PlacesKhyber PakhtunkhwaUpper KohistanTehsil
Dassu Tehsil
Dassu Tehsil in Upper Kohistan has 148,914 people and covers 1,958 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Dassu
148,914
People counted in the 2023 census
2nd of 4 tehsils in Upper Kohistan. 35.2% of Upper Kohistan
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 148,914 |
| 2017 | 124,374 |
Key numbers
- 1,958 sq kmArea36.0% of Upper Kohistan
- 76.1People per sq kmBelow the Upper Kohistan figure of 77.8
- 5.8People per householdBelow the Upper Kohistan figure of 5.9
- 106.79Men per 100 womenAbove the Upper Kohistan figure of 104.56
- 3.06%Population growth a yearBelow the Upper Kohistan figure of 5.48%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 76,902 | 51.6% |
| Women | 72,011 | 48.4% |
| Transgender people | 1 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 148,914 | 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 | 15.1% |
| Men | 21.3% |
| Women | 8.5% |
| Rural | 15.1% |
39,593 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Dassu
- What is the population of Dassu Tehsil?
- Dassu Tehsil had 148,914 people in the 2023 census. That is the 2nd largest of the 4 tehsils in Upper Kohistan, and 35.2% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 124,374, so there are 24,540 more people now.
- How fast is Dassu growing?
- The population of Dassu grew 3.06% a year between the 2017 and 2023 censuses. That is faster than Pakistan as a whole, which grew 2.55% a year.
- How big is Dassu?
- Dassu covers 1,958 square kilometres. That works out at 76.1 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 5.8 people on average.
- How many people in Dassu live in towns and cities?
- The census recorded no town or city population in Dassu. All 148,914 people counted live in villages.
- How many men and women live in Dassu?
- The census counted 76,902 men and 72,011 women in Dassu. It also counted 1 transgender people. That is 106.79 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Dassu?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Dassu was 15.1%. It was 21.3% for men and 8.5% for women, a gap of 12.8 percentage points.
- Where does Dassu rank by population?
- Dassu ranks 387th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.