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Upper Kurram Tehsil
Upper Kurram Tehsil in Kurram has 275,819 people and covers 970 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Upper Kurram
275,819
People counted in the 2023 census
2nd of 3 tehsils in Kurram. 35.1% of Kurram
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 275,819 |
| 2017 | 252,436 |
Key numbers
- 970 sq kmArea28.7% of Kurram
- 284.4People per sq kmAbove the Kurram figure of 232.4
- 2.0%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Kurram figure of 5.8%
- 8.0People per householdBelow the Kurram figure of 8.3
- 101.21Men per 100 womenBelow the Kurram figure of 107.51
- 1.49%Population growth a yearBelow the Kurram figure of 4.16%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 138,737 | 50.3% |
| Women | 137,079 | 49.7% |
| Transgender people | 3 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 270,236 | 98.0% |
| People in towns and cities | 5,583 | 2.0% |
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 | 49.1% |
| Men | 65.0% |
| Women | 33.3% |
| Rural | 48.5% |
| Urban | 76.0% |
23,369 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Upper Kurram
- What is the population of Upper Kurram Tehsil?
- Upper Kurram Tehsil had 275,819 people in the 2023 census. That is the 2nd largest of the 3 tehsils in Kurram, and 35.1% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 252,436, so there are 23,383 more people now.
- How fast is Upper Kurram growing?
- The population of Upper Kurram grew 1.49% 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 Upper Kurram?
- Upper Kurram covers 970 square kilometres. That works out at 284.4 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 8.0 people on average.
- How many people in Upper Kurram live in towns and cities?
- 5,583 people in Upper Kurram live in towns and cities and 270,236 live in villages. That makes it 2.0% urban, against 5.8% for Kurram.
- How many men and women live in Upper Kurram?
- The census counted 138,737 men and 137,079 women in Upper Kurram. It also counted 3 transgender people. That is 101.21 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Upper Kurram?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Upper Kurram was 49.1%. It was 65.0% for men and 33.3% for women, a gap of 31.7 percentage points.
- Where does Upper Kurram rank by population?
- Upper Kurram ranks 288th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.