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Kar Sayaddan Tehsil
Kar Sayaddan Tehsil in Rawalpindi has 242,709 people and covers 459 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Kar Sayaddan
242,709
People counted in the 2023 census
5th of 7 tehsils in Rawalpindi. 4.0% of Rawalpindi
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 242,709 |
| 2017 | 217,061 |
Key numbers
- 459 sq kmArea8.7% of Rawalpindi
- 528.8People per sq kmBelow the Rawalpindi figure of 1,157.8
- 25.1%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Rawalpindi figure of 68.8%
- 5.8People per householdBelow the Rawalpindi figure of 6.1
- 92.22Men per 100 womenBelow the Rawalpindi figure of 103.39
- 1.88%Population growth a yearBelow the Rawalpindi figure of 2.10%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 116,434 | 48.0% |
| Women | 126,259 | 52.0% |
| Transgender people | 16 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 181,768 | 74.9% |
| People in towns and cities | 60,941 | 25.1% |
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 | 82.2% |
| Men | 90.5% |
| Women | 74.8% |
| Rural | 82.5% |
| Urban | 81.3% |
5,763 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Kar Sayaddan
- What is the population of Kar Sayaddan Tehsil?
- Kar Sayaddan Tehsil had 242,709 people in the 2023 census. That is the 5th largest of the 7 tehsils in Rawalpindi, and 4.0% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 217,061, so there are 25,648 more people now.
- How fast is Kar Sayaddan growing?
- The population of Kar Sayaddan grew 1.88% 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 Kar Sayaddan?
- Kar Sayaddan covers 459 square kilometres. That works out at 528.8 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 5.8 people on average.
- How many people in Kar Sayaddan live in towns and cities?
- 60,941 people in Kar Sayaddan live in towns and cities and 181,768 live in villages. That makes it 25.1% urban, against 68.8% for Rawalpindi.
- How many men and women live in Kar Sayaddan?
- The census counted 116,434 men and 126,259 women in Kar Sayaddan. It also counted 16 transgender people. That is 92.22 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Kar Sayaddan?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Kar Sayaddan was 82.2%. It was 90.5% for men and 74.8% for women, a gap of 15.7 percentage points.
- Where does Kar Sayaddan rank by population?
- Kar Sayaddan ranks 314th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.