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 |
|
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | ... | — |
| 1998 | 72,614 | — |
| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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).