Sobho Dero Tehsil
Sobho Dero Tehsil in Khairpur has 293,160 people and covers 504 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Sobho Dero
293,160
People counted in the 2023 census
5th of 8 tehsils in Khairpur. 11.3% of Khairpur
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 293,160 |
| 2017 | 275,186 |
Key numbers
- 504 sq kmArea3.2% of Khairpur
- 581.7People per sq kmAbove the Khairpur figure of 163.3
- 34.6%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Khairpur figure of 32.5%
- 6.1People per householdAbove the Khairpur figure of 5.7
- 101.54Men per 100 womenBelow the Khairpur figure of 102.69
- 1.06%Population growth a yearBelow the Khairpur figure of 1.29%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 147,695 | 50.4% |
| Women | 145,457 | 49.6% |
| Transgender people | 8 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 191,852 | 65.4% |
| People in towns and cities | 101,308 | 34.6% |
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 | 49.9% |
| Men | 62.8% |
| Women | 36.7% |
| Rural | 47.0% |
| Urban | 55.3% |
38,004 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Sobho Dero
- What is the population of Sobho Dero Tehsil?
- Sobho Dero Tehsil had 293,160 people in the 2023 census. That is the 5th largest of the 8 tehsils in Khairpur, and 11.3% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 275,186, so there are 17,974 more people now.
- How fast is Sobho Dero growing?
- The population of Sobho Dero grew 1.06% 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 Sobho Dero?
- Sobho Dero covers 504 square kilometres. That works out at 581.7 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.1 people on average.
- How many people in Sobho Dero live in towns and cities?
- 101,308 people in Sobho Dero live in towns and cities and 191,852 live in villages. That makes it 34.6% urban, against 32.5% for Khairpur.
- How many men and women live in Sobho Dero?
- The census counted 147,695 men and 145,457 women in Sobho Dero. It also counted 8 transgender people. That is 101.54 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Sobho Dero?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Sobho Dero was 49.9%. It was 62.8% for men and 36.7% for women, a gap of 26.1 percentage points.
- Where does Sobho Dero rank by population?
- Sobho Dero ranks 278th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.