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Gulzar-E-Hijri Tehsil
Gulzar-E-Hijri Tehsil in Karachi East has 1,118,534 people and covers 79 sq km.
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1,118,534
People counted in the 2023 census
2nd of 4 tehsils in Karachi East. 28.5% of Karachi East
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,118,534 |
| 2017 | 792,451 |
Key numbers
- 79 sq kmArea56.8% of Karachi East
- 14,158.7People per sq kmBelow the Karachi East figure of 28,214.0
- 100.0%Share living in towns and citiesSame as the Karachi East figure of 100.0%
- 5.7People per householdBelow the Karachi East figure of 5.9
- 116.31Men per 100 womenAbove the Karachi East figure of 113.51
- 5.93%Population growth a yearAbove the Karachi East figure of 5.32%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 601,404 | 53.8% |
| Women | 517,052 | 46.2% |
| Transgender people | 78 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in towns and cities | 1,118,534 | 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 | 64.7% |
| Men | 67.1% |
| Women | 62.0% |
| Urban | 64.7% |
131,820 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Gulzar-E-Hijri
- What is the population of Gulzar-E-Hijri Tehsil?
- Gulzar-E-Hijri Tehsil had 1,118,534 people in the 2023 census. That is the 2nd largest of the 4 tehsils in Karachi East, and 28.5% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 792,451, so there are 326,083 more people now.
- How fast is Gulzar-E-Hijri growing?
- The population of Gulzar-E-Hijri grew 5.93% 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 Gulzar-E-Hijri?
- Gulzar-E-Hijri covers 79 square kilometres. That works out at 14,158.7 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 5.7 people on average.
- How many people in Gulzar-E-Hijri live in towns and cities?
- Everyone counted in Gulzar-E-Hijri lives in a town or city, all 1,118,534 of them. That makes it 100.0% urban, against 100.0% for Karachi East.
- How many men and women live in Gulzar-E-Hijri?
- The census counted 601,404 men and 517,052 women in Gulzar-E-Hijri. It also counted 78 transgender people. That is 116.31 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Gulzar-E-Hijri?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Gulzar-E-Hijri was 64.7%. It was 67.1% for men and 62.0% for women, a gap of 5.0 percentage points.
- Where does Gulzar-E-Hijri rank by population?
- Gulzar-E-Hijri ranks 43rd of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.