Quetta Division

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Quetta Division
کوټه څانګه‎‎
کویٹه ولایت‎‎
Division
Quetta Division, Balochistan, Pakistan.png
Map of Quetta Division
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Province Flag of Balochistan.svg  Balochistan
Capital Quetta
Established14 October 1955
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • Commissioner Muhammad Hamza Shafqaat (BPS-20 PAS)
 • Regional Police OfficerAbdul Hayee Baloch (BPS-20 PSP)
Population
 (2023)
 •  Division
4,259,163
 •  Urban
46.37%
 •  Rural
53.63%
Language Speakers
[1]
 • Speakers
Literacy
[2]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (51.68%)
  • Male:
    (61.62%)
  • Female:
    (41.06 %)
Website quetta.balochistan.gov.pk

Quetta Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan, being the third tier of government. CNIC Code of Quetta Division is 54.

Contents

In 2015, the Balochistan Assembly unanimously passed a resolution calling upon the provincial government to establish a new Rakhshan Division comprising the districts of Nushki, Chagai, Kharan, and Washuk which were parts of Quetta and Kalat.

History

In 14 October 1955, Quetta was created as an administration division of Balochistan Province.

List of the Districts

#DistrictHeadquaterArea

(km²) [3]

Population

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²) (2023)

Lit.

rate (2023)

1 Chaman Chaman 1,341466,218347.739.97%
2 Pishin Pishin 6,218835,482134.651.07%
3 Quetta Quetta 3,4472,595,492754.356.29%
4 Qila Abdullah Jungle Pir Alizai 3,553361,971102.336.40%

List of the Tehsils

#TehsilArea (km²) [3] Population (2023)Density (ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023)

Districts
1 Barshore Tehsil 2,288141,99462.06 Pishin
2 Hurramzai Tehsil 418147,844353.69
3 Pishin Tehsil 1,199325,641271.59
4 Saranan Tehsil 8365,157785.02
5 Bostan Tehsil 18649,721267.32
6 Chiltan Tehsil Quetta
7 Zarghoon Tehsil
8 Panjpai Tehsil 1,20521,37117.74
9 Sadar Tehsil 1,283330,421257.54
10 Kuchlak Tehsil 180310,2461,723.59
11 Sariab Tehsil 221572,8542,592.10
12 Gulistan Tehsil 1,536126,47482.34 Qila Abdullah
13 Killa Abdullah Tehsil 413165,738401.30
14 Dobandi Tehsil 1,60469,75943.49
15 Karezat Tehsil 1,24059,75648.19 Karezat
16 Khanozai Tehsil

Constituencies

#DistrictProvincial Assembly ConstituencyNational Assembly Constituency
1 Quetta PB-38 Quetta-I NA-262 Quetta-I
PB-39 Quetta-II
PB-40 Quetta-III
PB-43 Quetta-VI NA-263 Quetta-II
PB-44 Quetta-VII
PB-45 Quetta-VIII
PB-41 Quetta-IV NA-264 Quetta-III
PB-42 Quetta-V
PB-46 Quetta-IX
2 Pishin PB-47 Pishin-I NA-265 Pishin
PB-48 Pishin-II
PB-49 Pishin-II
3 Killa Abdullah PB-50 Killa Abdullah NA-266 Killa Abdullah-cum-Chaman
4 Chaman PB-51 Chaman

Demographics

According to the 2023 census, Quetta division had a population of 4,259,163. [4]

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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. 1 2 "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  4. ↑ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/pcr/table_1.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]

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