Layyah Tehsil
Layyah Tehsil in Layyah has 1,118,575 people and covers 1,712 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Layyah
1,118,575
People counted in the 2023 census
1st of 3 tehsils in Layyah. 53.2% of Layyah
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,118,575 |
| 2017 | 977,088 |
Key numbers
- 1,712 sq kmArea27.2% of Layyah
- 653.4People per sq kmAbove the Layyah figure of 334.3
- 21.3%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Layyah figure of 18.4%
- 5.9People per householdBelow the Layyah figure of 6.1
- 105.62Men per 100 womenBelow the Layyah figure of 106.23
- 2.29%Population growth a yearBelow the Layyah figure of 2.40%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 574,543 | 51.4% |
| Women | 543,986 | 48.6% |
| Transgender people | 46 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 879,925 | 78.7% |
| People in towns and cities | 238,650 | 21.3% |
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 | 62.3% |
| Men | 71.2% |
| Women | 52.9% |
| Rural | 57.8% |
| Urban | 78.2% |
73,614 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Layyah
- What is the population of Layyah Tehsil?
- Layyah Tehsil had 1,118,575 people in the 2023 census. That is the 1st largest of the 3 tehsils in Layyah, and 53.2% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 977,088, so there are 141,487 more people now.
- How fast is Layyah growing?
- The population of Layyah grew 2.29% 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 Layyah?
- Layyah covers 1,712 square kilometres. That works out at 653.4 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 5.9 people on average.
- How many people in Layyah live in towns and cities?
- 238,650 people in Layyah live in towns and cities and 879,925 live in villages. That makes it 21.3% urban, against 18.4% for Layyah.
- How many men and women live in Layyah?
- The census counted 574,543 men and 543,986 women in Layyah. It also counted 46 transgender people. That is 105.62 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Layyah?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Layyah was 62.3%. It was 71.2% for men and 52.9% for women, a gap of 18.3 percentage points.
- Where does Layyah rank by population?
- Layyah ranks 42nd of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.