PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaSwatTehsil
Babuzai Tehsil
Babuzai Tehsil in Swat has 696,697 people and covers 297 sq km.
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Map of Babuzai
696,697
People counted in the 2023 census
1st of 7 tehsils in Swat. 25.9% of Swat
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 696,697 |
| 2017 | 599,324 |
Key numbers
- 297 sq kmArea5.6% of Swat
- 2,345.8People per sq kmAbove the Swat figure of 503.5
- 51.8%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Swat figure of 29.6%
- 6.6People per householdBelow the Swat figure of 7.0
- 108.78Men per 100 womenAbove the Swat figure of 104.83
- 2.55%Population growth a yearBelow the Swat figure of 2.57%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 362,980 | 52.1% |
| Women | 333,670 | 47.9% |
| Transgender people | 47 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 335,585 | 48.2% |
| People in towns and cities | 361,112 | 51.8% |
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 | 56.1% |
| Men | 67.7% |
| Women | 43.3% |
| Rural | 49.0% |
| Urban | 62.4% |
62,163 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Babuzai
- What is the population of Babuzai Tehsil?
- Babuzai Tehsil had 696,697 people in the 2023 census. That is the 1st largest of the 7 tehsils in Swat, and 25.9% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 599,324, so there are 97,373 more people now.
- How fast is Babuzai growing?
- The population of Babuzai grew 2.55% a year between the 2017 and 2023 censuses. That is the same as Pakistan as a whole, which grew 2.55% a year.
- How big is Babuzai?
- Babuzai covers 297 square kilometres. That works out at 2,345.8 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.6 people on average.
- How many people in Babuzai live in towns and cities?
- 361,112 people in Babuzai live in towns and cities and 335,585 live in villages. That makes it 51.8% urban, against 29.6% for Swat.
- How many men and women live in Babuzai?
- The census counted 362,980 men and 333,670 women in Babuzai. It also counted 47 transgender people. That is 108.78 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Babuzai?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Babuzai was 56.1%. It was 67.7% for men and 43.3% for women, a gap of 24.4 percentage points.
- Where does Babuzai rank by population?
- Babuzai ranks 99th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.