Sohbatpur District

Sohbutpur
ضلع صحبت پور
District of Balochistan
Location of Sohbutpur
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
DivisionNasirabad
EstablishedMay 2013
HeadquartersSohbatpur
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total
802 km2 (310 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total
240,106
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
 • Urban
14,728
 • Rural
225,378
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Sohbatpur District (Urdu: ضلع صحبت پور) is a district in the Pakistani province of Balochistan.

It was created in May 2013 from parts of Jafarabad District.[2]

The district has a population of over 240‚000.

Geography

The district borders the Naseerabad, Jafarabad and Dera Bugti districts of Balochistan, and Jacobabad and Kashmore districts of Sindh.

Administration

District Sohbatpur Inauguration in May 2013 by then Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso.

Sohbatpur District consists of the following Tehsils:

Tehsil Area

(km²)[3]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023)[4]

Union Councils
Faridabad Tehsil 137 68,948 503.27 41.09% ...
Hayrvi Tehsil 73 16,891 231.38 42.60% ...
Manjipur Tehsil 82 23,624 288.10 43.85% ...
Saeed Muhammad Kanrani Tehsil ... ... ... 45.90% ...
Panhwar Tehsil ... ... ... 35.38% ...
Sohbatpur Tehsil 334 64,844 194.14 42.30% ...

The district has eight police stations.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951N/A—    
1961N/A—    
1972N/A—    
1981N/A—    
1998141,527—    
2017200,426+1.85%
2023240,106+3.06%
Sources:[5]

As of the 2023 census, Sohbatpur district has 33,734 households and a population of 240,106. The district has a sex ratio of 103.06 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 41.02%: 53.26% for males and 28.42% for females.[6][7] 103,225 (42.99% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[8] 14,728 (6.13%) live in urban areas.[6]

Religion

Religions in Sohbatpur district (2023)[1]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 98.99%
Hinduism
 
 0.75%
Other
 
 0.26%

In the 2023 census, Islam was the predominant religion with 98.99%, while Hindus constituted 0.75% of the population.[1]

Language

Languages of Sohbatpur district (2023)

  Balochi (67.39%)
  Sindhi (17.63%)
  Brahui (7.92%)
  Saraiki (6.38%)
  Others (0.68%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 67.39% of the population spoke Balochi, 17.63% Sindhi, 7.92% Brahui and 6.38% Saraiki as their first language.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ^ "PM Khoso inaugurates new district of Sohbatpur in Balochistan". Paktribune.
  3. ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  4. ^ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ a b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  9. ^ "Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.