PlacesSindhKarachi EastTehsil
Ferozabad Tehsil
Ferozabad Tehsil in Karachi East has 1,167,692 people and covers 20 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Ferozabad
1,167,692
People counted in the 2023 census
1st of 4 tehsils in Karachi East. 29.8% of Karachi East
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,167,692 |
| 2017 | 761,631 |
Key numbers
- 20 sq kmArea14.4% of Karachi East
- 58,384.6People per sq kmAbove the Karachi East figure of 28,214.0
- 100.0%Share living in towns and citiesSame as the Karachi East figure of 100.0%
- 6.4People per householdAbove the Karachi East figure of 5.9
- 116.35Men per 100 womenAbove the Karachi East figure of 113.51
- 7.40%Population growth a yearAbove the Karachi East figure of 5.32%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 627,873 | 53.8% |
| Women | 539,635 | 46.2% |
| Transgender people | 184 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in towns and cities | 1,167,692 | 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 | 83.0% |
| Men | 84.0% |
| Women | 81.8% |
| Urban | 83.0% |
76,438 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Ferozabad
- What is the population of Ferozabad Tehsil?
- Ferozabad Tehsil had 1,167,692 people in the 2023 census. That is the 1st largest of the 4 tehsils in Karachi East, and 29.8% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 761,631, so there are 406,061 more people now.
- How fast is Ferozabad growing?
- The population of Ferozabad grew 7.40% 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 Ferozabad?
- Ferozabad covers 20 square kilometres. That works out at 58,384.6 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.4 people on average.
- How many people in Ferozabad live in towns and cities?
- Everyone counted in Ferozabad lives in a town or city, all 1,167,692 of them. That makes it 100.0% urban, against 100.0% for Karachi East.
- How many men and women live in Ferozabad?
- The census counted 627,873 men and 539,635 women in Ferozabad. It also counted 184 transgender people. That is 116.35 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Ferozabad?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Ferozabad was 83.0%. It was 84.0% for men and 81.8% for women, a gap of 2.2 percentage points.
- Where does Ferozabad rank by population?
- Ferozabad ranks 35th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.