Sambrial Tehsil
Sambrial Tehsil in Sialkot has 460,280 people and covers 450 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Sambrial
460,280
People counted in the 2023 census
4th of 4 tehsils in Sialkot. 10.2% of Sialkot
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 460,280 |
| 2017 | 410,823 |
Key numbers
- 450 sq kmArea14.9% of Sialkot
- 1,022.8People per sq kmBelow the Sialkot figure of 1,491.8
- 30.8%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Sialkot figure of 32.9%
- 6.4People per householdBelow the Sialkot figure of 6.7
- 101.21Men per 100 womenBelow the Sialkot figure of 102.58
- 1.92%Population growth a yearBelow the Sialkot figure of 2.44%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 231,496 | 50.3% |
| Women | 228,723 | 49.7% |
| Transgender people | 61 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 318,373 | 69.2% |
| People in towns and cities | 141,907 | 30.8% |
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 | 79.9% |
| Men | 81.8% |
| Women | 78.0% |
| Rural | 78.7% |
| Urban | 82.6% |
16,294 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Sambrial
- What is the population of Sambrial Tehsil?
- Sambrial Tehsil had 460,280 people in the 2023 census. That is the 4th largest of the 4 tehsils in Sialkot, and 10.2% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 410,823, so there are 49,457 more people now.
- How fast is Sambrial growing?
- The population of Sambrial grew 1.92% 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 Sambrial?
- Sambrial covers 450 square kilometres. That works out at 1,022.8 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.4 people on average.
- How many people in Sambrial live in towns and cities?
- 141,907 people in Sambrial live in towns and cities and 318,373 live in villages. That makes it 30.8% urban, against 32.9% for Sialkot.
- How many men and women live in Sambrial?
- The census counted 231,496 men and 228,723 women in Sambrial. It also counted 61 transgender people. That is 101.21 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Sambrial?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Sambrial was 79.9%. It was 81.8% for men and 78.0% for women, a gap of 3.9 percentage points.
- Where does Sambrial rank by population?
- Sambrial ranks 168th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.