Piplan Tehsil
Piplan Tehsil in Mianwali has 475,763 people and covers 1,288 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Piplan
475,763
People counted in the 2023 census
2nd of 3 tehsils in Mianwali. 26.5% of Mianwali
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 475,763 |
| 2017 | 402,050 |
Key numbers
- 1,288 sq kmArea22.1% of Mianwali
- 369.4People per sq kmAbove the Mianwali figure of 307.9
- 22.3%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Mianwali figure of 20.2%
- 6.2People per householdAbove the Mianwali figure of 6.0
- 106.91Men per 100 womenAbove the Mianwali figure of 104.32
- 2.85%Population growth a yearAbove the Mianwali figure of 2.60%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 245,813 | 51.7% |
| Women | 229,922 | 48.3% |
| Transgender people | 28 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 369,492 | 77.7% |
| People in towns and cities | 106,271 | 22.3% |
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 | 63.5% |
| Men | 76.0% |
| Women | 50.0% |
| Rural | 61.3% |
| Urban | 70.5% |
37,149 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Piplan
- What is the population of Piplan Tehsil?
- Piplan Tehsil had 475,763 people in the 2023 census. That is the 2nd largest of the 3 tehsils in Mianwali, and 26.5% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 402,050, so there are 73,713 more people now.
- How fast is Piplan growing?
- The population of Piplan grew 2.85% 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 Piplan?
- Piplan covers 1,288 square kilometres. That works out at 369.4 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.2 people on average.
- How many people in Piplan live in towns and cities?
- 106,271 people in Piplan live in towns and cities and 369,492 live in villages. That makes it 22.3% urban, against 20.2% for Mianwali.
- How many men and women live in Piplan?
- The census counted 245,813 men and 229,922 women in Piplan. It also counted 28 transgender people. That is 106.91 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Piplan?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Piplan was 63.5%. It was 76.0% for men and 50.0% for women, a gap of 26.0 percentage points.
- Where does Piplan rank by population?
- Piplan ranks 160th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.