Sukkur City Tehsil
Sukkur City Tehsil in Sukkur has 267,108 people and covers 250 sq km.
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Map of Sukkur
267,108
People counted in the 2023 census
4th of 5 tehsils in Sukkur. 16.3% of Sukkur
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 267,108 |
| 2017 | 231,459 |
Key numbers
- 250 sq kmArea4.8% of Sukkur
- 1,068.4People per sq kmAbove the Sukkur figure of 317.5
- 100.0%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Sukkur figure of 49.7%
- 6.7People per householdAbove the Sukkur figure of 6.1
- 111.83Men per 100 womenBelow the Sukkur figure of 113.04
- 2.42%Population growth a yearAbove the Sukkur figure of 1.63%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 141,007 | 52.8% |
| Women | 126,087 | 47.2% |
| Transgender people | 14 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in towns and cities | 267,108 | 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 | 79.4% |
| Men | 84.0% |
| Women | 74.4% |
| Urban | 79.4% |
18,033 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCity infrastructure mapped in OpenStreetMap
- Schools16
- Universities1
- Hospitals11
- Industrial areas3
Common questions about Sukkur City
- What is the population of Sukkur City Tehsil?
- Sukkur City Tehsil had 267,108 people in the 2023 census. That is the 4th largest of the 5 tehsils in Sukkur, and 16.3% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 231,459, so there are 35,649 more people now.
- How fast is Sukkur City growing?
- The population of Sukkur City grew 2.42% 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 Sukkur City?
- Sukkur City covers 250 square kilometres. That works out at 1,068.4 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.7 people on average.
- How many people in Sukkur City live in towns and cities?
- Everyone counted in Sukkur City lives in a town or city, all 267,108 of them. That makes it 100.0% urban, against 49.7% for Sukkur.
- How many men and women live in Sukkur City?
- The census counted 141,007 men and 126,087 women in Sukkur City. It also counted 14 transgender people. That is 111.83 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Sukkur City?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Sukkur City was 79.4%. It was 84.0% for men and 74.4% for women, a gap of 9.6 percentage points.
- Where does Sukkur City rank by population?
- Sukkur City ranks 295th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.
- How many schools are mapped in Sukkur?
- The stored rectangular extent around Sukkur contained 16 OpenStreetMap features tagged as schools on 2026-07-27. This is a count of mapped features, not an estimate of every operating school.