Quetta Division

For the military unit, see 4th (Quetta) Division.

Quetta Division کوټه څانګه‎‎ کویٹه ولایت‎‎
Division
Map of Quetta Division
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Capital	Quetta
Established	14 October 1955
Government
• Type	Divisional Administration
• Commissioner	Muhammad Hamza Shafqaat (BPS-20 PAS)
• Regional Police Officer	Abdul Hayee Baloch (BPS-20 PSP)
Population  (2023)
•  Division	4,259,163
•  Urban	46.37%
•  Rural	53.63%
Language Speakers [1]
• Speakers	Largest: Pashto (76.54%) Others: Brahvi (9.08%)
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.

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

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

List of the Districts

#	District	Headquarter	Area (km²) [3]	Population (2023)	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)	Lit. rate (2023)
1	Chaman	Chaman	1,341	466,218	347.7	39.97%
2	Pishin	Pishin	6,218	835,482	134.6	51.07%
3	Quetta	Quetta	3,447	2,595,492	754.3	56.29%
4	Qila Abdullah	Jungle Pir Alizai	3,553	361,971	102.3	36.40%

List of the Tehsils

#	Tehsil	Area (km²) [3]	Population (2023)	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)	Literacy rate (2023)	Districts
1	Barshore Tehsil	2,288	141,994	62.06		Pishin
2	Hurramzai Tehsil	418	147,844	353.69
3	Pishin Tehsil	1,199	325,641	271.59
4	Saranan Tehsil	83	65,157	785.02
5	Bostan Tehsil	186	49,721	267.32
6	Chiltan Tehsil					Quetta
7	Zarghoon Tehsil
8	Panjpai Tehsil	1,205	21,371	17.74
9	Sadar Tehsil	1,283	330,421	257.54
10	Kuchlak Tehsil	180	310,246	1,723.59
11	Sariab Tehsil	221	572,854	2,592.10
12	Gulistan Tehsil	1,536	126,474	82.34		Qila Abdullah
13	Killa Abdullah Tehsil	413	165,738	401.30
14	Dobandi Tehsil	1,604	69,759	43.49
15	Karezat Tehsil	1,240	59,756	48.19		Karezat
16	Khanozai Tehsil

Constituencies

#	District	Provincial Assembly Constituency	National 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]

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. "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www.pbs.gov.pk.
4. "Area, population by sex, sex ratio, population density, urban population, household size and annual growth rate, Census-2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-24.

30°15′N68°30′E / 30.250°N 68.500°E / 30.250; 68.500