Kotri Tehsil
Kotri Tehsil in Jamshoro has 472,003 people and covers 1,051 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Kotri
472,003
People counted in the 2023 census
1st of 4 tehsils in Jamshoro. 42.2% of Jamshoro
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 472,003 |
| 2017 | 438,063 |
Key numbers
- 1,051 sq kmArea9.4% of Jamshoro
- 449.1People per sq kmAbove the Jamshoro figure of 99.7
- 77.2%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Jamshoro figure of 46.7%
- 5.4People per householdAbove the Jamshoro figure of 5.2
- 107.13Men per 100 womenBelow the Jamshoro figure of 107.20
- 1.25%Population growth a yearBelow the Jamshoro figure of 1.98%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 244,105 | 51.7% |
| Women | 227,856 | 48.3% |
| Transgender people | 42 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 107,585 | 22.8% |
| People in towns and cities | 364,418 | 77.2% |
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 | 57.5% |
| Men | 64.5% |
| Women | 49.8% |
| Rural | 43.1% |
| Urban | 61.6% |
56,348 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Kotri
- What is the population of Kotri Tehsil?
- Kotri Tehsil had 472,003 people in the 2023 census. That is the 1st largest of the 4 tehsils in Jamshoro, and 42.2% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 438,063, so there are 33,940 more people now.
- How fast is Kotri growing?
- The population of Kotri grew 1.25% 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 Kotri?
- Kotri covers 1,051 square kilometres. That works out at 449.1 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 5.4 people on average.
- How many people in Kotri live in towns and cities?
- 364,418 people in Kotri live in towns and cities and 107,585 live in villages. That makes it 77.2% urban, against 46.7% for Jamshoro.
- How many men and women live in Kotri?
- The census counted 244,105 men and 227,856 women in Kotri. It also counted 42 transgender people. That is 107.13 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Kotri?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Kotri was 57.5%. It was 64.5% for men and 49.8% for women, a gap of 14.7 percentage points.
- Where does Kotri rank by population?
- Kotri ranks 164th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.