PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaPeshawarTehsil
Shah Alam Tehsil
Shah Alam Tehsil in Peshawar has 532,848 people and covers 145 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Shah Alam
532,848
People counted in the 2023 census
3rd of 7 tehsils in Peshawar. 11.2% of Peshawar
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 532,848 |
| 2017 | 422,144 |
Key numbers
- 145 sq kmArea9.6% of Peshawar
- 3,674.8People per sq kmAbove the Peshawar figure of 3,134.9
- 6.8People per householdSame as the Peshawar figure of 6.8
- 103.64Men per 100 womenBelow the Peshawar figure of 103.99
- 3.97%Population growth a yearAbove the Peshawar figure of 1.58%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 271,188 | 50.9% |
| Women | 261,659 | 49.1% |
| Transgender people | 1 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 532,848 | 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 | 45.0% |
| Men | 55.9% |
| Women | 33.5% |
| Rural | 45.0% |
67,851 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Shah Alam
- What is the population of Shah Alam Tehsil?
- Shah Alam Tehsil had 532,848 people in the 2023 census. That is the 3rd largest of the 7 tehsils in Peshawar, and 11.2% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 422,144, so there are 110,704 more people now.
- How fast is Shah Alam growing?
- The population of Shah Alam grew 3.97% 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 Shah Alam?
- Shah Alam covers 145 square kilometres. That works out at 3,674.8 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.8 people on average.
- How many people in Shah Alam live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Shah Alam. All 532,848 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Shah Alam?
- The census counted 271,188 men and 261,659 women in Shah Alam. It also counted 1 transgender people. That is 103.64 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Shah Alam?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Shah Alam was 45.0%. It was 55.9% for men and 33.5% for women, a gap of 22.5 percentage points.
- Where does Shah Alam rank by population?
- Shah Alam ranks 134th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.