PlacesBalochistanQuettaTehsil
Sariab Tehsil
Sariab Tehsil in Quetta has 572,854 people and covers 221 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Sariab
572,854
People counted in the 2023 census
2nd of 5 tehsils in Quetta. 22.1% of Quetta
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 572,854 |
| 2017 | 517,234 |
Key numbers
- 221 sq kmArea6.4% of Quetta
- 2,592.1People per sq kmAbove the Quetta figure of 753.0
- 11.7%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Quetta figure of 60.3%
- 8.2People per householdBelow the Quetta figure of 8.9
- 106.41Men per 100 womenAbove the Quetta figure of 103.48
- 1.72%Population growth a yearBelow the Quetta figure of 2.27%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 295,307 | 51.6% |
| Women | 277,529 | 48.4% |
| Transgender people | 18 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 505,938 | 88.3% |
| People in towns and cities | 66,916 | 11.7% |
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 | 43.0% |
| Men | 52.3% |
| Women | 32.7% |
| Rural | 42.4% |
| Urban | 47.8% |
84,600 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Sariab
- What is the population of Sariab Tehsil?
- Sariab Tehsil had 572,854 people in the 2023 census. That is the 2nd largest of the 5 tehsils in Quetta, and 22.1% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 517,234, so there are 55,620 more people now.
- How fast is Sariab growing?
- The population of Sariab grew 1.72% 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 Sariab?
- Sariab covers 221 square kilometres. That works out at 2,592.1 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 8.2 people on average.
- How many people in Sariab live in towns and cities?
- 66,916 people in Sariab live in towns and cities and 505,938 live in villages. That makes it 11.7% urban, against 60.3% for Quetta.
- How many men and women live in Sariab?
- The census counted 295,307 men and 277,529 women in Sariab. It also counted 18 transgender people. That is 106.41 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Sariab?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Sariab was 43.0%. It was 52.3% for men and 32.7% for women, a gap of 19.6 percentage points.
- Where does Sariab rank by population?
- Sariab ranks 123rd of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.