PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaUpper ChitralTehsil
Mastuj Tehsil
Mastuj Tehsil in Upper Chitral has 195,528 people and covers 8,392 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Mastuj
195,528
People counted in the 2023 census
100.0% of Upper Chitral
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 195,528 |
| 2017 | 169,297 |
Key numbers
- 8,392 sq kmArea100.0% of Upper Chitral
- 23.3People per sq kmSame as the Upper Chitral figure of 23.3
- 7.4People per householdSame as the Upper Chitral figure of 7.4
- 105.75Men per 100 womenSame as the Upper Chitral figure of 105.75
- 2.44%Population growth a yearSame as the Upper Chitral figure of 2.44%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 100,495 | 51.4% |
| Women | 95,033 | 48.6% |
| Transgender people | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 195,528 | 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 | 73.8% |
| Men | 84.9% |
| Women | 62.1% |
| Rural | 73.8% |
4,613 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Mastuj
- What is the population of Mastuj Tehsil?
- Mastuj Tehsil had 195,528 people in the 2023 census. The 2017 census counted 169,297, so there are 26,231 more people now.
- How fast is Mastuj growing?
- The population of Mastuj grew 2.44% 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 Mastuj?
- Mastuj covers 8,392 square kilometres. That works out at 23.3 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 7.4 people on average.
- How many people in Mastuj live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Mastuj. All 195,528 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Mastuj?
- The census counted 100,495 men and 95,033 women in Mastuj. That is 105.75 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Mastuj?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Mastuj was 73.8%. It was 84.9% for men and 62.1% for women, a gap of 22.8 percentage points.
- Where does Mastuj rank by population?
- Mastuj ranks 344th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.