Surab District (Balochi: سۏراپ) (Brahui and Urdu: سوراب) is a district located in Kalat Division of Balochistan province, Pakistan. Prior to its creation as a separate district in 2017, Surab was part of Kalat District.[2]
Surab District
ضلع سوراب | |
|---|---|
 Map of Balochistan with Surab District highlighted in maroon | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Division | Kalat |
| Established | 2017 |
| Headquarters | Surab |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
• Total | 762 km2 (294 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 279,038 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 36,468 |
| • Rural | 242,570 |
Administration
editThe town of Surab serves as the headquarters of the district.
Demographics
editPopulation
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | N/A | — |
| 1961 | N/A | — |
| 1972 | N/A | — |
| 1981 | N/A | — |
| 1998 | 93,401 | — |
| 2017 | 200,857 | +4.11% |
| 2023 | 279,038 | +5.63% |
| Sources:[3] | ||
As of the 2023 census, Surab district has 51,227 households and a population of 279,038. The district has a sex ratio of 103.11 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 37.44%: 45.16% for males and 29.58% for females.[4][5] 114,615 (41.08% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[6] 36,468 (13.07%) live in urban areas.[4]
Surab is largely based on a tribal society and one of the main tribes would be the Muhammad Hassani tribe.
Religion
editIn the 2023 census, 822 (0.29%) people in the district were from religious minorities, mainly Christians.[1]
Language
editAt the time of the 2023 census, 96.75% of the population spoke Brahui and 2.90% Balochi as their first language.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Surab District was previously part of Kalat District before 2017". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ a b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "7th Population and Housing Census: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
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