Gwadar Tehsil
Gwadar Tehsil
تحصیل گوادر | |
|---|---|
Tehsil | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Balochistan |
| District | Gwadar |
| Capital | Gwadar |
| Union councils | ... |
| Government | |
| • Type | Tehsil Municipal Administration |
| • Administrator | ... |
| • Municipal Officer | ... |
| Area | |
• Tehsil | 2,590 km2 (1,000 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Tehsil | 147,673 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 70,852 (47.96%) |
| • Rural | 76,821 (52.04%) |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
Gwadar Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل گوادر) is an administrative subdivision located in the Gwadar District of Balochistan, Pakistan. Situated on the southwestern coast of Pakistan along the Arabian Sea.
Geography
Gwadar Tehsil is located on the southwestern coast of Pakistan, in the Balochistan province. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the south.
Demographics
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | 14,304 | — |
| 1972 | 27,473 | +6.11% |
| 1981 | 33,404 | +2.20% |
| 1998 | 72,614 | +4.67% |
| 2017 | 137,695 | +3.43% |
| 2023 | 147,673 | +1.17% |
| Sources:[3] | ||
According to the 2023 census, Gwadar Tehsil had a population of 147,673 people.[4] The majority of the population was Baloch. The total literacy rate is 51.60%, male literacy rate is 58.69% and female literacy rate is 43.61%.[5]
See Also
References
- ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: Balochistan" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, Balochistan" (PDF).
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ^ "TABLE 12 : LITERACY RATE AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION AGE (5-16) BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, TOTAL RURAL URBAN, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).