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Kabal Tehsil
Kabal Tehsil in Swat has 480,827 people and covers 485 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Kabal
480,827
People counted in the 2023 census
3rd of 7 tehsils in Swat. 17.9% of Swat
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 480,827 |
| 2017 | 420,001 |
Key numbers
- 485 sq kmArea9.1% of Swat
- 991.4People per sq kmAbove the Swat figure of 503.5
- 27.6%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Swat figure of 29.6%
- 6.9People per householdBelow the Swat figure of 7.0
- 104.83Men per 100 womenSame as the Swat figure of 104.83
- 2.29%Population growth a yearBelow the Swat figure of 2.57%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 246,084 | 51.2% |
| Women | 234,736 | 48.8% |
| Transgender people | 7 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 348,278 | 72.4% |
| People in towns and cities | 132,549 | 27.6% |
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 | 49.3% |
| Men | 62.8% |
| Women | 35.4% |
| Rural | 44.8% |
| Urban | 60.4% |
49,482 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Kabal
- What is the population of Kabal Tehsil?
- Kabal Tehsil had 480,827 people in the 2023 census. That is the 3rd largest of the 7 tehsils in Swat, and 17.9% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 420,001, so there are 60,826 more people now.
- How fast is Kabal growing?
- The population of Kabal grew 2.29% 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 Kabal?
- Kabal covers 485 square kilometres. That works out at 991.4 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.9 people on average.
- How many people in Kabal live in towns and cities?
- 132,549 people in Kabal live in towns and cities and 348,278 live in villages. That makes it 27.6% urban, against 29.6% for Swat.
- How many men and women live in Kabal?
- The census counted 246,084 men and 234,736 women in Kabal. It also counted 7 transgender people. That is 104.83 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Kabal?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Kabal was 49.3%. It was 62.8% for men and 35.4% for women, a gap of 27.4 percentage points.
- Where does Kabal rank by population?
- Kabal ranks 157th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.