PlacesBalochistanKhuzdarTehsil
Zehri Tehsil
Zehri Tehsil in Khuzdar has 150,928 people and covers 4,021 sq km.
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Map of Zehri
150,928
People counted in the 2023 census
2nd of 10 tehsils in Khuzdar. 15.1% of Khuzdar
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 150,928 |
| 2017 | 101,987 |
Key numbers
- 4,021 sq kmArea11.4% of Khuzdar
- 37.5People per sq kmAbove the Khuzdar figure of 28.2
- 47.0%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Khuzdar figure of 36.5%
- 7.6People per householdAbove the Khuzdar figure of 6.1
- 118.98Men per 100 womenAbove the Khuzdar figure of 116.84
- 6.77%Population growth a yearAbove the Khuzdar figure of 3.78%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 82,005 | 54.3% |
| Women | 68,922 | 45.7% |
| Transgender people | 1 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 80,018 | 53.0% |
| People in towns and cities | 70,910 | 47.0% |
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 | 49.4% |
| Men | 54.4% |
| Women | 43.7% |
| Rural | 37.3% |
| Urban | 62.4% |
34,570 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Zehri
- What is the population of Zehri Tehsil?
- Zehri Tehsil had 150,928 people in the 2023 census. That is the 2nd largest of the 10 tehsils in Khuzdar, and 15.1% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 101,987, so there are 48,941 more people now.
- How fast is Zehri growing?
- The population of Zehri grew 6.77% 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 Zehri?
- Zehri covers 4,021 square kilometres. That works out at 37.5 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 7.6 people on average.
- How many people in Zehri live in towns and cities?
- 70,910 people in Zehri live in towns and cities and 80,018 live in villages. That makes it 47.0% urban, against 36.5% for Khuzdar.
- How many men and women live in Zehri?
- The census counted 82,005 men and 68,922 women in Zehri. It also counted 1 transgender people. That is 118.98 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Zehri?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Zehri was 49.4%. It was 54.4% for men and 43.7% for women, a gap of 10.7 percentage points.
- Where does Zehri rank by population?
- Zehri ranks 383rd of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.