Kalat Division

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Administrative division of Balochistan, Pakistan

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::summary Administrative division of Balochistan, Pakistan ::

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nameQalat Division
native_name{{nq
{{script/Arabicقلات ولایت‎}}
native_name_lang
settlement_typeDivision
image_mapFile:Qalat Division, Balochistan, Pakistan.png
map_altKalat Division Balochistan
map_captionMap of Kalat Division
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_namePakistan
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Balochistan
subdivision_type2Capital
subdivision_name2Khuzdar
established_titleEstablished
established_date
founderKhanate of Kalat
government_typeDivisional Administration
leader_titleCommissioner
leader_nameDawood Khan Khilji
leader_title1Constituency
leader_name1NA-256 Khuzdar
NA-257 Hub-cum-Lasbela-cum-Awaran
NA-261 Surab-cum-Kalat-cum-Mastung
parts_typeDistricts
parts_stylecoll,para
parts07
p1Awaran District
Hub District
Kalat District
Khuzdar District
Lasbela District
Mastung District
Surab District
unit_prefMetric
area_urban_footnotes
area_rural_footnotes
area_metro_footnotes
area_magnitude
area_blank2_title
area_total_km291,767
area_blank2_km2
population_as_of2023
population_total2,719,964
population_density_km229.65
population_urban863,081 (31.72%)
population_rural1,857,937 (68.28%)
demographics_type1Language Speakers (2023)
demographics1_title1Native Speakers
demographics_type2Literacy (2023)
demographics2_title1Literacy rate
population_demonymKalati
elevation_m2007
demographics2_info1{{bulleted list
timezone1PKT
utc_offset1+05:00
timezone1_DSTDST is not observed
postal_code_typeZIP Code
postal_code89100
area_code_typeNWD (area) code
area_code844
iso_codePK-BA
demographics1_info1
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History

Kalat Division was established after the dissolution of the Balochistan state union on 14 October 1955. When the Baluchistan States Union became Kalat Division, Khuzdar was established as the divisional headquarters. At the time of its establishment, the division had four districts (04) Kalat, Makran, Lasbela, and Kharan district.

In 1960, Lasbela district transferred to form Karachi-Bela division. On 1 July 1971, Makran district separates from Kalat Division to form a separate division. In 1972, Lasbela district again become a part of Kalat division. In 1974, a new district Khuzdar created from Kalat district and added in Kalat Division.

In 1991, Mastung district spelt from Kalat district territory included in Kalat Division. In 1992, Awaran district split from khuzdar district and added in Kalat Division.

In 2007, Washuk district created from Kharan district territory and added in Kalat Division.

On 17 May 2015, Kharan and Washuk district shifted from Kalat Division to newly established Rakhshan Division. In 2017, Surab district created from Kalat district territory included in Kalat Division.

Recently, in 2022, Hub district split from Lasbela district and added in Kalat division.

Demographics

Population

According to 2023 census, Kalat Division had a population of 2,721,018 roughly equal to the population of the US state of Kansas. It had an area of 91,767 km² roughly equal to the area of Hungary or the US state of Virginia.

Language

| caption = Languages of Kalat Division (2023) | label2 = Balochi | value2 = 35.87 | color2 = limegreen | label3 = Sindhi (incl. Lasi) | value3 = 3.04 | color3 = steelblue | label1 = Brahui | value1 = 58.50 | color1 = crimson | label4 = Pashto | value4 = 1.26 | color4 = orange | label5 = Others | value5 = 1.5 | color5 = grey The population of the division is predominantly Brahui and Balochi, with an estimated 58.50% identifying as Brahui (1,591,281) and around 35.87% (975,666) as Baloch, while the include Pashtuns and other minority groups.

Districts

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#DistrictHeadquarterAreaPop.DensityLit. rate
1AwaranAwaran29,510178,9586.136.34%
2HubHub6,716382,8855736.47%
3LasbelaUthal15,153680,97744.936.47%
4SurabSurab762279,038366.537.44%
5MastungMastung3,308313,27194.745.97%
6KhuzdarKhuzdar35,380997,21428.238.59%
7KalatKalat7,654271,56035.539.70%
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Tehsils

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TehsilArea (km²)Population (2023)Density (ppl/km²)Literacy rateDistricts
Awaran Tehsil13,07545,7743.5042.90%Awaran
Gishkaur Tehsil4,57831,4626.8736.34%
Jhal Jhao Tehsil6,38128,1324.4126.62%
Korak Jhao Tehsil3,05827,6529.0426.71%
Mashkay Tehsil2,41845,93819.0041.21%
Gadani Tehsil41929,21569.7348.57%Hub
Sonmiani Tehsil2,61667,99125.9935.80%
Hub Tehsil868233,443268.9444.35%
Sakran Tehsil............
Dureji Tehsil2,81352,23618.5715.58%
Kalat Tehsil3,788167,40544.1944.19%Kalat
Mangocher Tehsil1,14880,13869.8135.22%
Gazg Tehsil1,3908,2865.9618.75%
Johan Tehsil1,32815,73111.8527.49%
Khuzdar Tehsil6,112359,35858.8043.85%Khuzdar
Nal Tehsil1,791103,63157.8647.26%
Wadh Tehsil2,118116,22954.8831.83%
Zehri Tehsil4,021150,92837.5349.38%
Baghbana Tehsil............
Aranji Tehsil7,45650,5336.7812.11%
Gresha Tehsil2,62269,66526.5722.10%
Karakh Tehsil5,35214580626.6232.14%
Moola Tehsil3,28332,6899.9652.68%
Ornach Tehsil3,36841,81112.4121.58%
Saroona Tehsil3,25736,38011.1724.22%
Uthal Tehsil1,75688,93350.6533.95%Lasbela
Lakhra Tehsil1,95446,74423.9215.31%
Bela Tehsil1,527129,26484.6540.98%
Kanraj Tehsil1,19015,99613.4420.32%
Liari Tehsil2,01017,1558.5316.09%
Dasht Tehsil1,04767,93564.8936.79%Mastung
Mastung Tehsil692162,319234.5753.70%
Khad Koocha Tehsil64046,31672.3733.22%
Kirdgap Tehsil92936,70139.5142.71%
Dasht e Goran21527,503127.9238.85%Surab
Gidder20589,631437.2236.31%
Shaheed meharabad zehri10966,435609.5042.85%
Surab Tehsil23395,469409.7434.34%
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[[List of constituencies of Pakistan|Constituencies]]

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#Provincial Assembly ConstituencyNational Assembly ConstituencyDistrict
1PB-18 Khuzdar-INA-256 KhuzdarKhuzdar
2PB-19 Khuzdar-II
3PB-20 Khuzdar-III
4PB-21 HubNA-257 Hub-cum-Lasbela-cum-AwaranHub
5PB-22 LasbelaLasbela
6PB-23 AwaranAwaran
7PB-35 SurabNA-261 Surab-cum-Kalat-cum-MastungSurab
8PB-36 KalatKalat
9PB-37 MastungMastung
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References

References

  5. "Divisions/Districts of Pakistan".
  6. "Population by administrative units 1951-1998". [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]].
  7. "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023". [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]].
  8. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau.
  9. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population".
  10. "Population by mother tongue, sex and rural/urban, census-2023". [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]].
  11. "POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN".
  12. "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN".
  13. "TABLE 12 : LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN".
  14. "Tehsils and Unions in the District of Kalat".
  15. "TABLE 12 : LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN".

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