PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaOrakzaiTehsil
Lower Tehsil
Lower Tehsil in Orakzai has 125,944 people and covers 565 sq km.
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Map of Lower
125,944
People counted in the 2023 census
2nd of 4 tehsils in Orakzai. 32.5% of Orakzai
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 125,944 |
| 2017 | 107,323 |
Key numbers
- 565 sq kmArea36.7% of Orakzai
- 222.9People per sq kmBelow the Orakzai figure of 252.0
- 7.4People per householdSame as the Orakzai figure of 7.4
- 107.71Men per 100 womenBelow the Orakzai figure of 112.14
- 2.71%Population growth a yearBelow the Orakzai figure of 7.30%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 65,308 | 51.9% |
| Women | 60,635 | 48.1% |
| Transgender people | 1 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 125,944 | 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 | 41.9% |
| Men | 59.0% |
| Women | 23.6% |
| Rural | 41.9% |
18,711 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Lower
- What is the population of Lower Tehsil?
- Lower Tehsil had 125,944 people in the 2023 census. That is the 2nd largest of the 4 tehsils in Orakzai, and 32.5% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 107,323, so there are 18,621 more people now.
- How fast is Lower growing?
- The population of Lower grew 2.71% 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 Lower?
- Lower covers 565 square kilometres. That works out at 222.9 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 7.4 people on average.
- How many people in Lower live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Lower. All 125,944 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Lower?
- The census counted 65,308 men and 60,635 women in Lower. It also counted 1 transgender people. That is 107.71 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Lower?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Lower was 41.9%. It was 59.0% for men and 23.6% for women, a gap of 35.4 percentage points.
- Where does Lower rank by population?
- Lower ranks 412th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.