PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaMansehraTehsil
Baffa Pakhal Tehsil
Baffa Pakhal Tehsil in Mansehra has 460,090 people and covers 640 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Baffa Pakhal
460,090
People counted in the 2023 census
2nd of 5 tehsils in Mansehra. 25.6% of Mansehra
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 460,090 |
| 2017 | 406,183 |
Key numbers
- 640 sq kmArea15.5% of Mansehra
- 718.9People per sq kmAbove the Mansehra figure of 435.7
- 3.8%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Mansehra figure of 8.6%
- 6.0People per householdBelow the Mansehra figure of 6.1
- 104.54Men per 100 womenAbove the Mansehra figure of 103.08
- 2.10%Population growth a yearBelow the Mansehra figure of 2.44%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 235,148 | 51.1% |
| Women | 224,927 | 48.9% |
| Transgender people | 15 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 442,534 | 96.2% |
| People in towns and cities | 17,556 | 3.8% |
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 | 60.8% |
| Men | 71.5% |
| Women | 49.7% |
| Rural | 60.1% |
| Urban | 79.3% |
32,144 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Baffa Pakhal
- What is the population of Baffa Pakhal Tehsil?
- Baffa Pakhal Tehsil had 460,090 people in the 2023 census. That is the 2nd largest of the 5 tehsils in Mansehra, and 25.6% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 406,183, so there are 53,907 more people now.
- How fast is Baffa Pakhal growing?
- The population of Baffa Pakhal grew 2.10% 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 Baffa Pakhal?
- Baffa Pakhal covers 640 square kilometres. That works out at 718.9 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.0 people on average.
- How many people in Baffa Pakhal live in towns and cities?
- 17,556 people in Baffa Pakhal live in towns and cities and 442,534 live in villages. That makes it 3.8% urban, against 8.6% for Mansehra.
- How many men and women live in Baffa Pakhal?
- The census counted 235,148 men and 224,927 women in Baffa Pakhal. It also counted 15 transgender people. That is 104.54 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Baffa Pakhal?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Baffa Pakhal was 60.8%. It was 71.5% for men and 49.7% for women, a gap of 21.8 percentage points.
- Where does Baffa Pakhal rank by population?
- Baffa Pakhal ranks 169th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.