Samaro Tehsil
Samaro Tehsil in Umer Kot has 184,051 people and covers 959 sq km.
Tehsil map
Map of Samaro
184,051
People counted in the 2023 census
3rd of 4 tehsils in Umer Kot. 15.9% of Umer Kot
Change since 2017
| Census | People |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 184,051 |
| 2017 | 170,216 |
Key numbers
- 959 sq kmArea17.1% of Umer Kot
- 191.9People per sq kmBelow the Umer Kot figure of 206.8
- 5.2%Share living in towns and citiesBelow the Umer Kot figure of 22.3%
- 5.4People per householdAbove the Umer Kot figure of 5.2
- 110.53Men per 100 womenAbove the Umer Kot figure of 109.73
- 1.31%Population growth a yearAbove the Umer Kot figure of 1.30%
Who lives here
| Group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 96,629 | 52.5% |
| Women | 87,420 | 47.5% |
| Transgender people | 2 | 0.0% |
| People in villages | 174,444 | 94.8% |
| People in towns and cities | 9,607 | 5.2% |
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 | 29.7% |
| Men | 40.7% |
| Women | 17.9% |
| Rural | 26.7% |
| Urban | 75.4% |
39,913 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.
How this place ranks in Pakistan
All rankingsCommon questions about Samaro
- What is the population of Samaro Tehsil?
- Samaro Tehsil had 184,051 people in the 2023 census. That is the 3rd largest of the 4 tehsils in Umer Kot, and 15.9% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 170,216, so there are 13,835 more people now.
- How fast is Samaro growing?
- The population of Samaro grew 1.31% 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 Samaro?
- Samaro covers 959 square kilometres. That works out at 191.9 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 5.4 people on average.
- How many people in Samaro live in towns and cities?
- 9,607 people in Samaro live in towns and cities and 174,444 live in villages. That makes it 5.2% urban, against 22.3% for Umer Kot.
- How many men and women live in Samaro?
- The census counted 96,629 men and 87,420 women in Samaro. It also counted 2 transgender people. That is 110.53 men for every 100 women.
- What is the literacy rate in Samaro?
- The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Samaro was 29.7%. It was 40.7% for men and 17.9% for women, a gap of 22.8 percentage points.
- Where does Samaro rank by population?
- Samaro ranks 356th of 591 tehsils in Pakistan by 2023 census population.