PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaUpper DirTehsil
Sharingal Tehsil
Sharingal Tehsil in Upper Dir has 210,356 people and covers 1,140 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Sharingal
210,356
People counted in the 2023 census
3rd of 4 tehsils in Upper Dir. 19.4% of Upper Dir
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 210,356 |
| 2017 | 185,121 |
Key numbers
- 1,140 sq kmArea30.8% of Upper Dir
- 184.5People per sq kmBelow the Upper Dir figure of 292.9
- 6.8People per householdBelow the Upper Dir figure of 7.2
- 99.91Men per 100 womenAbove the Upper Dir figure of 98.36
- 2.16%Population growth a yearBelow the Upper Dir figure of 2.27%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 105,129 | 50.0% |
| Women | 105,227 | 50.0% |
| Transgender people | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 210,356 | 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 | 37.2% |
| Men | 54.7% |
| Women | 20.2% |
| Rural | 37.2% |
32,351 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Sharingal
- What is the population of Sharingal Tehsil?
- Sharingal Tehsil had 210,356 people in the 2023 census. That is the 3rd largest of the 4 tehsils in Upper Dir, and 19.4% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 185,121, so there are 25,235 more people now.
- How fast is Sharingal growing?
- The population of Sharingal grew 2.16% 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 Sharingal?
- Sharingal covers 1,140 square kilometres. That works out at 184.5 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.8 people on average.
- How many people in Sharingal live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Sharingal. All 210,356 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Sharingal?
- The census counted 105,129 men and 105,227 women in Sharingal. That is 99.91 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Sharingal?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Sharingal was 37.2%. It was 54.7% for men and 20.2% for women, a gap of 34.6 percentage points.
- Where does Sharingal rank by population?
- Sharingal ranks 337th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.