According to the National Population and Housing Census carried out in 2007, the population of the town was 233,224. Out of this 116,232 (49.84%) were males and 116,992 (50.16%) were females. Regarding age distribution 70,744 (30.35%) were within the age group of 0-15 years 150,761 (64%) 16-60 years and 11,714 (5.02%) 60 years and above. The average household size in the town is calculated to be 5.