PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaBajaurTehsil
Nawagai Tehsil
Nawagai Tehsil in Bajaur has 93,850 people and covers 216 sq km.
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Map of Nawagai
93,850
People counted in the 2023 census
5th of 7 tehsils in Bajaur. 7.3% of Bajaur
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 93,850 |
| 2017 | 78,494 |
Key numbers
- 216 sq kmArea16.7% of Bajaur
- 434.5People per sq kmBelow the Bajaur figure of 998.4
- 7.1People per householdAbove the Bajaur figure of 7.0
- 103.20Men per 100 womenAbove the Bajaur figure of 102.14
- 3.03%Population growth a yearAbove the Bajaur figure of 2.81%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 47,662 | 50.8% |
| Women | 46,184 | 49.2% |
| Transgender people | 4 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 93,850 | 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 | 27.4% |
| Men | 41.5% |
| Women | 12.6% |
| Rural | 27.4% |
23,763 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Nawagai
- What is the population of Nawagai Tehsil?
- Nawagai Tehsil had 93,850 people in the 2023 census. That is the 5th largest of the 7 tehsils in Bajaur, and 7.3% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 78,494, so there are 15,356 more people now.
- How fast is Nawagai growing?
- The population of Nawagai grew 3.03% a year between the 2017 and 2023 censuses. That is faster than Pakistan as a whole, which grew 2.55% a year.
- How big is Nawagai?
- Nawagai covers 216 square kilometres. That works out at 434.5 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 7.1 people on average.
- How many people in Nawagai live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Nawagai. All 93,850 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Nawagai?
- The census counted 47,662 men and 46,184 women in Nawagai. It also counted 4 transgender people. That is 103.20 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Nawagai?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Nawagai was 27.4%. It was 41.5% for men and 12.6% for women, a gap of 28.9 percentage points.
- Where does Nawagai rank by population?
- Nawagai ranks 439th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.