PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaAbbottabadTehsil
Lower Tanawal Tehsil
Lower Tanawal Tehsil in Abbottabad has 60,262 people and covers 153 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Lower Tanawal
60,262
People counted in the 2023 census
4th of 4 tehsils in Abbottabad. 4.2% of Abbottabad
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 60,262 |
| 2017 | 59,912 |
Key numbers
- 153 sq kmArea7.8% of Abbottabad
- 393.9People per sq kmBelow the Abbottabad figure of 721.4
- 5.6People per householdBelow the Abbottabad figure of 5.9
- 98.88Men per 100 womenBelow the Abbottabad figure of 100.77
- 0.10%Population growth a yearBelow the Abbottabad figure of 1.05%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 29,960 | 49.7% |
| Women | 30,300 | 50.3% |
| Transgender people | 2 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 60,262 | 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 | 71.7% |
| Men | 85.0% |
| Women | 58.7% |
| Rural | 71.7% |
1,849 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Lower Tanawal
- What is the population of Lower Tanawal Tehsil?
- Lower Tanawal Tehsil had 60,262 people in the 2023 census. That is the 4th largest of the 4 tehsils in Abbottabad, and 4.2% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 59,912, so there are 350 more people now.
- How fast is Lower Tanawal growing?
- The population of Lower Tanawal grew 0.10% 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 Lower Tanawal?
- Lower Tanawal covers 153 square kilometres. That works out at 393.9 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 5.6 people on average.
- How many people in Lower Tanawal live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Lower Tanawal. All 60,262 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Lower Tanawal?
- The census counted 29,960 men and 30,300 women in Lower Tanawal. It also counted 2 transgender people. That is 98.88 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Lower Tanawal?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Lower Tanawal was 71.7%. It was 85.0% for men and 58.7% for women, a gap of 26.3 percentage points.
- Where does Lower Tanawal rank by population?
- Lower Tanawal ranks 481st of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.