Zhob Division

Zhob Division
ژوب ڈویژن
ږوب څانګه‎
ژۏب ولایت‎
Division
Map of Zhob Division
Map of Zhob Division
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
CapitalZhob
Established1988
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerN/A
 • Regional Police OfficerN/A
Population
 (2023)
 • Division927,579
 • Urban
11.98%
 • Rural
88.02%
Ethnicities
[1]
 • People
Literacy
[2]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (32.33%)
  • Male:
    (41.69%)
  • Female:
    (21.93%)

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]

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

List of the Districts

# District[4] Headquater Area

(km²)[5]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit.

rate

(2023)

1 Zhob Zhob 15,987 355,692 22.2 36.62%
2 Qilla Saifullah Qilla Saifullah 6,831 380,200 55.7 32.96%
3 Sherani Sherani 4,310 191,687 44.5 23.86%

List of the Tehsils

# Tehsil Area

(km²)[6]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023)

Districts
1 Killa Saifullah Tehsil 1,103 152,516 138.27 Qila Saifullah
2 Loiband Tehsil 972 29,693 30.55
3 Muslim Bagh Tehsil 943 83,795 88.86
4 Badini 985 20,640 20.95
5 Kanmetharzai Tehsil 383 34,298 89.55
6 Shinki Tehsil 2,445 59,258 24.24
7 Qamar Din Karez Tehsil Zhob
8 Zhob Tehsil 9,322 284,620 30.53
9 Ashwat Tehsil 901 25,094 27.85
10 Kashatu Tehsil 1,590 5,810 3.65
11 Sambaza Tehsil 2,888 25,150 8.71
12 Sherani Tehsil 4,310 191,687 44.47 Sherani

Demographics

According to 2023 census, Zhob division had a population of 927,579.[7]

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. ^ a b "New division, two districts created in Balochistan". Dawn newspaper. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  5. ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  6. ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Area, population by sex, sex ratio, population density, urban population, household size and annual growth rate, Census-2023" (PDF). www.pbs.gov.pk.


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