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Gujar Khan Tehsil
Gujar Khan Tehsil in Rawalpindi has 781,578 people and covers 1,457 sq km.
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781,578
People counted in the 2023 census
2nd of 7 tehsils in Rawalpindi. 12.8% of Rawalpindi
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 781,578 |
| 2017 | 678,062 |
Key numbers
- 1,457 sq kmArea27.6% of Rawalpindi
- 536.4People per sq kmBelow the Rawalpindi figure of 1,157.8
- 16.7%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Rawalpindi figure of 68.8%
- 5.9People per householdBelow the Rawalpindi figure of 6.1
- 96.09Men per 100 womenBelow the Rawalpindi figure of 103.39
- 2.40%Population growth a yearAbove the Rawalpindi figure of 2.10%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 382,935 | 49.0% |
| Women | 398,536 | 51.0% |
| Transgender people | 107 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 651,057 | 83.3% |
| People in towns and cities | 130,521 | 16.7% |
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 | 79.7% |
| Men | 86.4% |
| Women | 73.3% |
| Rural | 79.7% |
| Urban | 79.9% |
24,477 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
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The PakBus GTFS feed listed 2 routes in 1 service for Gujarkhan on : Green Electric Bus. These are route records, not a count of journeys or a live service status. City names follow PakBus and do not define census boundaries.
Common questions about Gujar Khan
- What is the population of Gujar Khan Tehsil?
- Gujar Khan Tehsil had 781,578 people in the 2023 census. That is the 2nd largest of the 7 tehsils in Rawalpindi, and 12.8% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 678,062, so there are 103,516 more people now.
- How fast is Gujar Khan growing?
- The population of Gujar Khan grew 2.40% 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 Gujar Khan?
- Gujar Khan covers 1,457 square kilometres. That works out at 536.4 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 5.9 people on average.
- How many people in Gujar Khan live in towns and cities?
- 130,521 people in Gujar Khan live in towns and cities and 651,057 live in villages. That makes it 16.7% urban, against 68.8% for Rawalpindi.
- How many men and women live in Gujar Khan?
- The census counted 382,935 men and 398,536 women in Gujar Khan. It also counted 107 transgender people. That is 96.09 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Gujar Khan?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Gujar Khan was 79.7%. It was 86.4% for men and 73.3% for women, a gap of 13.1 percentage points.
- Where does Gujar Khan rank by population?
- Gujar Khan ranks 85th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.