PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaNowsheraTehsil
Jehangira Tehsil
Jehangira Tehsil in Nowshera has 434,984 people and covers 718 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Jehangira
434,984
People counted in the 2023 census
3rd of 3 tehsils in Nowshera. 25.0% of Nowshera
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 434,984 |
| 2017 | 353,764 |
Key numbers
- 718 sq kmArea41.1% of Nowshera
- 605.8People per sq kmBelow the Nowshera figure of 995.8
- 20.0%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Nowshera figure of 19.6%
- 6.5People per householdBelow the Nowshera figure of 6.7
- 100.72Men per 100 womenBelow the Nowshera figure of 103.78
- 3.51%Population growth a yearAbove the Nowshera figure of 2.28%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 218,271 | 50.2% |
| Women | 216,708 | 49.8% |
| Transgender people | 5 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 348,223 | 80.1% |
| People in towns and cities | 86,761 | 19.9% |
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 | 56.9% |
| Men | 69.7% |
| Women | 44.0% |
| Rural | 54.1% |
| Urban | 68.0% |
35,028 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Jehangira
- What is the population of Jehangira Tehsil?
- Jehangira Tehsil had 434,984 people in the 2023 census. That is the 3rd largest of the 3 tehsils in Nowshera, and 25.0% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 353,764, so there are 81,220 more people now.
- How fast is Jehangira growing?
- The population of Jehangira grew 3.51% a year between the 2017 and 2023 censuses. That is faster than Pakistan as a whole, which grew 2.55% a year.
- How big is Jehangira?
- Jehangira covers 718 square kilometres. That works out at 605.8 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.5 people on average.
- How many people in Jehangira live in towns and cities?
- 86,761 people in Jehangira live in towns and cities and 348,223 live in villages. That makes it 20.0% urban, against 19.6% for Nowshera.
- How many men and women live in Jehangira?
- The census counted 218,271 men and 216,708 women in Jehangira. It also counted 5 transgender people. That is 100.72 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Jehangira?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Jehangira was 56.9%. It was 69.7% for men and 44.0% for women, a gap of 25.7 percentage points.
- Where does Jehangira rank by population?
- Jehangira ranks 180th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.