PlacesSindhKarachi CentralTehsil
Gulberg Tehsil
Gulberg Tehsil in Karachi Central has 613,724 people and covers 14 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Gulberg
613,724
People counted in the 2023 census
3rd of 5 tehsils in Karachi Central. 16.1% of Karachi Central
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 613,724 |
| 2017 | 496,094 |
Key numbers
- 14 sq kmArea20.3% of Karachi Central
- 43,837.4People per sq kmBelow the Karachi Central figure of 55,396.0
- 100.0%Share living in towns and citiesSame as the Karachi Central figure of 100.0%
- 5.7People per householdBelow the Karachi Central figure of 5.8
- 114.80Men per 100 womenAbove the Karachi Central figure of 112.01
- 3.62%Population growth a yearBelow the Karachi Central figure of 4.30%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 327,979 | 53.4% |
| Women | 285,684 | 46.5% |
| Transgender people | 61 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in towns and cities | 613,724 | 100.0% |
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 | 89.9% |
| Men | 89.4% |
| Women | 90.5% |
| Urban | 89.9% |
26,410 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Gulberg
- What is the population of Gulberg Tehsil?
- Gulberg Tehsil had 613,724 people in the 2023 census. That is the 3rd largest of the 5 tehsils in Karachi Central, and 16.1% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 496,094, so there are 117,630 more people now.
- How fast is Gulberg growing?
- The population of Gulberg grew 3.62% 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 Gulberg?
- Gulberg covers 14 square kilometres. That works out at 43,837.4 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 5.7 people on average.
- How many people in Gulberg live in towns and cities?
- Everyone counted in Gulberg lives in a town or city, all 613,724 of them. That makes it 100.0% urban, against 100.0% for Karachi Central.
- How many men and women live in Gulberg?
- The census counted 327,979 men and 285,684 women in Gulberg. It also counted 61 transgender people. That is 114.80 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Gulberg?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Gulberg was 89.9%. It was 89.4% for men and 90.5% for women, a gap of 1.1 percentage points.
- Where does Gulberg rank by population?
- Gulberg ranks 116th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.