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Tall Tehsil

Tall Tehsil in Hangu has 248,019 people and covers 428 sq km.

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Map of Tall

Locator map of Tall highlighted within Hangu.

248,019

People counted in the 2023 census

2nd of 2 tehsils in Hangu. 46.9% of Hangu

Bar chart of the population of Tall Tehsil at the 2017 and 2023 censuses. It fell from 248,412 to 248,019.
People counted in Tall at each census.

Change since 2017

CensusPeople
2023248,019
2017248,412

Key numbers

  • 428 sq kmArea39.0% of Hangu
  • 579.5People per sq kmAbove the Hangu figure of 482.1
  • 17.0%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Hangu figure of 16.2%
  • 8.9People per householdAbove the Hangu figure of 8.6
  • 96.66Men per 100 womenBelow the Hangu figure of 96.91
  • -0.03%Population growth a yearBelow the Hangu figure of 0.32%

Who lives here

GroupPeopleShare
Men121,90049.1%
Women126,11350.8%
Transgender people60.0%
People in villages205,93483.0%
People in towns and cities42,08517.0%

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.

GroupLiteracy rate
Overall36.7%
Men60.5%
Women15.0%
Rural32.6%
Urban57.0%

40,317 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.

How this place ranks in Pakistan

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Common questions about Tall

What is the population of Tall Tehsil?
Tall Tehsil had 248,019 people in the 2023 census. That is the 2nd largest of the 2 tehsils in Hangu, and 46.9% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 248,412, so there are 393 fewer people now.
How fast is Tall growing?
The population of Tall grew -0.03% 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 Tall?
Tall covers 428 square kilometres. That works out at 579.5 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 8.9 people on average.
How many people in Tall live in towns and cities?
42,085 people in Tall live in towns and cities and 205,934 live in villages. That makes it 17.0% urban, against 16.2% for Hangu.
How many men and women live in Tall?
The census counted 121,900 men and 126,113 women in Tall. It also counted 6 transgender people. That is 96.66 men for every 100 women.
What is the literacy rate in Tall?
The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Tall was 36.7%. It was 60.5% for men and 15.0% for women, a gap of 45.5 percentage points.
Where does Tall rank by population?
Tall ranks 309th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.

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