According to the national population and housing census carried out in 2007, the population of the town was 120,960. Out of this 60,824 (50%) were male and 60,136 (50%) were female. Regarding age distribution 37,055 (31%) were within the age group of 0-15 years, 80,083 (66%) 16-60 years, and 3,822 (3% )61 years and above. The population growth rates at medium 3.75%, while household size in the town was calculated to be 4.
