PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaDistrict
Nowshera District
Nowshera District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has 1,740,705 people and covers 1,748 sq km.
District map
Map of Nowshera
1,740,705
People counted in the 2023 census
8th of 35 districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 4.3% of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,740,705 |
| 2017 | 1,520,995 |
Key numbers
- 1,748 sq kmArea1.7% of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- 995.8People per sq kmAbove the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa figure of 401.6
- 19.6%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa figure of 15.0%
- 6.7People per householdBelow the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa figure of 6.9
- 103.78Men per 100 womenBelow the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa figure of 104.18
- 2.28%Population growth a yearBelow the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa figure of 2.38%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 886,471 | 50.9% |
| Women | 854,184 | 49.1% |
| Transgender people | 50 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 1,398,746 | 80.4% |
| People in towns and cities | 341,959 | 19.6% |
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 | 56.8% |
| Men | 68.5% |
| Women | 44.5% |
| Rural | 53.9% |
| Urban | 68.2% |
140,214 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsInside Nowshera
Common questions about Nowshera
- What is the population of Nowshera District?
- Nowshera District had 1,740,705 people in the 2023 census. That is the 8th largest of the 35 districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and 4.3% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 1,520,995, so there are 219,710 more people now.
- How fast is Nowshera growing?
- The population of Nowshera 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 Nowshera?
- Nowshera covers 1,748 square kilometres. That works out at 995.8 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.7 people on average.
- How many people in Nowshera live in towns and cities?
- 341,959 people in Nowshera live in towns and cities and 1,398,746 live in villages. That makes it 19.6% urban, against 15.0% for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- How many men and women live in Nowshera?
- The census counted 886,471 men and 854,184 women in Nowshera. It also counted 50 transgender people. That is 103.78 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Nowshera?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Nowshera was 56.8%. It was 68.5% for men and 44.5% for women, a gap of 24.0 percentage points.
- Where does Nowshera rank by population?
- Nowshera ranks 57th of 136 districts in Pakistan by 2023 census population.