PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaSouth WaziristanTehsil
Shaktoi Tehsil
Shaktoi Tehsil in South Waziristan has 44,332 people and covers 177 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Shaktoi
44,332
People counted in the 2023 census
9th of 9 tehsils in South Waziristan. 5.0% of South Waziristan
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 44,332 |
| 2017 | 32,959 |
Key numbers
- 177 sq kmArea2.7% of South Waziristan
- 250.5People per sq kmAbove the South Waziristan figure of 134.2
- 5.0People per householdAbove the South Waziristan figure of 4.9
- 109.31Men per 100 womenAbove the South Waziristan figure of 107.08
- 5.08%Population growth a yearAbove the South Waziristan figure of 4.70%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 23,152 | 52.2% |
| Women | 21,180 | 47.8% |
| Transgender people | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 44,332 | 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 | 32.9% |
| Men | 44.8% |
| Women | 20.0% |
| Rural | 32.9% |
11,429 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Shaktoi
- What is the population of Shaktoi Tehsil?
- Shaktoi Tehsil had 44,332 people in the 2023 census. That is the 9th largest of the 9 tehsils in South Waziristan, and 5.0% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 32,959, so there are 11,373 more people now.
- How fast is Shaktoi growing?
- The population of Shaktoi grew 5.08% 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 Shaktoi?
- Shaktoi covers 177 square kilometres. That works out at 250.5 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 5.0 people on average.
- How many people in Shaktoi live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Shaktoi. All 44,332 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Shaktoi?
- The census counted 23,152 men and 21,180 women in Shaktoi. That is 109.31 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Shaktoi?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Shaktoi was 32.9%. It was 44.8% for men and 20.0% for women, a gap of 24.8 percentage points.
- Where does Shaktoi rank by population?
- Shaktoi ranks 520th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.