Nowshera Tehsil
Nowshera Tehsil in Khushab has 144,851 people and covers 816 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Nowshera
144,851
People counted in the 2023 census
4th of 4 tehsils in Khushab. 9.6% of Khushab
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 144,851 |
| 2017 | 117,356 |
Key numbers
- 816 sq kmArea12.5% of Khushab
- 177.5People per sq kmBelow the Khushab figure of 230.6
- 12.8%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Khushab figure of 27.9%
- 6.5People per householdAbove the Khushab figure of 6.0
- 97.88Men per 100 womenBelow the Khushab figure of 104.80
- 3.58%Population growth a yearAbove the Khushab figure of 2.69%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 71,649 | 49.5% |
| Women | 73,200 | 50.5% |
| Transgender people | 2 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 126,274 | 87.2% |
| People in towns and cities | 18,577 | 12.8% |
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 | 70.4% |
| Men | 82.9% |
| Women | 58.3% |
| Rural | 69.8% |
| Urban | 74.5% |
6,097 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Nowshera
- What is the population of Nowshera Tehsil?
- Nowshera Tehsil had 144,851 people in the 2023 census. That is the 4th largest of the 4 tehsils in Khushab, and 9.6% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 117,356, so there are 27,495 more people now.
- How fast is Nowshera growing?
- The population of Nowshera grew 3.58% 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 Nowshera?
- Nowshera covers 816 square kilometres. That works out at 177.5 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.5 people on average.
- How many people in Nowshera live in towns and cities?
- 18,577 people in Nowshera live in towns and cities and 126,274 live in villages. That makes it 12.8% urban, against 27.9% for Khushab.
- How many men and women live in Nowshera?
- The census counted 71,649 men and 73,200 women in Nowshera. It also counted 2 transgender people. That is 97.88 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Nowshera?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Nowshera was 70.4%. It was 82.9% for men and 58.3% for women, a gap of 24.6 percentage points.
- Where does Nowshera rank by population?
- Nowshera ranks 392nd of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.