PlacesBalochistanKhuzdarTehsil
Nal Tehsil
Nal Tehsil in Khuzdar has 103,631 people and covers 1,791 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Nal
103,631
People counted in the 2023 census
4th of 10 tehsils in Khuzdar. 10.4% of Khuzdar
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 103,631 |
| 2017 | 85,249 |
Key numbers
- 1,791 sq kmArea5.1% of Khuzdar
- 57.9People per sq kmAbove the Khuzdar figure of 28.2
- 46.8%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Khuzdar figure of 36.5%
- 6.7People per householdAbove the Khuzdar figure of 6.1
- 119.38Men per 100 womenAbove the Khuzdar figure of 116.84
- 3.32%Population growth a yearBelow the Khuzdar figure of 3.78%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 56,391 | 54.4% |
| Women | 47,238 | 45.6% |
| Transgender people | 2 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 55,150 | 53.2% |
| People in towns and cities | 48,481 | 46.8% |
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 | 47.3% |
| Men | 53.9% |
| Women | 39.7% |
| Rural | 41.2% |
| Urban | 54.4% |
26,157 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Nal
- What is the population of Nal Tehsil?
- Nal Tehsil had 103,631 people in the 2023 census. That is the 4th largest of the 10 tehsils in Khuzdar, and 10.4% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 85,249, so there are 18,382 more people now.
- How fast is Nal growing?
- The population of Nal grew 3.32% 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 Nal?
- Nal covers 1,791 square kilometres. That works out at 57.9 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.7 people on average.
- How many people in Nal live in towns and cities?
- 48,481 people in Nal live in towns and cities and 55,150 live in villages. That makes it 46.8% urban, against 36.5% for Khuzdar.
- How many men and women live in Nal?
- The census counted 56,391 men and 47,238 women in Nal. It also counted 2 transgender people. That is 119.38 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Nal?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Nal was 47.3%. It was 53.9% for men and 39.7% for women, a gap of 14.2 percentage points.
- Where does Nal rank by population?
- Nal ranks 431st of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.