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Chachro Tehsil
Chachro Tehsil in Tharparkar has 371,769 people and covers 3,386 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Chachro
371,769
People counted in the 2023 census
1st of 7 tehsils in Tharparkar. 20.9% of Tharparkar
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 371,769 |
| 2017 | 350,807 |
Key numbers
- 3,386 sq kmArea17.2% of Tharparkar
- 109.8People per sq kmAbove the Tharparkar figure of 90.6
- 6.8%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Tharparkar figure of 8.1%
- 5.8People per householdAbove the Tharparkar figure of 5.4
- 109.73Men per 100 womenAbove the Tharparkar figure of 109.21
- 0.97%Population growth a yearBelow the Tharparkar figure of 1.29%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 194,503 | 52.3% |
| Women | 177,252 | 47.7% |
| Transgender people | 14 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 346,460 | 93.2% |
| People in towns and cities | 25,309 | 6.8% |
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 | 31.1% |
| Men | 41.9% |
| Women | 19.6% |
| Rural | 29.6% |
| Urban | 49.2% |
91,083 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Chachro
- What is the population of Chachro Tehsil?
- Chachro Tehsil had 371,769 people in the 2023 census. That is the 1st largest of the 7 tehsils in Tharparkar, and 20.9% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 350,807, so there are 20,962 more people now.
- How fast is Chachro growing?
- The population of Chachro grew 0.97% 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 Chachro?
- Chachro covers 3,386 square kilometres. That works out at 109.8 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 5.8 people on average.
- How many people in Chachro live in towns and cities?
- 25,309 people in Chachro live in towns and cities and 346,460 live in villages. That makes it 6.8% urban, against 8.1% for Tharparkar.
- How many men and women live in Chachro?
- The census counted 194,503 men and 177,252 women in Chachro. It also counted 14 transgender people. That is 109.73 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Chachro?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Chachro was 31.1%. It was 41.9% for men and 19.6% for women, a gap of 22.3 percentage points.
- Where does Chachro rank by population?
- Chachro ranks 226th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.