List of tehsils of Balochistan

In Pakistan, a tehsil is an administrative sub-division of a District. Those are sub-divided into union councils. Here is a list of all the tehsils of Balochistan Province.

List of the tehsils

Tehsil	Area (km2) [1]	Population (2023) [1]	Density (ppl/km2) (2023) [1]	Literacy rate (2023) [2]	District	Division
Awaran Tehsil	13,075	45,774	3.50	42.90%	Awaran	Kalat
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%
Karkh 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%
Kardigap 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%
Dalbandin Tehsil	7,791	122,918	15.78	39.10%	Chagai	Rakhshan
Nok Kundi Tehsil	16,092	30,625	1.90	48.57%
Taftan Tehsil	9,318	19,259	2.07	19.70%
Chagai Tehsil	3,975	73,482	18.49	23.77%
Amuri tehsil	...	...	...	...
Chilgazi tehsil	...	...	...	...
Yakmach	7,572	22,908	3.03	24.36%
Kharan Tehsil	2,941	104,035	35.37	48.63%	Kharan
Sar-Kharan Tehsil	3,539	86,015	24.30	36.70%
Tohumulk Tehsil	6,347	49,803	7.85	34.81%
Patkain Tehsil	2,131	20,499	9.62	35.06%
Nushki Tehsil	3,731	190,905	51.17	59.04%	Nushki
Dak Tehsil	2,066	16,929	8.19	36.29%
Besima Tehsil	6,014	63,368	10.54	31.83%	Washuk
Mashkel Tehsil	11,663	67,142	5.76	16.33%
Washuk Tehsil	7,494	55,585	7.42	18.10%
Nag Tehsil	4,338	57,467	13.25	18.02%
Shahgori Tehsil	3,584	59,061	16.48	23.55%
Barkhan Tehsil	3,514	210,249	59.83	33.62%	Barkhan	Loralai
Duki Tehsil	938	137,294	146.37	50.48%	Duki
Luni Tehsil	553	13,615	24.62	33.80%
Talao Tehsil	1,697	21,930	12.92	21.41%
Thal Chutyali Tehsil	1,045	32,205	30.82	38.10%
Bori Tehsil	2,203	225,642	102.42	46.82%	Loralai
Mekhtar Tehsil	1,582	46,790	29.58	24.55%
Darug Tehsil	301	21,792	72.40	65.37%	Musakhel
Kingri Tehseel	3,683	33,618	9.13	45.37%
Musakhel Tehsil	658	49,809	75.70	34.51%
Tiyar Essot Tehsil	299	10,568	35.34	24.71%
Toisar Tehsil	539	56,818	105.41	26.06%
Zimri Plaseen Tehsil	248	9,670	38.99	15.02%
Chaman Tehsil	22	130,139	5,915.41	51.36%	Chaman	Sibi
Chaman Saddar Tehsil	1,319	336,079	254.80	35.18%
Harnai Tehsil	259	82,001	316.61	36.28%	Harnai
Shahrig Tehsil	614	29,005	47.24	50.12%
Khost Tehsil	1,619	16,565	10.23	40.35%
Kahan Tehsil	3,754	107,840	28.73	19.87%	Kohlu
Kohlu Tehsil	231	48,050	208.01	49.76%
Maiwand Tehsil	2,915	51,635	17.71	25.75%
Tamboo Tehsil	536	37,449	69.87	29.32%
Shaheed Jahangir Abad	...	...	...	...
Grisani Tehsil	174	15,246	87.62	34.40%
Sibi Tehsil	1,949	154,970	79.51	52.40%	Sibi
Kutmandai Tehsil	1,977	9,748	4.93	8.93%
Sangan Tehsil	1,378	5,431	3.94	22.67%
Lehri tehsil	1,817	53,999	29.72	40.79%
Ziarat Tehsil	1,489	78,912	53.00	54.20%	Ziarat
Sinjawi Tehsil	1,812	110,623	61.05	35.88%
Dera Bugti Tehsil	927	50,943	54.95	33.75%	Dera Bugti
Phelawagh Tehsil	...	...	...	...
Sui Tehsil	3,858	126,725	32.85	30.59%
Baiker Tehsil	258	33,410	129.50	15.62%
Gwadar Tehsil	2,590	147,673	57.02	51.60%	Gwadar	Makran
Jiwani Tehsil	454	35,004	77.10	35.28%
Ormara Tehsil	2,796	27,832	9.95	49.08%
Pasni Tehsil	4,822	74,128	15.37	59.71%
