Shalimar Tehsil
Shalimar Tehsil in Lahore has 2,670,140 people and covers 272 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Shalimar
2,670,140
People counted in the 2023 census
3rd of 5 tehsils in Lahore. 20.5% of Lahore
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,670,140 |
| 2017 | 2,281,557 |
Key numbers
- 272 sq kmArea15.3% of Lahore
- 9,816.7People per sq kmAbove the Lahore figure of 7,338.7
- 100.0%Share living in towns and citiesSame as the Lahore figure of 100.0%
- 6.3People per householdBelow the Lahore figure of 6.4
- 110.68Men per 100 womenBelow the Lahore figure of 112.47
- 2.66%Population growth a yearAbove the Lahore figure of 2.65%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 1,402,623 | 52.5% |
| Women | 1,267,311 | 47.5% |
| Transgender people | 206 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in towns and cities | 2,670,140 | 100.0% |
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 | 81.2% |
| Men | 82.6% |
| Women | 79.6% |
| Urban | 81.2% |
120,025 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Shalimar
- What is the population of Shalimar Tehsil?
- Shalimar Tehsil had 2,670,140 people in the 2023 census. That is the 3rd largest of the 5 tehsils in Lahore, and 20.5% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 2,281,557, so there are 388,583 more people now.
- How fast is Shalimar growing?
- The population of Shalimar grew 2.66% 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 Shalimar?
- Shalimar covers 272 square kilometres. That works out at 9,816.7 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.3 people on average.
- How many people in Shalimar live in towns and cities?
- Everyone counted in Shalimar lives in a town or city, all 2,670,140 of them. That makes it 100.0% urban, against 100.0% for Lahore.
- How many men and women live in Shalimar?
- The census counted 1,402,623 men and 1,267,311 women in Shalimar. It also counted 206 transgender people. That is 110.68 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Shalimar?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Shalimar was 81.2%. It was 82.6% for men and 79.6% for women, a gap of 3.0 percentage points.
- Where does Shalimar rank by population?
- Shalimar ranks 5th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.