PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaBunerTehsil
Gagra Tehsil
Gagra Tehsil in Buner has 179,087 people and covers 217 sq km.
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179,087
People counted in the 2023 census
4th of 6 tehsils in Buner. 17.6% of Buner
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 179,087 |
| 2017 | 160,680 |
Key numbers
- 217 sq kmArea11.6% of Buner
- 825.3People per sq kmAbove the Buner figure of 545.2
- 9.2People per householdAbove the Buner figure of 8.5
- 100.84Men per 100 womenAbove the Buner figure of 99.90
- 1.83%Population growth a yearBelow the Buner figure of 2.15%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 89,906 | 50.2% |
| Women | 89,160 | 49.8% |
| Transgender people | 21 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 179,087 | 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 | 46.2% |
| Men | 63.2% |
| Women | 29.6% |
| Rural | 46.2% |
20,764 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Gagra
- What is the population of Gagra Tehsil?
- Gagra Tehsil had 179,087 people in the 2023 census. That is the 4th largest of the 6 tehsils in Buner, and 17.6% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 160,680, so there are 18,407 more people now.
- How fast is Gagra growing?
- The population of Gagra grew 1.83% 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 Gagra?
- Gagra covers 217 square kilometres. That works out at 825.3 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 9.2 people on average.
- How many people in Gagra live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Gagra. All 179,087 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Gagra?
- The census counted 89,906 men and 89,160 women in Gagra. It also counted 21 transgender people. That is 100.84 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Gagra?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Gagra was 46.2%. It was 63.2% for men and 29.6% for women, a gap of 33.6 percentage points.
- Where does Gagra rank by population?
- Gagra ranks 358th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.