Suntsar Tehsil	1,975	20,523	10.39	31.69%
Mand Tehsil	1,456	56,772	38.99	54.19%	Kech
Tump Tehsil	1,945	147,041	75.60	47.17%
Turbat Tehsil	9,742	470,605	48.31	63.65%
Balnigor Tehsil	1,238	50,404	40.71	38.77%
Buleda Tehsil	1,997	107,847	54.00	35.36%
Dasht Tehsil	2,486	90,080	36.23	37.25%
Hoshab Tehsil	2,213	66,566	30.08	30.71%
Zamuran Tehsil	1,462	71,616	48.98	28.97%
Gayab Tehsil	...	...	...	...
Solband Tehsil	...	...	...	...
Gowargo Tehsil	1,471	31,718	21.56	27.57%	Panjgur
Panjgur Tehsil	2,945	392,277	133.20	46.19%
Paroom Tehsil	3,378	31,113	9.21	38.64%
Gichk Tehsil	8,387	33,578	4.00	20.15%
Kallag Tehsil	710	21,095	29.71	38.40%
Jaffarabad Tehsil	...	...	...	...	Jafarabad	Nasirabad
Jhatpat Tehsil	690	302,498	438.40	36.70%
Gandavah Tehsil	1,344	71,230	53.00	36.35%	Jhal Magsi
Jhal Magsi Tehsil	1,679	116,528	69.40	26.82%
Mirpur Tehsil	592	15,610	26.37	24.86%
Faridabad Tehsil	137	68,948	503.27	41.09%	Sohbatpur
Hayrvi Tehsil	73	16,891	231.38	42.60%
Manjipur Tehsil	82	23,624	288.10	43.85%
Saeed Muhammad Kanrani Tehsil	77	18,175	236.04	45.90%
Panhwar Tehsil	99	47,624	481.05	35.38%
Sohbatpur Tehsil	334	64,844	194.14	42.30%
Baba Kot Tehsil	967	53,661	55.49	15.41%	Nasirabad
Dera Murad Jamali	281	265,822	945.99	34.93%
Landhi Tehsil	266	8,638	32.47	17.60%
Chattar Tehsil	961	32,276	33.59	17.21%
Meer Hassan Tesil	229	53,400	233.19	22.99%
Tamboo Tehsil	683	149,518	218.91	28.80%
Usta Muhammad Tehsil	399	210,870	528.50	38.17%	Usta Muhammad
Gandakha Tehsil	554	81,190	146.55	24.59%
Khattan	277	22,900	82.67	41.86%	Kachhi
Dhadar Tehsil	976	49,836	51.06	45.10%
Balanari Tehsil	402	60,158	149.65	32.21%
Bhag Tehsil	1,308	83,687	63.98	35.24%
Machh Tehsil	708	75,272	106.32	38.80%
Sani Tehsil	2,011	150,821	75.00	15.58%
Barshore Tehsil	2,288	141,994	62.06	47.61%	Pishin	Quetta
Hurramzai Tehsil	418	147,844	353.69	39.67%
Pishin Tehsil	1,199	325,641	271.59	52.50%
Saranan Tehsil	83	65,157	785.02	48.33%
Bostan Tehsil	186	49,721	267.32	45.19%
Chiltan Tehsil	...	...	...	...	Quetta
Zarghoon Tehsil	...	...	...	...
Panjpai Tehsil	1,205	21,371	17.74	37.67%
Quetta Sadar Tehsil	1,283	330,421	257.54	56.66%
Kuchlak Tehsil	180	310,246	1,723.59	50.59%
Sariab Tehsil	221	572,854	2,592.10	42.99%
Gulistan Tehsil	1,536	126,474	82.34	36.12%	Qilla Abdullah
Qilla Abdullah Tehsil	413	165,738	401.30	44.00%
Dobandi Tehsil	1,604	69,759	43.49	18.10%
Karezat Tehsil	1,240	59,756	48.19	74.18%	Karezat
Khanozai Tehsil	...	...	...	...
Killa Saifullah Tehsil	1,103	152,516	138.27	30.77%	Qila Saifullah	Zhob
Loiband Tehsil	972	29,693	30.55	25.81%
Muslim Bagh Tehsil	943	83,795	88.86	45.36%
Badini Tehsil	985	20,640	20.95	19.15%
Kan Mehtarzai	383	34,298	89.55	53.65%
Shinki Tehsil	2,445	59,258	24.24	14.93%
Qamar Din Karez Tehsil	...	...	...	...	Zhob
Zhob Tehsil	9,322	284,620	30.53	41.27%
Ashwat Tehsil	901	25,094	27.85	14.51%
Kashatu Tehsil	1,590	5,810	3.65	9.64%
Sambaza Tehsil	2,888	25,150	8.71	21.65%
Sherani Tehsil	4,310	191,687	44.47	23.86%	Sherani

