Chaman District

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Chaman District
ضلع چمن
Chaman City.jpg
Pakistan-Afghanistan Friendship Gate
Pakistan - Balochistan - Chaman.svg
Map of Balochistan with Chaman District highlighted in maroon
CountryFlag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Province Flag of Balochistan.svg Balochistan
Divisions Quetta
Established2021
Headquarters Chaman
Government
  TypeDistrict Administration
   Deputy Commissioner N/A
  District ChairmanHaji Amanullah (JUI(F))
  District Vice ChairmanMajeed Khan Achakzai (BAP)
Area
   District
1,341 km2 (518 sq mi)
Population
   District
466,218
  Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
   Urban
130,139 (27.91%)
   Rural
336,079 (72.09%)
Literacy
[1]
  Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (39.97%)
  • Male:
    (47.73%)
  • Female:
    (30.60%)
Time zone UTC+5 (PKT)

Chaman District [a] is located in the northwest of Balochistan, Pakistan. [2] [3] Chaman District was created after the bifurcation of Qila Abdullah District in 2021. [3] [4]

Contents

Administrative divisions

It contains the following Tehsils: [3] [4]

TehsilArea

(km²) [5]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023) [6]

Union Councils
Chaman Tehsil 22130,1395,915.4151.36%...
Chaman Saddar Tehsil 1,319336,079254.8035.18%...

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1961 26,087    
1972 47,692+5.64%
1981 68,848+4.16%
1998 151,854+4.76%
2017 434,561+5.69%
2023 466,218+1.18%
Sources: [7]

As of the 2023 census, Chaman district has 61,915 households and a population of 466,218. The district has a sex ratio of 127.40 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 39.97%: 47.73% for males and 30.60% for females. [8] [9] 182,044 (39.05% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. [10] 130,139 (27.91%) live in urban areas. [8] 1,654 (0.35% of the surveyed population) are religious minorities, mainly Christians and some Hindus. [11] Pashto is the predominant language, spoken by 99.37% of the population. [12]

See also

References and notes

Explanatory notes

  1. Pashto: چمن ولسوالۍ and Urdu: ضلع چمن

References

  1. "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  2. "District and Tehsil Level Population Summary With Region Breakup (population of old Chaman Tehsil which was upgraded to Chaman District in 2021)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "New division, two districts created in Balochistan". Dawn (newspaper). 30 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. 1 2 "New district, division established in Balochistan". GEO TV News website. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  6. "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  7. "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  8. 1 2 "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics .
  9. "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics .
  10. "7th Population and Housing Census: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics .
  11. "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  12. "7th Population and Housing Census: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics .