Pakistan tehsil wealth, population and satellite indicators

Tehsil-level (ADM3) satellite measures: relative wealth, population, night-lights.

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Source
Meta/Data for Good RWI, WorldPop 2020, NOAA VIIRS DNB monthly composites
Rows in this release
553
Units
Vary by field or series; see definitions below.
Catalogue generated
2026-09-13
Pakistan tehsil wealth, population and satellite indicators — data dictionary
FieldTypeDefinition
tehsil_idVARCHARGADM/ADM3 identifier — joins to tehsil_nightlights.tehsil_id
nameVARCHARtehsil name
dkVARCHARdistrict_key of the parent district (joins to district_indicators)
provVARCHARprovince
areaDOUBLEarea, km²
rwiDOUBLEMeta Relative Wealth Index (mean, population-weighted)
rwi_pctDOUBLEpercentile of rwi within Pakistan
popBIGINTpopulation (WorldPop 2020, UN-adjusted)
popdensDOUBLEpeople per km²
nl_growthDOUBLE% change in radiance, first to last available year
nl_lowcBIGINT1 if radiance is near the noise floor (treat growth as unreliable)
nl_latestDOUBLEradiance in the most recent June (VIIRS, nW/cm²/sr)
nl_yearBIGINTthe year nl_latest refers to

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