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Chitral Tehsil
Chitral Tehsil in Lower Chitral has 211,374 people and covers 6,127 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Chitral
211,374
People counted in the 2023 census
1st of 2 tehsils in Lower Chitral. 66.0% of Lower Chitral
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 211,374 |
| 2017 | 183,178 |
Key numbers
- 6,127 sq kmArea94.9% of Lower Chitral
- 34.5People per sq kmBelow the Lower Chitral figure of 49.6
- 27.0%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Lower Chitral figure of 17.8%
- 6.9People per householdSame as the Lower Chitral figure of 6.9
- 103.98Men per 100 womenBelow the Lower Chitral figure of 104.31
- 2.42%Population growth a yearAbove the Lower Chitral figure of 2.38%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 107,751 | 51.0% |
| Women | 103,623 | 49.0% |
| Transgender people | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 154,217 | 73.0% |
| People in towns and cities | 57,157 | 27.0% |
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 | 70.2% |
| Men | 80.6% |
| Women | 59.2% |
| Rural | 67.7% |
| Urban | 77.2% |
7,271 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Chitral
- What is the population of Chitral Tehsil?
- Chitral Tehsil had 211,374 people in the 2023 census. That is the 1st largest of the 2 tehsils in Lower Chitral, and 66.0% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 183,178, so there are 28,196 more people now.
- How fast is Chitral growing?
- The population of Chitral grew 2.42% 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 Chitral?
- Chitral covers 6,127 square kilometres. That works out at 34.5 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.9 people on average.
- How many people in Chitral live in towns and cities?
- 57,157 people in Chitral live in towns and cities and 154,217 live in villages. That makes it 27.0% urban, against 17.8% for Lower Chitral.
- How many men and women live in Chitral?
- The census counted 107,751 men and 103,623 women in Chitral. That is 103.98 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Chitral?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Chitral was 70.2%. It was 80.6% for men and 59.2% for women, a gap of 21.3 percentage points.
- Where does Chitral rank by population?
- Chitral ranks 335th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.