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Dahli Tehsil
Dahli Tehsil in Tharparkar has 326,034 people and covers 2,126 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Dahli
326,034
People counted in the 2023 census
2nd of 7 tehsils in Tharparkar. 18.3% of Tharparkar
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 326,034 |
| 2017 | 305,529 |
Key numbers
- 2,126 sq kmArea10.8% of Tharparkar
- 153.4People per sq kmAbove the Tharparkar figure of 90.6
- 3.0%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Tharparkar figure of 8.1%
- 6.1People per householdAbove the Tharparkar figure of 5.4
- 114.01Men per 100 womenAbove the Tharparkar figure of 109.21
- 1.09%Population growth a yearBelow the Tharparkar figure of 1.29%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 173,689 | 53.3% |
| Women | 152,345 | 46.7% |
| Transgender people | 0 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 316,363 | 97.0% |
| People in towns and cities | 9,671 | 3.0% |
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 | 31.5% |
| Men | 41.5% |
| Women | 20.9% |
| Rural | 31.4% |
| Urban | 33.6% |
88,325 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Dahli
- What is the population of Dahli Tehsil?
- Dahli Tehsil had 326,034 people in the 2023 census. That is the 2nd largest of the 7 tehsils in Tharparkar, and 18.3% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 305,529, so there are 20,505 more people now.
- How fast is Dahli growing?
- The population of Dahli grew 1.09% 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 Dahli?
- Dahli covers 2,126 square kilometres. That works out at 153.4 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 6.1 people on average.
- How many people in Dahli live in towns and cities?
- 9,671 people in Dahli live in towns and cities and 316,363 live in villages. That makes it 3.0% urban, against 8.1% for Tharparkar.
- How many men and women live in Dahli?
- The census counted 173,689 men and 152,345 women in Dahli. That is 114.01 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Dahli?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Dahli was 31.5%. It was 41.5% for men and 20.9% for women, a gap of 20.6 percentage points.
- Where does Dahli rank by population?
- Dahli ranks 256th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.