PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaSwatTehsil
Behrain Tehsil
Behrain Tehsil in Swat has 270,623 people and covers 2,899 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Behrain
270,623
People counted in the 2023 census
5th of 7 tehsils in Swat. 10.1% of Swat
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 270,623 |
| 2017 | 248,422 |
Key numbers
- 2,899 sq kmArea54.3% of Swat
- 93.4People per sq kmBelow the Swat figure of 503.5
- 28.4%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Swat figure of 29.6%
- 7.1People per householdAbove the Swat figure of 7.0
- 106.29Men per 100 womenAbove the Swat figure of 104.83
- 1.44%Population growth a yearBelow the Swat figure of 2.57%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 139,433 | 51.5% |
| Women | 131,184 | 48.5% |
| Transgender people | 6 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 193,895 | 71.6% |
| People in towns and cities | 76,728 | 28.4% |
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 | 39.3% |
| Men | 54.6% |
| Women | 23.0% |
| Rural | 33.6% |
| Urban | 53.3% |
39,354 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Behrain
- What is the population of Behrain Tehsil?
- Behrain Tehsil had 270,623 people in the 2023 census. That is the 5th largest of the 7 tehsils in Swat, and 10.1% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 248,422, so there are 22,201 more people now.
- How fast is Behrain growing?
- The population of Behrain grew 1.44% a year between the 2017 and 2023 censuses. That is slower than Pakistan as a whole, which grew 2.55% a year.
- How big is Behrain?
- Behrain covers 2,899 square kilometres. That works out at 93.4 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 7.1 people on average.
- How many people in Behrain live in towns and cities?
- 76,728 people in Behrain live in towns and cities and 193,895 live in villages. That makes it 28.4% urban, against 29.6% for Swat.
- How many men and women live in Behrain?
- The census counted 139,433 men and 131,184 women in Behrain. It also counted 6 transgender people. That is 106.29 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Behrain?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Behrain was 39.3%. It was 54.6% for men and 23.0% for women, a gap of 31.7 percentage points.
- Where does Behrain rank by population?
- Behrain ranks 293rd of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.