People
Of District Abbottabad
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Population of District Abbottabad
The total population of District
Abbottabad was 881,000 according to the Census of 1998. The annual growth rate
of population during 1981-1998 was 1.82%. Population density is 447.7 persons
per Sq. KM in March 1998.
The ratio of urban and rural
population is 18:82. The gender ratio (i.e. the number of males per hundred
females) of the District is 100.2, where it is 94.96 in rural areas and 128.08
in urban areas.
The literacy rate of the
District is 56.61. The table below gives the ratio by gender and rural/urban
for 1998 Census.
Literacy ratio by Gender and Rural/Urban Areas,
1998
| Area |
Male |
Female |
Both Genders |
| Rural |
71.33 |
34.18 |
51.85 |
| Urban |
85.69 |
64.71 |
76.73 |
| All Areas |
74.52 |
39.11 |
56.61 |
According to the 1998 Census,
out of the total educated persons 31.60% had passed primary, 19.39% middle and
18.45% matriculation. After matriculation the percentage falls to 5.54% for
intermediate, 3.21% for graduate and 1.14% for postgraduate.
The economically active
population of the Abbottabad District to the total population comprised about
176,000 souls or 19.99%. Out of this 97.72% are males and 2.28% are
females.