PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaLower DirTehsil
Samarbagh Tehsil
Samarbagh Tehsil in Lower Dir has 427,714 people and covers 419 sq km.
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Map of Samarbagh
427,714
People counted in the 2023 census
2nd of 4 tehsils in Lower Dir. 25.9% of Lower Dir
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 427,714 |
| 2017 | 378,004 |
Key numbers
- 419 sq kmArea26.5% of Lower Dir
- 1,020.8People per sq kmBelow the Lower Dir figure of 1,042.4
- 8.0People per householdBelow the Lower Dir figure of 8.1
- 97.95Men per 100 womenAbove the Lower Dir figure of 97.24
- 2.09%Population growth a yearBelow the Lower Dir figure of 2.35%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 211,636 | 49.5% |
| Women | 216,069 | 50.5% |
| Transgender people | 9 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 427,714 | 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 | 45.8% |
| Men | 63.1% |
| Women | 29.5% |
| Rural | 45.8% |
56,447 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Samarbagh
- What is the population of Samarbagh Tehsil?
- Samarbagh Tehsil had 427,714 people in the 2023 census. That is the 2nd largest of the 4 tehsils in Lower Dir, and 25.9% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 378,004, so there are 49,710 more people now.
- How fast is Samarbagh growing?
- The population of Samarbagh grew 2.09% 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 Samarbagh?
- Samarbagh covers 419 square kilometres. That works out at 1,020.8 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 8.0 people on average.
- How many people in Samarbagh live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Samarbagh. All 427,714 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Samarbagh?
- The census counted 211,636 men and 216,069 women in Samarbagh. It also counted 9 transgender people. That is 97.95 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Samarbagh?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Samarbagh was 45.8%. It was 63.1% for men and 29.5% for women, a gap of 33.5 percentage points.
- Where does Samarbagh rank by population?
- Samarbagh ranks 183rd of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.