PlacesBalochistanPishinTehsil
Bostan Tehsil
Bostan Tehsil in Pishin has 49,721 people and covers 186 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Bostan
49,721
People counted in the 2023 census
6th of 7 tehsils in Pishin. 6.0% of Pishin
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 49,721 |
| 2017 | 46,972 |
Key numbers
- 186 sq kmArea3.0% of Pishin
- 267.3People per sq kmAbove the Pishin figure of 134.4
- 5.3People per householdBelow the Pishin figure of 5.6
- 103.53Men per 100 womenBelow the Pishin figure of 104.34
- 0.96%Population growth a yearBelow the Pishin figure of 2.12%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 25,291 | 50.9% |
| Women | 24,428 | 49.1% |
| Transgender people | 2 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 49,721 | 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 | 45.2% |
| Men | 55.7% |
| Women | 34.1% |
| Rural | 45.2% |
11,443 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Bostan
- What is the population of Bostan Tehsil?
- Bostan Tehsil had 49,721 people in the 2023 census. That is the 6th largest of the 7 tehsils in Pishin, and 6.0% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 46,972, so there are 2,749 more people now.
- How fast is Bostan growing?
- The population of Bostan grew 0.96% 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 Bostan?
- Bostan covers 186 square kilometres. That works out at 267.3 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 5.3 people on average.
- How many people in Bostan live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Bostan. All 49,721 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Bostan?
- The census counted 25,291 men and 24,428 women in Bostan. It also counted 2 transgender people. That is 103.53 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Bostan?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Bostan was 45.2%. It was 55.7% for men and 34.1% for women, a gap of 21.6 percentage points.
- Where does Bostan rank by population?
- Bostan ranks 507th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.