PlacesBalochistanQuettaTehsil
City Tehsil
City Tehsil in Quetta has 1,360,600 people and covers 558 sq km.
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1,360,600
People counted in the 2023 census
1st of 5 tehsils in Quetta. 52.4% of Quetta
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,360,600 |
| 2017 | 1,204,306 |
Key numbers
- 558 sq kmArea16.2% of Quetta
- 2,438.4People per sq kmAbove the Quetta figure of 753.0
- 91.2%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Quetta figure of 60.3%
- 9.4People per householdAbove the Quetta figure of 8.9
- 102.42Men per 100 womenBelow the Quetta figure of 103.48
- 2.06%Population growth a yearBelow the Quetta figure of 2.27%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 688,398 | 50.6% |
| Women | 672,125 | 49.4% |
| Transgender people | 77 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 119,225 | 8.8% |
| People in towns and cities | 1,241,375 | 91.2% |
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 | 64.0% |
| Men | 71.4% |
| Women | 56.2% |
| Rural | 62.6% |
| Urban | 64.1% |
114,129 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCity infrastructure mapped in OpenStreetMap
- Schools17
- Universities5
- Hospitals21
- Industrial areas1
Common questions about City
- What is the population of City Tehsil?
- City Tehsil had 1,360,600 people in the 2023 census. That is the 1st largest of the 5 tehsils in Quetta, and 52.4% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 1,204,306, so there are 156,294 more people now.
- How fast is City growing?
- The population of City grew 2.06% 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 City?
- City covers 558 square kilometres. That works out at 2,438.4 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 9.4 people on average.
- How many people in City live in towns and cities?
- 1,241,375 people in City live in towns and cities and 119,225 live in villages. That makes it 91.2% urban, against 60.3% for Quetta.
- How many men and women live in City?
- The census counted 688,398 men and 672,125 women in City. It also counted 77 transgender people. That is 102.42 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in City?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in City was 64.0%. It was 71.4% for men and 56.2% for women, a gap of 15.3 percentage points.
- Where does City rank by population?
- City ranks 28th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.
- How many schools are mapped in Quetta?
- The stored rectangular extent around Quetta contained 17 OpenStreetMap features tagged as schools on 2026-07-27. This is a count of mapped features, not an estimate of every operating school.