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Dasht Tehsil
Dasht Tehsil in Mastung has 67,935 people and covers 1,047 sq km.
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Map of Dasht
67,935
People counted in the 2023 census
2nd of 4 tehsils in Mastung. 21.7% of Mastung
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 67,935 |
| 2017 | 64,765 |
Key numbers
- 1,047 sq kmArea31.7% of Mastung
- 64.9People per sq kmBelow the Mastung figure of 94.7
- 6.6People per householdBelow the Mastung figure of 7.1
- 119.08Men per 100 womenAbove the Mastung figure of 113.70
- 0.80%Population growth a yearBelow the Mastung figure of 2.79%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 36,926 | 54.4% |
| Women | 31,009 | 45.6% |
| Transgender people | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 67,935 | 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 | 36.8% |
| Men | 48.5% |
| Women | 23.1% |
| Rural | 36.8% |
14,210 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Dasht
- What is the population of Dasht Tehsil?
- Dasht Tehsil had 67,935 people in the 2023 census. That is the 2nd largest of the 4 tehsils in Mastung, and 21.7% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 64,765, so there are 3,170 more people now.
- How fast is Dasht growing?
- The population of Dasht grew 0.80% 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 Dasht?
- Dasht covers 1,047 square kilometres. That works out at 64.9 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.6 people on average.
- How many people in Dasht live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Dasht. All 67,935 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Dasht?
- The census counted 36,926 men and 31,009 women in Dasht. That is 119.08 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Dasht?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Dasht was 36.8%. It was 48.5% for men and 23.1% for women, a gap of 25.3 percentage points.
- Where does Dasht rank by population?
- Dasht ranks 468th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.