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Moro Tehsil
Moro Tehsil in Naushahro Feroze has 408,148 people and covers 609 sq km.
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Map of Moro
408,148
People counted in the 2023 census
2nd of 5 tehsils in Naushahro Feroze. 23.0% of Naushahro Feroze
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 408,148 |
| 2017 | 368,579 |
Key numbers
- 609 sq kmArea20.7% of Naushahro Feroze
- 670.2People per sq kmAbove the Naushahro Feroze figure of 603.2
- 35.0%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Naushahro Feroze figure of 28.5%
- 5.3People per householdBelow the Naushahro Feroze figure of 5.5
- 104.03Men per 100 womenAbove the Naushahro Feroze figure of 103.00
- 1.72%Population growth a yearAbove the Naushahro Feroze figure of 1.64%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 208,097 | 51.0% |
| Women | 200,028 | 49.0% |
| Transgender people | 23 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 265,463 | 65.0% |
| People in towns and cities | 142,685 | 35.0% |
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 | 53.9% |
| Men | 64.4% |
| Women | 42.9% |
| Rural | 47.9% |
| Urban | 64.4% |
48,179 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Moro
- What is the population of Moro Tehsil?
- Moro Tehsil had 408,148 people in the 2023 census. That is the 2nd largest of the 5 tehsils in Naushahro Feroze, and 23.0% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 368,579, so there are 39,569 more people now.
- How fast is Moro growing?
- The population of Moro grew 1.72% 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 Moro?
- Moro covers 609 square kilometres. That works out at 670.2 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 5.3 people on average.
- How many people in Moro live in towns and cities?
- 142,685 people in Moro live in towns and cities and 265,463 live in villages. That makes it 35.0% urban, against 28.5% for Naushahro Feroze.
- How many men and women live in Moro?
- The census counted 208,097 men and 200,028 women in Moro. It also counted 23 transgender people. That is 104.03 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Moro?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Moro was 53.9%. It was 64.4% for men and 42.9% for women, a gap of 21.5 percentage points.
- Where does Moro rank by population?
- Moro ranks 198th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.