Awaran District

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District in Balochistan, Pakistan

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::summary District in Balochistan, Pakistan ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

FieldValue
nameAwaran District
native_name
settlement_typeDistrict of Balochistan
image_mapPakistan - Balochistan - Awaran.svg
map_captionMap of Pakistani districts with Awaran district highlighted in maroon
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_namePakistan
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Balochistan
subdivision_type2Division
subdivision_name2Qalat
seat_typeHeadquarters
seatAwaran
government_typeDistrict Administration
leader_titleDeputy Commissioner
leader_nameEngineer Ayesha Zehri
leader_title1District Health Officer
leader_name1Dr Muhammad Aslam
leader_title2District Police Officer
leader_name2N/A
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km229510
population_as_of2023
population_total178,958
population_density_km2auto
population_urban46836 (26.27%)
population_rural132,122 (73.73%)
demographics2_title1Literacy rate
demographics2_info1{{bulleted list
timezone1PKT
utc_offset1+5
established_titleNotified
established_date11 November 1992
blank1_name_sec1Number of Tehsils
blank1_info_sec13
blank2_name_sec2Tehsils
blank2_info_sec2Awaran
Jhal Jhao
Mashkai
demographics1_title1Main language(s)
demographics_type2Literacy
demographics2_footnotes
demographics1_info1Balochi
websitewww.bdd.sdnpk.org/awaran.htm
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Awaran District (Balochi and ), is a district in the southern part of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is part of the Kalat division.

It was created as a separate district on 11 November 1992;

Awaran district is bordered by Gwadar to its south, Lasbela to its east, Kech and Panjgur to its west, Khuzdar to its north east and Washuk to its north west.

Administration

The district is administratively subdivided into the following five tehsils, which are sub-divided into eight union councils: ::data[format=table] | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060930093025/http://www.ecp.gov.pk/content/District.html|date=2006-09-30}} Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names | title=AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_1_balochistan_district.pdf}} | Population (2023) | Density (ppl/km2) | Literacy | Union Councils | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Awaran | 13,075 | 45,774 | 3.50 | 42.90% | Awaran | | Gishkaur | 4,578 | 31,462 | 6.87 | 36.34% | Gishkaur | | Jhal Jhao | 6,381 | 28,132 | 4.41 | 26.62% | Camp Jahoo | | Korak Jhao | 3,058 | 27,652 | 9.04 | 26.71% | Korak | | Mashkai | 2,418 | 45,938 | 19.00 | 41.21% | Gajjar | ::

Demographics

Population

Awaran District Population Census Organisation, Government of Pakistan. Retrieved 6 September 2010.

As of the 2023 census, Awaran district has 27,796 households and a population of 178,958. The district has a sex ratio of 104.93 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 36.34%: 44.28% for males and 27.95% for females. 62,549 (34.95% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 46,836 (26.17%) live in urban areas.

The major tribes are the Shahwani, Bizenjo, Muhammad Hassani, Sajidi, Siapad, Mirwani, Rakhshani, Sumalani, Qambrani, Shadainzai, Haibwari & Zehri(Channaal).{{bar box|title=Religions in Awaran district (2023)|titlebar=#FCD116|left1=Religion|right1=Percent|float=right|bars=

Religion

Majority of population adheres to Islamic faith. 1,785 (1.00%) were from religious minorities. Awaran is known for its Zikri minority and also has a small Hindu community.

| caption = Languages of Awaran district (2023) | label1 = Balochi | value1 = 98.58 | color1 = limegreen | label2 = Brahui | value2 = 1.17 | color2 = crimson | label3 = Others | value3 = 0.66 | color3 = grey

Language

At the time of the 2023 census, 98.58% of the population spoke Balochi and 1.17% Brahui as their first language.

Balochi accounted for % of the population in the 1998 census. The previous census of 1981 reported that % of the households in the then subdivision of Awaran had Brahui as a first language.

References

Bibliography

References

  1. "Awaran District - A District Profile".
  2. "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN".
  3. "Awaran District Balochistan Flood Assessment p. 6. July 2007".
  4. "Awaran District".
  5. "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Awaran".
  6. [http://www.ecp.gov.pk/content/District.html Divisions/Districts of Pakistan] {{webarchive. link. (2006-09-30 Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names)
  7. "AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN".
  8. "TABLE 12 : LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN".
  9. "Population by administrative units 1951-1998". [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]].
  10. "Awaran District population per 2017 census".
  11. "Area, Population by Sex, Sex Ratio, Population Density, Urban Population, Household Size and Annual Growth Rate, Census-2023, Balochistan". [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]].
  12. "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1".
  13. "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12".
  14. "7th Population and Housing Census: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban".
  15. "Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023". [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]].

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