Kalat Division
Administrative division of Balochistan, Pakistan
Division in Balochistan, Pakistan
Kalat Division or Qalat Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province of Pakistan .[ 1] Its capital city is Khuzdar founded on 14 October 1955. CNIC Code of Kalat Division is 51. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Kalat Division is 2,719,964 (2.7 million).
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.
List of the Districts
#
District
Headquarter
Area
(km²)[ 2]
Pop.
(2023)
Density
(ppl/km²)
(2023)
Lit. rate
(2023)
1
Awaran [ 1]
Awaran
29,510
178,958
6.1
36.34%
2
Hub
Hub
6,716
382,885
57
36.47%
3
Lasbela
Uthal
15,153
680,977
44.9
36.47%
4
Surab
Surab
762
279,038
366.5
37.44%
5
Mastung [ 1]
Mastung
3,308
313,271
94.7
45.97%
6
Khuzdar
Khuzdar
35,380
997,214
28.2
38.59%
7
Kalat [ 1] [ 3]
Kalat
7,654
271,560
35.5
39.70%
List of the Tehsils
#
Tehsil
Area (km²)[ 4]
Population (2023)
Density (ppl/km²)
(2023)
Literacy rate
(2023)
Districts
1
Awaran Tehsil
13,075
45,774
3.50
Awaran
2
Gishkaur Tehsil
4,578
31,462
6.87
3
Jhal Jhao Tehsil
6,381
28,132
4.41
4
Korak Jahoo Tehsil
3,058
27,652
9.04
5
Mashkay Tehsil
2,418
45,938
19.00
6
Gaddani Tehsil
419
29,215
69.73
Hub
7
Sonmiani Tehsil
2,616
67,991
25.99
8
Hub Tehsil
868
233,443
268.94
9
Sakran Tehsil
10
Dureji Tehsil
2,813
52,236
18.57
11
Kalat Tehsil
3,788
167,405
44.19
Kalat
12
Mangochar Tehsil
1,148
80,138
69.81
13
Gazg Tehsil
1,390
8,286
5.96
14
Johan Tehsil
1,328
15,731
11.85
15
Khuzdar Tehsil
6,112
359,358
58.80
Khuzdar
16
Nall
1,791
103,631
57.86
17
Wadh
2,118
116,229
54.88
18
Zehri Tehsil
4,021
150,928
37.53
19
Baghbana Tehsil
20
Aranji Tehsil
7,456
50,533
6.78
21
Greshek Tehsil
2,622
69,665
26.57
22
Karkh Tehsil
1,352
35,990
26.62
23
Moola Tehsil
3,283
32,689
9.96
24
Ornach Tehsil
3,368
41,811
12.41
25
Saroona Tehsil
3,257
36,380
11.17
26
Uthal Tehsil
1,756
88,933
50.65
Lasbela
27
Lakhra Tehsil
1,954
46,744
23.92
28
Bela Tehsil
1,527
129,264
84.65
29
Kanraj Tehsil
1,190
15,996
13.44
30
Liari Tehsil
2,010
17,155
8.53
31
Dasht Mastung Tehsil
1,047
67,935
64.89
Mastung
32
Mastung Tehsil
692
162,319
234.57
33
Khad Koocha Tehsil
640
46,316
72.37
34
Kardigap Tehsil
929
36,701
39.51
35
Dasht e Goran
215
27,503
127.92
Surab
36
Gidder
205
89,631
437.22
37
Shaheed meharabad zehri
109
66,435
609.50
39
Surab Tehsil
233
95,469
409.74
Demographics
Languages of Kalat Division (2023)[ 5]
Others (1.5%)
According to 2023 census , Kalat Division had a population of 2,721,018.[ 6]
See also
References
^ a b c d "Divisions/Districts of Pakistan" . Election Commission of Pakistan website . Archived from the original on 30 September 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2023 . Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names
^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF) .
^ "Tehsils and Unions in the District of Kalat" . National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website . Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2023 .
^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF) .
^ "Population by mother tongue, sex and rural/urban, census-2023" (PDF) . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics .
^ "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023" (PDF) . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics .
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