PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaSwatTehsil
Barikot Tehsil
Barikot Tehsil in Swat has 220,148 people and covers 419 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Barikot
220,148
People counted in the 2023 census
6th of 7 tehsils in Swat. 8.2% of Swat
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 220,148 |
| 2017 | 183,777 |
Key numbers
- 419 sq kmArea7.9% of Swat
- 525.4People per sq kmAbove the Swat figure of 503.5
- 52.3%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Swat figure of 29.6%
- 7.0People per householdSame as the Swat figure of 7.0
- 101.21Men per 100 womenBelow the Swat figure of 104.83
- 3.06%Population growth a yearAbove the Swat figure of 2.57%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 110,734 | 50.3% |
| Women | 109,412 | 49.7% |
| Transgender people | 2 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 105,103 | 47.7% |
| People in towns and cities | 115,045 | 52.3% |
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 | 50.9% |
| Men | 64.7% |
| Women | 37.1% |
| Rural | 48.4% |
| Urban | 53.1% |
21,410 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Barikot
- What is the population of Barikot Tehsil?
- Barikot Tehsil had 220,148 people in the 2023 census. That is the 6th largest of the 7 tehsils in Swat, and 8.2% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 183,777, so there are 36,371 more people now.
- How fast is Barikot growing?
- The population of Barikot grew 3.06% 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 Barikot?
- Barikot covers 419 square kilometres. That works out at 525.4 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 7.0 people on average.
- How many people in Barikot live in towns and cities?
- 115,045 people in Barikot live in towns and cities and 105,103 live in villages. That makes it 52.3% urban, against 29.6% for Swat.
- How many men and women live in Barikot?
- The census counted 110,734 men and 109,412 women in Barikot. It also counted 2 transgender people. That is 101.21 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Barikot?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Barikot was 50.9%. It was 64.7% for men and 37.1% for women, a gap of 27.7 percentage points.
- Where does Barikot rank by population?
- Barikot ranks 330th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.