Bhera Tehsil
Bhera Tehsil in Sargodha has 384,403 people and covers 504 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Bhera
384,403
People counted in the 2023 census
7th of 7 tehsils in Sargodha. 8.9% of Sargodha
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 384,403 |
| 2017 | 314,369 |
Key numbers
- 504 sq kmArea8.6% of Sargodha
- 762.7People per sq kmAbove the Sargodha figure of 740.2
- 29.1%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Sargodha figure of 37.1%
- 5.9People per householdBelow the Sargodha figure of 6.3
- 101.58Men per 100 womenBelow the Sargodha figure of 102.53
- 3.42%Population growth a yearAbove the Sargodha figure of 2.70%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 193,699 | 50.4% |
| Women | 190,691 | 49.6% |
| Transgender people | 13 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 272,701 | 70.9% |
| People in towns and cities | 111,702 | 29.1% |
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 | 67.4% |
| Men | 74.8% |
| Women | 59.8% |
| Rural | 62.1% |
| Urban | 79.9% |
18,931 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Bhera
- What is the population of Bhera Tehsil?
- Bhera Tehsil had 384,403 people in the 2023 census. That is the 7th largest of the 7 tehsils in Sargodha, and 8.9% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 314,369, so there are 70,034 more people now.
- How fast is Bhera growing?
- The population of Bhera grew 3.42% 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 Bhera?
- Bhera covers 504 square kilometres. That works out at 762.7 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 5.9 people on average.
- How many people in Bhera live in towns and cities?
- 111,702 people in Bhera live in towns and cities and 272,701 live in villages. That makes it 29.1% urban, against 37.1% for Sargodha.
- How many men and women live in Bhera?
- The census counted 193,699 men and 190,691 women in Bhera. It also counted 13 transgender people. That is 101.58 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Bhera?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Bhera was 67.4%. It was 74.8% for men and 59.8% for women, a gap of 15.0 percentage points.
- Where does Bhera rank by population?
- Bhera ranks 212th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.