PlacesBalochistanKhuzdarTehsil
Gresha Tehsil
Gresha Tehsil in Khuzdar has 69,665 people and covers 2,622 sq km.
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Map of Gresha
69,665
People counted in the 2023 census
5th of 10 tehsils in Khuzdar. 7.0% of Khuzdar
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 69,665 |
| 2017 | 45,648 |
Key numbers
- 2,622 sq kmArea7.4% of Khuzdar
- 26.6People per sq kmBelow the Khuzdar figure of 28.2
- 7.0People per householdAbove the Khuzdar figure of 6.1
- 122.54Men per 100 womenAbove the Khuzdar figure of 116.84
- 7.32%Population growth a yearAbove the Khuzdar figure of 3.78%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 38,355 | 55.1% |
| Women | 31,300 | 44.9% |
| Transgender people | 10 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 69,665 | 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 | 22.1% |
| Men | 27.1% |
| Women | 16.4% |
| Rural | 22.1% |
17,294 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Gresha
- What is the population of Gresha Tehsil?
- Gresha Tehsil had 69,665 people in the 2023 census. That is the 5th largest of the 10 tehsils in Khuzdar, and 7.0% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 45,648, so there are 24,017 more people now.
- How fast is Gresha growing?
- The population of Gresha grew 7.32% 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 Gresha?
- Gresha covers 2,622 square kilometres. That works out at 26.6 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 7.0 people on average.
- How many people in Gresha live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Gresha. All 69,665 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Gresha?
- The census counted 38,355 men and 31,300 women in Gresha. It also counted 10 transgender people. That is 122.54 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Gresha?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Gresha was 22.1%. It was 27.1% for men and 16.4% for women, a gap of 10.7 percentage points.
- Where does Gresha rank by population?
- Gresha ranks 465th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.