List of tehsils by population over the years

Tehsil	Population (2023) [1]	Population (2017) [1]	Pop. (1998) [3]	Pop. (1981) [3]	Pop. (1972) [3]	Pop. (1961) [3]	Pop. (1951) [3]	Districts	Division
Awaran Tehsil	45,774	30,345	27,156	...	...	...	...	Awaran	Kalat
Gishkaur Tehsil	31,462	18,390	22,430	...	...	...	...
Jhal Jhao Tehsil	28,132	21,491	...	...	...	...	...
Korak Jhao Tehsil	27,652	18,519	...	...	...	...	...
Mashkay Tehsil	45,938	33,076	34,373	...	...	...	...
Gadani Tehsil	29,215	24,593	18,957	12,452	7,104	3,210	...	Hub
Sonmiani Tehsil	67,991	64,019	31,799	20,675	16,210	8,787	...
Hub Tehsil	233,443	205,487	80,934	14,477	10,391	9,042	...
Sakran Tehsil	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
Dureji Tehsil	52,236	45,541	31,504	25,652	15,389	10,036	...
Kalat Tehsil	167,405	121,458	86,565	59,219	50,008	22,185	...	Kalat
Mangocher Tehsil	80,138	65,678	41,590	27,156	...	...	...
Gazg Tehsil	8,286	5,721	3,979	6,204	...	...	...
Johan Tehsil	15,731	10,708	12,299	21,850	...	...	...
Khuzdar Tehsil	359,358	299,464	161,845	84,115	106,981	52,062	...	Khuzdar
Nal	103,631	85,249	80,221	60,458	...	...	...
Wadh	116,229	100,115	52,333	35,263	39,226	19,152	...
Zehri Tehsil	150,928	101,987	38,799	19,143	...	...	...
Baghbana Tehsil	...
Aranji Tehsil	50,533	42,318	28,561	37,155	...	...	...
Gresha Tehsil	69,665	45,648	...	...	...	...	...
Karkh Tehsil	35,990	31,016	21,984	17,837	...	...	...
Moola Tehsil	32,689	23,386	13,143	8,794	...	...	...
Ornach Tehsil	41,811	37,588	20,907	20,772	...	...	...
Saroona Tehsil	36,380	32,125	20,580	13,684	...	...	...
Uthal Tehsil	88,933	72,290	39,724	32,947	19,146	13,360	...	Lasbela
Lakhra Tehsil	46,744	35,495	25,474	19,807	14,630	9,727	...
Bela Tehsil	129,264	104,727	68,341	47,835	32,705	22,073	...
Kanraj Tehsil	15,996	12,389	8,116	6,287	4,477	2,394	...
Liari Tehsil	17,155	11,730	7,846	8,007	5,211	4,368	...
Dasht Mastung Tehsil	67,935							Mastung
Mastung Tehsil	162,319
Khad Koocha Tehsil	46,316
Kardigap Tehsil	36,701
Dasht e Goran	27,503							Surab
Gidder	89,631
Shaheed meharabad zehri	66,435
Surab Tehsil	95,469
Dalbandin Tehsil	122,918							Chagai	Rakhshan
Nok Kundi Tehsil	30,625
Taftan Tehsil	19,259
Chagai Tehsil	73,482
Amuri tehsil	...
Chilgazi tehsil	...
Yakmach	22,908
Kharan Tehsil	104,035							Kharan
Sar-Kharan Tehsil	86,015
Tohumulk Tehsil	49,803
Patkain Tehsil	20,499
Nushki Tehsil	190,905							Nushki
Dak Tehsil	16,929
Besima Tehsil	63,368							Washuk
Mashkel Tehsil	67,142
Washuk Tehsil	55,585
Nag Tehsil	57,467
Shahgori Tehsil	59,061
Barkhan Tehsil	210,249	171,025	103,545	61,686	44,704	29,756	...	Barkhan	Loralai
Duki Tehsil	137,294	100,604	...	...	...			Duki
Luni Tehsil	13,615	10,235	...	...	...
Talao Tehsil	21,930	18,155	...	...	...
Thal Chutyali Tehsil	32,205	23,983	...	...	...
Bori Tehsil	225,642							Loralai
Mekhtar Tehsil	46,790
Darug Tehsil	21,792							Musakhel
Kingri Tehseel	33,618
Musakhel Tehsil	49,809
Tiyar Essot Tehsil	…
Toisar Tehsil	56,818
Zimri Plaseen Tehsil	9,670	9,196	...	...	...
Chaman Tehsil	130,139							Chaman	Sibi
Chaman Saddar Tehsil	336,079
Harnai Tehsil	82,001							Harnai
Shahrig Tehsil	29,005
Khost Tehsil	16,565
Kahan Tehsil	107,840							Kohlu
Kohlu Tehsil	48,050
