Zhob Division

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Zhob Division
ژوب ڈویژن
ږوب څانګه‎
ژۏب ولایت‎
Division
Zhob Division, Balochistan, Pakistan.png
Map of Zhob Division
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Province Flag of Balochistan.svg  Balochistan
Capital Zhob
Established1988
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerN/A
 • Regional Police OfficerN/A
Population
 (2023)
 •  Division
927,579
 •  Urban
11.98%
 •  Rural
88.02%
Ethnicities
[1]
 • People
Literacy
[2]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (32.33%)
  • Male:
    (41.69%)
  • Female:
    (21.93%)
Website zhob.balochistan.gov.pk

Zhob Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. It was created in 1988 bifurcated from Quetta division. It remained abolished between 2000 and 2008 during the military rule of Pervez Musharraf, but later restored when his rule ended. CNIC Code of Zhob Division is 56. [3]

Contents

Loralai Division is carved after splitting Zhob Division, [4] consisting of Barkhan District, Loralai District, Musakhail District and Duki District.

Demographics

According to 2023 census, Zhob division had a population of 927,579. [5]

Districts

#District [4] HeadquarterArea

(km²) [6]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit.

rate

(2023)

1 Zhob Zhob 15,987355,69222.236.62%
2 Qilla Saifullah Qilla Saifullah 6,831380,20055.732.96%
3 Sherani Sherani 4,310191,68744.523.86%

Tehsils

#TehsilArea

(km²) [7]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023)

Districts
1 Killa Saifullah Tehsil 1,103152,516138.27 Qila Saifullah
2 Loiband Tehsil 97229,69330.55
3 Muslim Bagh Tehsil 94383,79588.86
4 Badini 98520,64020.95
5 Kanmetharzai Tehsil 38334,29889.55
6 Shinki Tehsil 2,44559,25824.24
7 Qamar Din Karez Tehsil Zhob
8 Zhob Tehsil 9,322284,62030.53
9 Ashwat Tehsil 90125,09427.85
10 Kashatu Tehsil 1,5905,8103.65
11 Sambaza Tehsil 2,88825,1508.71
12 Sherani Tehsil 4,310191,68744.47 Sherani

Constituencies

#DistrictProvincial Assembly ConstituencyNational Assembly Constituency
1 Sherani PB-1 Sherani-Cum-Zhob NA-251 Sherani-cum-Zhob-cum-Killa Saifullah
2 Zhob
3 PB-2 Zhob
4 Killa Saifullah PB-3 Killa Saifullah

See also

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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. ↑ "Commissionerate system restored". The Nation newspaper. 26 October 2008. Archived from the original on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  4. 1 2 "New division, two districts created in Balochistan". Dawn newspaper. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Area, population by sex, sex ratio, population density, urban population, household size and annual growth rate, Census-2023" (PDF). www.pbs.gov.pk.
  6. ↑ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "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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