PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaBunerTehsil
Chagharzai Tehsil
Chagharzai Tehsil in Buner has 125,949 people and covers 218 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Chagharzai
125,949
People counted in the 2023 census
6th of 6 tehsils in Buner. 12.4% of Buner
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 125,949 |
| 2017 | 109,291 |
Key numbers
- 218 sq kmArea11.7% of Buner
- 577.8People per sq kmAbove the Buner figure of 545.2
- 8.7People per householdAbove the Buner figure of 8.5
- 99.77Men per 100 womenBelow the Buner figure of 99.90
- 2.40%Population growth a yearAbove the Buner figure of 2.15%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 62,900 | 49.9% |
| Women | 63,045 | 50.1% |
| Transgender people | 4 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 125,949 | 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 | 38.3% |
| Men | 57.0% |
| Women | 20.3% |
| Rural | 38.3% |
17,180 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Chagharzai
- What is the population of Chagharzai Tehsil?
- Chagharzai Tehsil had 125,949 people in the 2023 census. That is the 6th largest of the 6 tehsils in Buner, and 12.4% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 109,291, so there are 16,658 more people now.
- How fast is Chagharzai growing?
- The population of Chagharzai grew 2.40% 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 Chagharzai?
- Chagharzai covers 218 square kilometres. That works out at 577.8 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 8.7 people on average.
- How many people in Chagharzai live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Chagharzai. All 125,949 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Chagharzai?
- The census counted 62,900 men and 63,045 women in Chagharzai. It also counted 4 transgender people. That is 99.77 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Chagharzai?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Chagharzai was 38.3%. It was 57.0% for men and 20.3% for women, a gap of 36.7 percentage points.
- Where does Chagharzai rank by population?
- Chagharzai ranks 411th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.