Maiwand Tehsil	51,635
Tamboo Tehsil	37,449
Shaheed Jahangir Abad	...
Grisani Tehsil	15,246
Sibi Tehsil	154,970							Sibi
Kutmandai Tehsil	9,748
Sangan Tehsil	5,431
Lehri tehsil	53,999
Ziarat Tehsil	78,912	67,598	33,340	32,196	17,986	5,274	...	Ziarat
Sinjawi Tehsil	110,623	92,497	47,408	30,983	19,702	10,579	...
Dera Bugti Tehsil	50,943							Dera Bugti
Phelawagh Tehsil	...
Sui Tehsil	126,725
Baiker Tehsil	33,410
Gwadar Tehsil	147,673	137,695	72,614	33,404	27,473	14,304	...	Gwadar	Makran
Jiwani Tehsil	35,004	26,691	19,788	13,619	10,301	4,925	...
Ormara Tehsil	27,832	25,634	18,848	15,215	9,454	7,829	...
Pasni Tehsil	74,128	61,347	56,902	39,810	32,610	16,507	...
Suntsar Tehsil	20,523	10,886	17,346	10,337	10,982	6,096	...
Mand Tehsil	56,772							Kech
Tump Tehsil	147,041
Turbat Tehsil	470,605
Balnigor Tehsil	50,404
Buleda Tehsil	107,847
Dasht Tehsil	90,080
Hoshab Tehsil	66,566
Zamuran Tehsil	71,616
Gayab Tehsil	...
Solband Tehsil	...
Gowargo Tehsil	31,718							Panjgur
Panjgur Tehsil	392,277
Paroom Tehsil	31,113
Gichk Tehsil	33,578
Kallag Tehsil	21,095
Jaffarabad Tehsil	...							Jafarabad	Nasirabad
Jhatpat Tehsil	302,498	253,107	164,196	79,147	48,561	17,754	...
Gandavah Tehsil	71,230							Jhal Magsi
Jhal Magsi Tehsil	116,528
Mirpur Tehsil	15,610
Faridabad Tehsil	68,948							Sohbatpur
Hayrvi Tehsil	16,891
Manjipur Tehsil	23,624
Saeed Muhammad Kanrani Tehsil	18,175
Panhwar Tehsil	47,624
Sohbatpur Tehsil	64,844
Baba Kot Tehsil	53,661							Nasirabad
Dera Murad Jamali	265,822
Landhi Tehsil	8,638
Chattar Tehsil	32,276
Meer Hassan Tesil	53,400
Tamboo Tehsil	149,518
Usta Muhammad Tehsil	210,870	185,984	102,503	61,309	39,595	23,714	...	Usta Muhammad
Gandakha Tehsil	81,190	74,881	57,727	45,830	34,721	23,983	...
Khattan	22,900							Kachhi
Dhadar Tehsil	49,836
Balanari Tehsil	60,158
Bhag Tehsil	83,687
Machh Tehsil	75,272
Sani Tehsil	150,821
Barshore Tehsil	141,994							Pishin	Quetta
Hurramzai Tehsil	147,844
Pishin Tehsil	325,641
Saranan Tehsil	65,157
Bostan Tehsil	49,721
Chiltan Tehsil	...							Quetta
Zarghoon Tehsil	...
Panjpai Tehsil	21,371
Quetta Sadar Tehsil	330,421
Kuchlak Tehsil	310,246
Sariab Tehsil	572,854
Gulistan Tehsil	126,474							Qilla Abdullah
Qilla Abdullah Tehsil	165,738
Dobandi Tehsil	69,759
Karezat Tehsil	59,756							Karezat
Khanozai Tehsil	...
Killa Saifullah Tehsil	152,516							Qila Saifullah	Zhob
Loiband Tehsil	29,693
Muslim Bagh Tehsil	83,795
Badini Tehsil	20,640
Kan Mehtarzai	34,298
Shinki Tehsil	59,258
Qamar Din Karez Tehsil	...							Zhob
Zhob Tehsil	284,620
Ashwat Tehsil	25,094
Kashatu Tehsil	5,810
Sambaza Tehsil	25,150
Sherani Tehsil	191,687							Sherani

Note

• Sub-Tehsils are listed in italics

See also

• List of tehsils of Balochistan, Pakistan by literacy rate

• Tehsils of Pakistan
  • Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan
  • Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Tehsils of Sindh
  • Tehsils of Azad Kashmir
  • Tehsils of Gilgit-Baltistan

References

1. "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
2. "TABLE 12 : LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
3. "TABLE-6: AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES" (PDF).