203,737 live in villages. That makes it 32.7% urban, against 27.5% for Jaffarabad.
- How many men and women live in Jhat Pat?
- The census counted 154,409 men and 148,084 women in Jhat Pat. It also counted 5 transgender people. That is 104.27 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Jhat Pat?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Jhat Pat was 36.7%. It was 46.2% for men and 26.7% for women, a gap of 19.5 percentage points.
- Where does Jhat Pat rank by population?
- Jhat Pat ranks 271st of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.