PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaOrakzaiTehsil
Upper Tehsil
Upper Tehsil in Orakzai has 129,470 people and covers 299 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Upper
129,470
People counted in the 2023 census
1st of 4 tehsils in Orakzai. 33.4% of Orakzai
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 129,470 |
| 2017 | 63,885 |
Key numbers
- 299 sq kmArea19.4% of Orakzai
- 433.0People per sq kmAbove the Orakzai figure of 252.0
- 7.2People per householdBelow the Orakzai figure of 7.4
- 118.47Men per 100 womenAbove the Orakzai figure of 112.14
- 12.53%Population growth a yearAbove the Orakzai figure of 7.30%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 70,206 | 54.2% |
| Women | 59,260 | 45.8% |
| Transgender people | 4 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 129,470 | 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 | 24.0% |
| Men | 37.3% |
| Women | 9.0% |
| Rural | 24.0% |
28,902 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Upper
- What is the population of Upper Tehsil?
- Upper Tehsil had 129,470 people in the 2023 census. That is the 1st largest of the 4 tehsils in Orakzai, and 33.4% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 63,885, so there are 65,585 more people now.
- How fast is Upper growing?
- The population of Upper grew 12.53% 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 Upper?
- Upper covers 299 square kilometres. That works out at 433.0 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 7.2 people on average.
- How many people in Upper live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Upper. All 129,470 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Upper?
- The census counted 70,206 men and 59,260 women in Upper. It also counted 4 transgender people. That is 118.47 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Upper?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Upper was 24.0%. It was 37.3% for men and 9.0% for women, a gap of 28.3 percentage points.
- Where does Upper rank by population?
- Upper ranks 406th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.