Muzaffarabad

Muzaffarabad is listed under Muzaffarabad. The Azad Jammu & Kashmir Statistical Year Book 2023 reports 499,798 people in the 2017 census for Muzaffarabad tehsil. Although the yearbook was published for 2023, these are 2017 census figures, not a 2023 count or a current estimate.

Muzaffarabad: 2017 census profile

Population: 499,798
Households: 83,088
Area: 904 square kilometres
Reported density: 553 people per square kilometre

Using this tehsil reference

The figures apply to the named tehsil as reported in the 2017 census table, including settlements within that reporting unit. They are not a count for only the town centre. Administrative boundaries may have changed since the census. Follow the parent district link for related areas; postal codes must be checked for the particular locality or post office.

Source and reference date

AJK Statistical Year Book 2023, Table 15.15, printed page 172, row Muzaffarabad. Census year: 2017. Publisher: Bureau of Statistics, Planning & Development Department, AJK. Source checked: 30 October 2026.

Administrative context

This directory lists Muzaffarabad as a tehsil under Muzaffarabad. Follow the parent link to explore the wider area.

Other tehsils listed under Muzaffarabad

Naseerabad

Location details

Type: Tehsil
Local name: مظفر آباد
Country: Pakistan

Map reference point

This marker shows the saved reference coordinates for Muzaffarabad. It is not an administrative boundary, a verified office entrance or a navigation destination.

Latitude: 34.264000 Longitude: 73.610000

Record source / review note: 2026-05-19 (Open Admin Data / OCHA COD-AB). This is the saved record note, not a new verification of the point.

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