PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaUpper DirTehsil
Wari Tehsil
Wari Tehsil in Upper Dir has 369,147 people and covers 508 sq km.
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369,147
People counted in the 2023 census
2nd of 4 tehsils in Upper Dir. 34.1% of Upper Dir
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 369,147 |
| 2017 | 322,755 |
Key numbers
- 508 sq kmArea13.7% of Upper Dir
- 726.7People per sq kmAbove the Upper Dir figure of 292.9
- 7.1People per householdBelow the Upper Dir figure of 7.2
- 95.60Men per 100 womenBelow the Upper Dir figure of 98.36
- 2.27%Population growth a yearSame as the Upper Dir figure of 2.27%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 180,419 | 48.9% |
| Women | 188,724 | 51.1% |
| Transgender people | 4 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 369,147 | 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 | 48.6% |
| Men | 65.0% |
| Women | 33.8% |
| Rural | 48.6% |
43,732 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Wari
- What is the population of Wari Tehsil?
- Wari Tehsil had 369,147 people in the 2023 census. That is the 2nd largest of the 4 tehsils in Upper Dir, and 34.1% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 322,755, so there are 46,392 more people now.
- How fast is Wari growing?
- The population of Wari grew 2.27% 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 Wari?
- Wari covers 508 square kilometres. That works out at 726.7 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 7.1 people on average.
- How many people in Wari live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Wari. All 369,147 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Wari?
- The census counted 180,419 men and 188,724 women in Wari. It also counted 4 transgender people. That is 95.60 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Wari?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Wari was 48.6%. It was 65.0% for men and 33.8% for women, a gap of 31.1 percentage points.
- Where does Wari rank by population?
- Wari ranks 228th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.