Loralai Division

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Loralai Division
Division
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Province Flag of Balochistan.svg  Balochistan
Capital Loralai
Established2021
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerN/A
 • Regional Police OfficerN/A
Population
 (2023)
 •  Division
870,000
 •  Urban
11.45%
 •  Rural
88.55%
Ethnicities
[1]
 • People
Literacy
[2]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (39.89%)
  • Male:
    (49.90%)
  • Female:
    (28.88%)
Website loralai.balochistan.gov.pk

Loralai Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. [3] It was bifurcated from Zhob division in 2021. [4] The division consists of Barkhan, Loralai, Musakhail and Duki districts. CNIC code of Loralai Division is 56.

Contents

Demographics

According to the 2023 census, Loralai Division had a population of 870,000. [5]

Districts

#District [6] HeadquaterArea

(km²) [7]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit.

rate

(2023)

1 Barkhan Barkhan 3,514210,24959.833.62%
2 Duki Duki 4,233205,04448.444.18%
3 Musakhel Musa Khel Bazar 5,728182,27531.836.60%
4 Loralai Loralai 3,785272,43272.043.16%

Tehsils

#TehsilArea (km²) [8] Population (2023)Density (ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023)

Districts
1 Barkhan Tehsil 3,514210,24959.83 Barkhan
2 Duki Tehsil 938137,294146.37 Duki
3 Bori Tehsil 2,203225,642102.42 Loralai
4 Mekhtar Tehsil 1,58246,79029.58
5 Darug Tehsil 30121,79272.40 Musakhel
6 Kingri Tehseel 3,68333,6189.13
7 Musakhel Tehsil 65849,80975.70
8 Toisar Tehsil 53956,818105.41

Constituencies

#Provincial Assembly ConstituencyNational Assembly ConstituencyDistrict
1 PB-4 Musakhel-cum-Barkhan NA-252 Musakhel-cum-Barkhan-cum-Loralai-cum-Duki Musakhel
Barkhan
2 PB-5 Loralai Loralai
3 PB-6 Duki Duki

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References

  1. ↑ "TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "New division, two districts created in Balochistan". 30 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "New district, division established in Balochistan".
  5. ↑ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/pcr/table_1.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  6. ↑ "Divisions/Districts of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 30 September 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2015. Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names
  7. ↑ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
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