PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaUpper DirTehsil
Dir Tehsil
Dir Tehsil in Upper Dir has 384,667 people and covers 1,012 sq km.
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Map of Dir
384,667
People counted in the 2023 census
1st of 4 tehsils in Upper Dir. 35.5% of Upper Dir
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 384,667 |
| 2017 | 335,029 |
Key numbers
- 1,012 sq kmArea27.4% of Upper Dir
- 380.1People per sq kmAbove the Upper Dir figure of 292.9
- 12.4%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Upper Dir figure of 4.4%
- 7.5People per householdAbove the Upper Dir figure of 7.2
- 99.42Men per 100 womenAbove the Upper Dir figure of 98.36
- 2.34%Population growth a yearAbove the Upper Dir figure of 2.27%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 191,767 | 49.9% |
| Women | 192,895 | 50.1% |
| Transgender people | 5 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 336,825 | 87.6% |
| People in towns and cities | 47,842 | 12.4% |
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 | 48.3% |
| Men | 63.5% |
| Women | 33.6% |
| Rural | 46.3% |
| Urban | 61.9% |
50,088 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Dir
- What is the population of Dir Tehsil?
- Dir Tehsil had 384,667 people in the 2023 census. That is the 1st largest of the 4 tehsils in Upper Dir, and 35.5% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 335,029, so there are 49,638 more people now.
- How fast is Dir growing?
- The population of Dir grew 2.34% 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 Dir?
- Dir covers 1,012 square kilometres. That works out at 380.1 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 7.5 people on average.
- How many people in Dir live in towns and cities?
- 47,842 people in Dir live in towns and cities and 336,825 live in villages. That makes it 12.4% urban, against 4.4% for Upper Dir.
- How many men and women live in Dir?
- The census counted 191,767 men and 192,895 women in Dir. It also counted 5 transgender people. That is 99.42 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Dir?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Dir was 48.3%. It was 63.5% for men and 33.6% for women, a gap of 29.9 percentage points.
- Where does Dir rank by population?
- Dir ranks 211th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.