Mehar Tehsil
Mehar Tehsil in Dadu has 520,559 people and covers 928 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Mehar
520,559
People counted in the 2023 census
1st of 4 tehsils in Dadu. 29.9% of Dadu
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 520,559 |
| 2017 | 459,859 |
Key numbers
- 928 sq kmArea11.8% of Dadu
- 561.0People per sq kmAbove the Dadu figure of 221.5
- 22.0%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Dadu figure of 25.2%
- 5.1People per householdSame as the Dadu figure of 5.1
- 102.96Men per 100 womenAbove the Dadu figure of 102.95
- 2.09%Population growth a yearAbove the Dadu figure of 1.97%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 264,064 | 50.7% |
| Women | 256,462 | 49.3% |
| Transgender people | 33 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 406,174 | 78.0% |
| People in towns and cities | 114,385 | 22.0% |
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 | 43.0% |
| Men | 51.1% |
| Women | 34.7% |
| Rural | 37.9% |
| Urban | 60.5% |
82,389 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Mehar
- What is the population of Mehar Tehsil?
- Mehar Tehsil had 520,559 people in the 2023 census. That is the 1st largest of the 4 tehsils in Dadu, and 29.9% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 459,859, so there are 60,700 more people now.
- How fast is Mehar growing?
- The population of Mehar grew 2.09% 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 Mehar?
- Mehar covers 928 square kilometres. That works out at 561.0 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 5.1 people on average.
- How many people in Mehar live in towns and cities?
- 114,385 people in Mehar live in towns and cities and 406,174 live in villages. That makes it 22.0% urban, against 25.2% for Dadu.
- How many men and women live in Mehar?
- The census counted 264,064 men and 256,462 women in Mehar. It also counted 33 transgender people. That is 102.96 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Mehar?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Mehar was 43.0%. It was 51.1% for men and 34.7% for women, a gap of 16.5 percentage points.
- Where does Mehar rank by population?
- Mehar ranks 138th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.