Kalat Division

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Qalat Division
قلات ڈویژن
قلات ولایت‎‎
Division
Qalat Division, Balochistan, Pakistan.png
Map of Kalat Division
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Province Flag of Balochistan.svg  Balochistan
Capital Khuzdar
Established14 October 1955;69 years ago (14 October 1955)
Founded by Khanate of Kalat
Districts
07
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerDawood 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
 • Density29.65/km2 (76.8/sq mi)
 •  Urban
863,081 (31.72%)
 •  Rural
1,857,937 (68.28%)
Demonym Kalati
Language Speakers (2023)
 • Native Speakers
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).

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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.

Districts

#DistrictHeadquarterArea

(km²) [2]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit. rate

(2023)

1 Awaran [1] Awaran 29,510178,9586.136.34%
2 Hub Hub 6,716382,8855736.47%
3 Lasbela Uthal 15,153680,97744.936.47%
4 Surab Surab 762279,038366.537.44%
5 Mastung [1] Mastung 3,308313,27194.745.97%
6 Khuzdar Khuzdar 35,380997,21428.238.59%
7 Kalat [1] [3] Kalat 7,654271,56035.539.70%

Tehsils

#TehsilArea (km²) [4] Population (2023)Density (ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023)

Districts
1 Awaran Tehsil 13,07545,7743.50 Awaran
2 Gishkaur Tehsil 4,57831,4626.87
3 Jhal Jhao Tehsil 6,38128,1324.41
4 Korak Jahoo Tehsil 3,05827,6529.04
5 Mashkay Tehsil 2,41845,93819.00
6 Gaddani Tehsil 41929,21569.73 Hub
7 Sonmiani Tehsil 2,61667,99125.99
8 Hub Tehsil 868233,443268.94
9 Sakran Tehsil
10 Dureji Tehsil 2,81352,23618.57
11 Kalat Tehsil 3,788167,40544.19 Kalat
12 Mangochar Tehsil 1,14880,13869.81
13 Gazg Tehsil 1,3908,2865.96
14 Johan Tehsil 1,32815,73111.85
15 Khuzdar Tehsil 6,112359,35858.80 Khuzdar
16 Nall 1,791103,63157.86
17 Wadh 2,118116,22954.88
18 Zehri Tehsil 4,021150,92837.53
19 Baghbana Tehsil
20 Aranji Tehsil 7,45650,5336.78
21 Greshek Tehsil 2,62269,66526.57
22 Karkh Tehsil 1,35235,99026.62
23 Moola Tehsil 3,28332,6899.96
24 Ornach Tehsil 3,36841,81112.41
25 Saroona Tehsil 3,25736,38011.17
26 Uthal Tehsil 1,75688,93350.65 Lasbela
27 Lakhra Tehsil 1,95446,74423.92
28 Bela Tehsil 1,527129,26484.65
29 Kanraj Tehsil 1,19015,99613.44
30 Liari Tehsil 2,01017,1558.53
31 Dasht Mastung Tehsil 1,04767,93564.89 Mastung
32 Mastung Tehsil 692162,319234.57
33 Khad Koocha Tehsil 64046,31672.37
34 Kardigap Tehsil 92936,70139.51
35 Dasht e Goran 21527,503127.92 Surab
36 Gidder 20589,631437.22
37 Shaheed meharabad zehri 10966,435609.50
39 Surab Tehsil 23395,469409.74

Constituencies

#Provincial Assembly ConstituencyNational Assembly ConstituencyDistrict
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

Demographics

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Languages of Kalat Division (2023) [5]

   Brahui (55%)
   Balochi (38.4%)
   Sindhi (incl. Lasi) (3.6%)
   Pashto (1.5%)
  Others (1.5%)

According to 2023 census, Kalat Division had a population of 2,721,018. [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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
  2. ↑ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Population by mother tongue, sex and rural/urban, census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ↑ "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

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