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]
Zhob Division
ژوب ڈویژن ږوب څانګه ژۏب ولایت | |
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 Map of Zhob Division | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Capital | Zhob |
| Established | 1988 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | N/A |
| • Regional Police Officer | N/A |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Division | 927,579 |
| • Urban | 11.98% |
| • Rural | 88.02% |
| Ethnicities | |
| • People | |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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Loralai Division is carved after splitting Zhob Division,[4] consisting of Barkhan District, Loralai District, Musakhail District and Duki District.
Districts
editThe division has the following districts:[4]
List of the Tehsils
edit| # | Tehsil | Area
(km²)[5] |
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
editAccording to 2023 census, Zhob division had a population of 927,579.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
- ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
- ^ "Commissionerate system restored". The Nation newspaper. 26 October 2008. Archived from the original on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ a b "New division, two districts created in Balochistan". Dawn newspaper. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ^ "Area, population by sex, sex ratio, population density, urban population, household size and annual growth rate, Census-2023" (PDF). www.pbs.gov.pk.
30°54′N 69°01′E / 30.900°N 69.017°E
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