PlacesSindhKarachi SouthTehsil
Garden Tehsil
Garden Tehsil in Karachi South has 502,819 people and covers 4 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Garden
502,819
People counted in the 2023 census
2nd of 5 tehsils in Karachi South. 21.6% of Karachi South
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 502,819 |
| 2017 | 363,967 |
Key numbers
- 4 sq kmArea3.3% of Karachi South
- 125,704.8People per sq kmAbove the Karachi South figure of 19,096.4
- 100.0%Share living in towns and citiesSame as the Karachi South figure of 100.0%
- 5.6People per householdAbove the Karachi South figure of 5.4
- 109.89Men per 100 womenBelow the Karachi South figure of 114.00
- 5.55%Population growth a yearAbove the Karachi South figure of 4.71%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 263,232 | 52.4% |
| Women | 239,546 | 47.6% |
| Transgender people | 41 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in towns and cities | 502,819 | 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 | 84.5% |
| Men | 85.3% |
| Women | 83.6% |
| Urban | 84.5% |
29,937 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Garden
- What is the population of Garden Tehsil?
- Garden Tehsil had 502,819 people in the 2023 census. That is the 2nd largest of the 5 tehsils in Karachi South, and 21.6% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 363,967, so there are 138,852 more people now.
- How fast is Garden growing?
- The population of Garden grew 5.55% 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 Garden?
- Garden covers 4 square kilometres. That works out at 125,704.8 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 5.6 people on average.
- How many people in Garden live in towns and cities?
- Everyone counted in Garden lives in a town or city, all 502,819 of them. That makes it 100.0% urban, against 100.0% for Karachi South.
- How many men and women live in Garden?
- The census counted 263,232 men and 239,546 women in Garden. It also counted 41 transgender people. That is 109.89 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Garden?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Garden was 84.5%. It was 85.3% for men and 83.6% for women, a gap of 1.7 percentage points.
- Where does Garden rank by population?
- Garden ranks 146th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.