According to the National Population and Housing Census carried out in 2007, the population of the town was 65,231. Out of this, 31.668 (48.5%) were males and 33,563 (51.4%) were females. Regarding age distribution, 18,853 (28.9%) were within the age group of 0-15 years, 43,010 (65.9 %) 16-60 years, and 3,368 (5%) 61 years and above. The average household size in the town was calculated to be 3.3, while the annual population growth rate at medium variant was estimated to be 1.8 %.