PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaLower ChitralTehsil
Drosh Tehsil
Drosh Tehsil in Lower Chitral has 109,033 people and covers 331 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Drosh
109,033
People counted in the 2023 census
2nd of 2 tehsils in Lower Chitral. 34.0% of Lower Chitral
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 109,033 |
| 2017 | 95,150 |
Key numbers
- 331 sq kmArea5.1% of Lower Chitral
- 329.4People per sq kmAbove the Lower Chitral figure of 49.6
- 6.9People per householdSame as the Lower Chitral figure of 6.9
- 104.95Men per 100 womenAbove the Lower Chitral figure of 104.31
- 2.30%Population growth a yearBelow the Lower Chitral figure of 2.38%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 55,833 | 51.2% |
| Women | 53,200 | 48.8% |
| Transgender people | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 109,033 | 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 | 57.4% |
| Men | 68.8% |
| Women | 45.3% |
| Rural | 57.4% |
10,011 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Drosh
- What is the population of Drosh Tehsil?
- Drosh Tehsil had 109,033 people in the 2023 census. That is the 2nd largest of the 2 tehsils in Lower Chitral, and 34.0% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 95,150, so there are 13,883 more people now.
- How fast is Drosh growing?
- The population of Drosh grew 2.30% 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 Drosh?
- Drosh covers 331 square kilometres. That works out at 329.4 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.9 people on average.
- How many people in Drosh live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Drosh. All 109,033 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Drosh?
- The census counted 55,833 men and 53,200 women in Drosh. That is 104.95 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Drosh?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Drosh was 57.4%. It was 68.8% for men and 45.3% for women, a gap of 23.6 percentage points.
- Where does Drosh rank by population?
- Drosh ranks 426th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.