According to the National Population and Housing Census carried out in 2007 by Central Statistical Authority, the population of the town was 62,497. Out of this 29,921 (47.87%) were males and 32,576 (52.1%) were females, 16,325 (26.14%) were within the age group of 0-15 years, 42,185 (67.49%) 16-60 years, and 3,987 (6.37%) 61 years and above. The population growth rate at low variant was 2.4%, while household size in the town is calculated to be 3.2.