Kalat Division

For the about former princely state, see Kalat (princely state). For other administrative subdivisions of Pakistan, see Kalat District and Kalat, Pakistan.

Qalat Division قلات ڈویژن قلات ولایت‎‎
Division
Map of Kalat Division
Coordinates: 27°30′N66°00′E / 27.500°N 66.000°E / 27.500; 66.000
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Capital	Khuzdar
Established	14 October 1955;69 years ago (14 October 1955)
Founded by	Khanate of Kalat
Districts	07 Awaran District Hub District Kalat District Khuzdar District Lasbela District Mastung District Surab District
Government
• Type	Divisional Administration
• Commissioner	Dawood Khan Khilji
• Constituency	NA-256 Khuzdar NA-257 Hub-cum-Lasbela-cum-Awaran NA-261 Surab-cum-Kalat-cum-Mastung
Area
•  Division	91,767 km2 (35,431 sq mi)
Elevation	2,007 m (6,585 ft)
Population  (2023)
•  Division	2,719,964
• Density	29.65/km2 (76.8/sq mi)
•  Urban	863,081 (31.72%)
•  Rural	1,857,937 (68.28%)
Demonym	Kalati
Language Speakers (2023)
• Native Speakers	Largest: Brahvis (58.5%) Others: Balochs (35.87%)
Literacy (2023)
• Literacy rate	Total: (38.72%) Male: (47.04%) Female: (29.67%)
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (PKT)
• Summer (DST)	DST is not observed
ZIP Code	89100
NWD (area) code	844
ISO 3166 code	PK-BA

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.

Demographics

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	...	—
1961	...	—
1972	...	—
1981	1,044,174	—
1998	1,457,722	+1.98%
2017	2,509,230	+2.90%
2023	2,721,018	+1.36%
Sources: [2]

According to 2023 census, Kalat Division had a population of 2,721,018 ^[3] roughly equal to the population of the US state of Kansas. ^[4] It had an area of 91,767 km² roughly equal to the area of Hungary ^[5] or the US state of Virginia. ^[4]

Language

Languages of Kalat Division (2023) ^[6]

1. Brahui (58.5%)
2. Balochi (35.9%)
3. Sindhi (incl. Lasi) (3.04%)
4. Pashto (1.26%)
5. Others (1.50%)

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. ^[7]

Districts

#	District	Headquarter	Area (km²) [8]	Pop. (2023)	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)	Lit. rate (2023) [9]
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] [10]	Kalat	7,654	271,560	35.5	39.70%

Tehsils

Tehsil	Area (km²) [8]	Population (2023)	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)	Literacy rate (2023) [11]	Districts
Awaran Tehsil	13,075	45,774	3.50	42.90%	Awaran
Gishkaur Tehsil	4,578	31,462	6.87	36.34%
Jhal Jhao Tehsil	6,381	28,132	4.41	26.62%
Korak Jhao Tehsil	3,058	27,652	9.04	26.71%
Mashkay Tehsil	2,418	45,938	19.00	41.21%
Gadani Tehsil	419	29,215	69.73	48.57%	Hub
Sonmiani Tehsil	2,616	67,991	25.99	35.80%
Hub Tehsil	868	233,443	268.94	44.35%
Sakran Tehsil	...	...	...	...
Dureji Tehsil	2,813	52,236	18.57	15.58%
Kalat Tehsil	3,788	167,405	44.19	44.19%	Kalat
Mangocher Tehsil	1,148	80,138	69.81	35.22%
Gazg Tehsil	1,390	8,286	5.96	18.75%
Johan Tehsil	1,328	15,731	11.85	27.49%
Khuzdar Tehsil	6,112	359,358	58.80	43.85%	Khuzdar
Nal Tehsil	1,791	103,631	57.86	47.26%
Wadh Tehsil	2,118	116,229	54.88	31.83%
Zehri Tehsil	4,021	150,928	37.53	49.38%
Baghbana Tehsil	...	...	...	...
Aranji Tehsil	7,456	50,533	6.78	12.11%
Gresha Tehsil	2,622	69,665	26.57	22.10%
Karakh Tehsil	5,352	145806	26.62	32.14%
Moola Tehsil	3,283	32,689	9.96	52.68%
Ornach Tehsil	3,368	41,811	12.41	21.58%
Saroona Tehsil	3,257	36,380	11.17	24.22%
Uthal Tehsil	1,756	88,933	50.65	33.95%	Lasbela
Lakhra Tehsil	1,954	46,744	23.92	15.31%
Bela Tehsil	1,527	129,264	84.65	40.98%
Kanraj Tehsil	1,190	15,996	13.44	20.32%
Liari Tehsil	2,010	17,155	8.53	16.09%
Dasht Tehsil	1,047	67,935	64.89	36.79%	Mastung
Mastung Tehsil	692	162,319	234.57	53.70%
Khad Koocha Tehsil	640	46,316	72.37	33.22%
Kirdgap Tehsil	929	36,701	39.51	42.71%
Dasht e Goran	215	27,503	127.92	38.85%	Surab
Gidder	205	89,631	437.22	36.31%
Shaheed meharabad zehri	109	66,435	609.50	42.85%
Surab Tehsil	233	95,469	409.74	34.34%

Constituencies

#	Provincial Assembly Constituency	National Assembly Constituency	District
1	PB-18 Khuzdar-I	NA-256 Khuzdar	Khuzdar
2	PB-19 Khuzdar-II
3	PB-20 Khuzdar-III
4	PB-21 Hub	NA-257 Hub-cum-Lasbela-cum-Awaran	Hub
5	PB-22 Lasbela		Lasbela
6	PB-23 Awaran		Awaran
7	PB-35 Surab	NA-261 Surab-cum-Kalat-cum-Mastung	Surab
8	PB-36 Kalat		Kalat
9	PB-37 Mastung		Mastung

See also

• Districts of Pakistan
  • Districts of Balochistan
• Tehsils of Pakistan
  • Tehsils of Balochistan
• Divisions of Pakistan
  • Divisions of Balochistan
  • Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Divisions of Punjab
  • Divisions of Sindh
  • Divisions of Azad Kashmir
  • Divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan

References

1. "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
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3. "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
4. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. New Mexico - 2,059,179
5. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Latvia 2,204,708, July 2011 est.
6. "Population by mother tongue, sex and rural/urban, census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
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9. "TABLE 12 : LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
10. "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.
11. "TABLE 12 : LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).