PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaBannuTehsil
Bakka Khel Tehsil
Bakka Khel Tehsil in Bannu has 192,797 people and covers 367 sq km.
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Map of Bakka Khel
192,797
People counted in the 2023 census
3rd of 6 tehsils in Bannu. 14.2% of Bannu
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 192,797 |
| 2017 | 168,300 |
Key numbers
- 367 sq kmArea18.6% of Bannu
- 525.3People per sq kmBelow the Bannu figure of 688.6
- 6.5People per householdBelow the Bannu figure of 7.4
- 107.84Men per 100 womenBelow the Bannu figure of 108.33
- 2.30%Population growth a yearAbove the Bannu figure of 1.94%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 100,034 | 51.9% |
| Women | 92,763 | 48.1% |
| Transgender people | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 192,797 | 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 | 28.2% |
| Men | 43.8% |
| Women | 11.9% |
| Rural | 28.2% |
40,108 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Bakka Khel
- What is the population of Bakka Khel Tehsil?
- Bakka Khel Tehsil had 192,797 people in the 2023 census. That is the 3rd largest of the 6 tehsils in Bannu, and 14.2% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 168,300, so there are 24,497 more people now.
- How fast is Bakka Khel growing?
- The population of Bakka Khel grew 2.30% 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 Bakka Khel?
- Bakka Khel covers 367 square kilometres. That works out at 525.3 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.5 people on average.
- How many people in Bakka Khel live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Bakka Khel. All 192,797 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Bakka Khel?
- The census counted 100,034 men and 92,763 women in Bakka Khel. That is 107.84 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Bakka Khel?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Bakka Khel was 28.2%. It was 43.8% for men and 11.9% for women, a gap of 31.9 percentage points.
- Where does Bakka Khel rank by population?
- Bakka Khel ranks 346th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.