PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaLower DirTehsil
Temergara Tehsil
Temergara Tehsil in Lower Dir has 596,173 people and covers 576 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Temergara
596,173
People counted in the 2023 census
1st of 4 tehsils in Lower Dir. 36.1% of Lower Dir
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 596,173 |
| 2017 | 520,985 |
Key numbers
- 576 sq kmArea36.4% of Lower Dir
- 1,035.0People per sq kmBelow the Lower Dir figure of 1,042.4
- 8.0%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Lower Dir figure of 2.9%
- 8.3People per householdAbove the Lower Dir figure of 8.1
- 96.04Men per 100 womenBelow the Lower Dir figure of 97.24
- 2.28%Population growth a yearBelow the Lower Dir figure of 2.35%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 292,067 | 49.0% |
| Women | 304,097 | 51.0% |
| Transgender people | 9 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 548,313 | 92.0% |
| People in towns and cities | 47,860 | 8.0% |
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 | 64.1% |
| Men | 78.4% |
| Women | 50.9% |
| Rural | 63.4% |
| Urban | 71.3% |
41,044 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Temergara
- What is the population of Temergara Tehsil?
- Temergara Tehsil had 596,173 people in the 2023 census. That is the 1st largest of the 4 tehsils in Lower Dir, and 36.1% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 520,985, so there are 75,188 more people now.
- How fast is Temergara growing?
- The population of Temergara grew 2.28% 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 Temergara?
- Temergara covers 576 square kilometres. That works out at 1,035.0 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 8.3 people on average.
- How many people in Temergara live in towns and cities?
- 47,860 people in Temergara live in towns and cities and 548,313 live in villages. That makes it 8.0% urban, against 2.9% for Lower Dir.
- How many men and women live in Temergara?
- The census counted 292,067 men and 304,097 women in Temergara. It also counted 9 transgender people. That is 96.04 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Temergara?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Temergara was 64.1%. It was 78.4% for men and 50.9% for women, a gap of 27.5 percentage points.
- Where does Temergara rank by population?
- Temergara ranks 122nd of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.