Sidi Boulkhalf

سيدي بولخلف

Rural commune in the cercle of Oultana, province of Azilal, Béni Mellal-Khénifra.

Population, 2024
16,229
Since 2014
+3.9%from 15,625 in 2014
Density
94.9people per km², 171 km²
Households
3,028
Rank
406406th most populous of 1,503 communes13th of 44 in its province

Since 2014, households with running water went from 30.0% to 87.1%. Across Morocco, the rise was 10 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Ait Aadel. Darija: 34.9% here, 40.2% there; household size: 5.4 here, 5.4 there; aged 0 to 14: 34.2% here, 33.1% there.

Compare it with Ait Aadel

One of 39 communes where at least 1% of workers commute by train.

Where it is

Its province, shaded by density, and where that sits in Morocco.

How it changed

Every commune, by how much it grew or shrank between the censuses. The line is Sidi Boulkhalf.

Sidi Boulkhalf +3.9%

Morocco +8.8%

People and homes

What the census found about the people and their homes. What each figure means · Glossary

Can’t read or write
43.1%aged 10 and over59.4% in 201455.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment
20.2%3.1% in 20146.8% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force
37.4%aged 15 and over43.8% in 20141.1% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11
92.7%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility
3.25children per woman3.63 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability
4.2%of people5.6% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size
5.4people on average7.2 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water
87.1%of settled households30.0% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

Men and women by age, each as a share of their own.

Sidi Boulkhalf: men and women by age, as a share of each
MenAgeWomen
2.2%75 and over1.6%
2.3%70–741.8%
2.6%65–692.1%
3.5%60–644.1%
3.2%55–593.4%
3.3%50–544.9%
4.5%45–494.8%
5.0%40–445.7%
5.8%35–396.0%
7.4%30–346.5%
8.2%25–296.5%
9.0%20–247.1%
10.2%15–199.7%
11.7%10–1412.7%
11.1%5–911.9%
10.0%0–411.1%

Local languages used

Many people use more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.

  • Tachelhit98.1%
  • Darija34.9%
  • Tamazight1.2%
  • Tarifit0.1%
  • Hassania0.0%
More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

  • Arabic97.1%
  • French29.7%
  • Amazigh, in Tifinagh6.3%
  • English5.2%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

  • Doesn’t travel to work39.5%
  • Bus17.7%
  • Informal transport17.2%
  • On foot16.4%
  • Train2.5%
  • Bike or motorcycle2.4%
  • Private car2.3%
  • Another way1.1%
  • Employer’s transport0.7%
  • Animal0.2%
  • Taxi0.0%
  • Tram0.0%

Business and jobs

Every establishment the census mapped, and the businesses among them. What each count covers · Glossary

Establishments
21413.2 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses
8539.7% of the establishments
Permanent jobs
981.2 per business
Public services
96
Associations
33in premises of their own
Weekly souks
2counted outside the total
More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

  • Commerce72.9%
  • Industry20.0%
  • Services4.7%
  • Construction2.4%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

  • One person85.9%
  • 2 to 314.1%
  • 4 to 90.0%
  • 10 to 490.0%
  • 50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

  • 2020 or later25.9%
  • 2011–201951.8%
  • 2001–201012.9%
  • 1991–20008.2%
  • 1981–19901.2%
  • 1956–19800.0%
  • Before 19560.0%

Douars

Sidi Boulkhalf’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 44 douars in 7 fractions, with 16,220 people. 9 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

DouarKindHouseholdsPeopleDistance from home, km
Paved roadPrimary schoolHealth centre
ايواريضنAyouariden6 douars · 2,267 people
أوكتةOuktaIn parts1025100.72.72.7
أغريAghriGrouped773881.02.04.9
تيريكةTirikaGrouped853520.80.95.8
تيلبيت (ايت يحيى)Tilbit (Ait Yahya)Grouped452260.01.45.6
ايت واكريمAït WakrimGrouped642750.82.66.6
امززوانAmzizwaneIn parts965161.11.67.8
أيت توتلينAit Toutline5 douars · 938 people
تيمزوغينTimzoughineGrouped553110.70.233.2
تبلحناتTabalhannatGrouped23123———
تاغزوتTaghzoutGrouped24110———
إسقيفنIsqqifenGrouped4217710.01.822.0
أيت باعديAït BaddouGrouped342174.01.120.2
أيت زيادAit Ziyad7 douars · 2,203 people
أمزاوروAmzaourouGrouped422761.81.48.2
تيزݣيTizguiGrouped743———
إخشانIkhachaneGrouped623532.52.59.3
تيلسختTilsakhtIn parts745831.02.915.8
إمغناسImaghnasGrouped1155895.51.512.8
ايت هݣوAït HakkouGrouped25136———
إيلاݣاتIllagatGrouped432230.03.212.0
أمالوAmalou5 douars · 2,170 people
أمالوAmalouGrouped1387182.11.312.8
تيغدوينTighdiwineGrouped763130.61.16.3
حدافةHdafaGrouped381980.41.011.1
إمزوركةImazzourguaGrouped673200.50.712.1
أسفرسيدAsfersidGrouped1136211.01.614.7
أزلاكAzlag5 douars · 1,965 people
أزلاكAzlagGrouped7940011.46.518.0
تيزيTiziIn parts1296922.71.518.1
غبدادGhoubdadIn parts975113.72.613.9
أيت بوظهرAït BoudharGrouped512955.30.59.5
إفروݣنIfrouganeGrouped1267———
تغندجورتTaghandjourt9 douars · 3,291 people
إيروهانIrouhaneGrouped623459.70.527.7
تغدجورتTaghadjourtGrouped312199.92.024.4
تفراوتTafrawtGrouped29208———
إكيسIkissGrouped1169060.31.75.1
تݣنيتTagnitIn parts10367211.73.07.0
إسلكIselekGrouped311863.94.07.3
ايت والالAit OuallalGrouped20130———
تغرىTaghraGrouped4629514.21.233.1
إيمي نواقاImi n’OuakkaGrouped5433013.80.233.0
تغبلوتTaghbalout7 douars · 3,386 people
تمديغةTimddiwghaGrouped1547751.11.12.7
إروطانIroutaneGrouped803690.91.01.0
تنكاختTankakhtGrouped1366141.31.41.4
تغبلوتTaghbaloutGrouped1898930.81.21.2
تعلوينTalouineGrouped683390.12.44.9
أيت سكمينAït SigmineGrouped823490.31.95.6
أفلا نفريAfalla-n-IfriyGrouped1247———

Names in italics are spelt from the Arabic. How douars get their names

— HCP doesn’t publish the figures of a douar with fewer than 30 households.

In the data

Files and code
Code
05.081.15.15
As digits
050811515
Slug
sidi-boulkhalf
OpenStreetMap
2887326
In JavaScript
import { getCommune } from "morocco-communes";

getCommune("sidi-boulkhalf");

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