Zhob Division

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Zhob Division
ژوب ڈویژن
ږوب څانګه
ژۏب ولایت
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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951...    
1961...    
1972171,989    
1981361,647+8.61%
1998468,695+1.54%
2017806,238+2.90%
2023927,579+2.36%
Sources: [5]

According to 2023 census, Zhob division had a population of 927,579, [6] roughly equal to the population of Mauritius [7] or the US state of Delaware [8] .

Districts

#District [4] HeadquarterArea

(km²) [9]

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) [10]

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
Sherani PB-1 Sherani-Cum-Zhob NA-251 Sherani-cum-Zhob-cum-Killa Saifullah
Zhob
PB-2 Zhob
Killa Saifullah PB-3 Killa Saifullah

Demographics

According to the 2023 census, Zhob division had a population of 927,579. [11]

See also

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. "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. "Area, population by sex, sex ratio, population density, urban population, household size and annual growth rate, Census-2023" (PDF). www.pbs.gov.pk.
  7. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Latvia 2,204,708, July 2011 est.
  8. "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. New Mexico - 2,059,179
  9. "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  10. "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  11. "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 24 July 2024.

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