PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaBannuTehsil
Meryan Tehsil
Meryan Tehsil in Bannu has 166,473 people and covers 141 sq km.
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Map of Meryan
166,473
People counted in the 2023 census
4th of 6 tehsils in Bannu. 12.3% of Bannu
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 166,473 |
| 2017 | 144,164 |
Key numbers
- 141 sq kmArea7.2% of Bannu
- 1,180.7People per sq kmAbove the Bannu figure of 688.6
- 7.6People per householdAbove the Bannu figure of 7.4
- 104.49Men per 100 womenBelow the Bannu figure of 108.33
- 2.43%Population growth a yearAbove the Bannu figure of 1.94%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 85,062 | 51.1% |
| Women | 81,410 | 48.9% |
| Transgender people | 1 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 166,473 | 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 | 31.8% |
| Men | 50.9% |
| Women | 12.6% |
| Rural | 31.8% |
29,051 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Meryan
- What is the population of Meryan Tehsil?
- Meryan Tehsil had 166,473 people in the 2023 census. That is the 4th largest of the 6 tehsils in Bannu, and 12.3% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 144,164, so there are 22,309 more people now.
- How fast is Meryan growing?
- The population of Meryan grew 2.43% 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 Meryan?
- Meryan covers 141 square kilometres. That works out at 1,180.7 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 7.6 people on average.
- How many people in Meryan live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Meryan. All 166,473 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Meryan?
- The census counted 85,062 men and 81,410 women in Meryan. It also counted 1 transgender people. That is 104.49 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Meryan?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Meryan was 31.8%. It was 50.9% for men and 12.6% for women, a gap of 38.3 percentage points.
- Where does Meryan rank by population?
- Meryan ranks 368th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.