PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaBunerTehsil
Gadezai Tehsil
Gadezai Tehsil in Buner has 197,466 people and covers 472 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Gadezai
197,466
People counted in the 2023 census
1st of 6 tehsils in Buner. 19.4% of Buner
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 197,466 |
| 2017 | 178,760 |
Key numbers
- 472 sq kmArea25.3% of Buner
- 418.4People per sq kmBelow the Buner figure of 545.2
- 9.2People per householdAbove the Buner figure of 8.5
- 97.92Men per 100 womenBelow the Buner figure of 99.90
- 1.68%Population growth a yearBelow the Buner figure of 2.15%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 97,693 | 49.5% |
| Women | 99,772 | 50.5% |
| Transgender people | 1 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 197,466 | 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 | 44.2% |
| Men | 60.5% |
| Women | 28.9% |
| Rural | 44.2% |
23,841 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Gadezai
- What is the population of Gadezai Tehsil?
- Gadezai Tehsil had 197,466 people in the 2023 census. That is the 1st largest of the 6 tehsils in Buner, and 19.4% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 178,760, so there are 18,706 more people now.
- How fast is Gadezai growing?
- The population of Gadezai grew 1.68% 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 Gadezai?
- Gadezai covers 472 square kilometres. That works out at 418.4 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 9.2 people on average.
- How many people in Gadezai live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Gadezai. All 197,466 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Gadezai?
- The census counted 97,693 men and 99,772 women in Gadezai. It also counted 1 transgender people. That is 97.92 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Gadezai?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Gadezai was 44.2%. It was 60.5% for men and 28.9% for women, a gap of 31.6 percentage points.
- Where does Gadezai rank by population?
- Gadezai ranks 342nd of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.