PlacesBalochistanKhuzdarTehsil
Saroona Tehsil
Saroona Tehsil in Khuzdar has 36,380 people and covers 3,257 sq km.
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Map of Saroona
36,380
People counted in the 2023 census
8th of 10 tehsils in Khuzdar. 3.6% of Khuzdar
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 36,380 |
| 2017 | 32,125 |
Key numbers
- 3,257 sq kmArea9.2% of Khuzdar
- 11.2People per sq kmBelow the Khuzdar figure of 28.2
- 5.6People per householdBelow the Khuzdar figure of 6.1
- 123.56Men per 100 womenAbove the Khuzdar figure of 116.84
- 2.10%Population growth a yearBelow the Khuzdar figure of 3.78%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 20,106 | 55.3% |
| Women | 16,272 | 44.7% |
| Transgender people | 2 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 36,380 | 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 | 24.2% |
| Men | 28.0% |
| Women | 19.7% |
| Rural | 24.2% |
11,130 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Saroona
- What is the population of Saroona Tehsil?
- Saroona Tehsil had 36,380 people in the 2023 census. That is the 8th largest of the 10 tehsils in Khuzdar, and 3.6% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 32,125, so there are 4,255 more people now.
- How fast is Saroona growing?
- The population of Saroona grew 2.10% 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 Saroona?
- Saroona covers 3,257 square kilometres. That works out at 11.2 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 5.6 people on average.
- How many people in Saroona live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Saroona. All 36,380 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Saroona?
- The census counted 20,106 men and 16,272 women in Saroona. It also counted 2 transgender people. That is 123.56 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Saroona?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Saroona was 24.2%. It was 28.0% for men and 19.7% for women, a gap of 8.3 percentage points.
- Where does Saroona rank by population?
- Saroona ranks 529th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.