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Naseerabad Division (Urdu: نصیر آباد ڈویژن) is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. It is the only Irrigation & Agricultural Division of Balochistan. The division connects Balochistan with Sindh. Naseerabad division was created by bifurcation of Sibi division in 1987. Its Divisional headquarters are at Dera Murad Jamali. CNIC Code of Naseerabad Division is 53. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Nasirabad Division is 2,044,021.
Naseerabad Division
نصیرآباد ڈویژن نصیرآباد ولایت | |
|---|---|
| نصیر آباد ڈویژن | |
 Map of Naseerabad Division | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Capital | Dera Murad Jamali |
| Established | 1987 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | Moin Ur Rehman Khan (BPS-20 BCS) |
| • Regional Police Officer | Muhammad Saleem Lehri (BPS-20 PSP) |
| • Constituensy | NA-254 Nasirabad-cum-Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi NA-255 Sohbat Pur-cum-Jaffarabad-cum-Usta Muhammad-cum-Nasirabad |
| Population (2023) | |
• Division | 2,044,021 |
| • Urban | 19.06% |
| • Rural | 80.94% |
| Ethnicities | |
| • People | |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | |
| NWD (area) code | 0838 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-BA |
List of the Districts
edit| # | District | Headquater | Area
(km²)[3] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Lit.
rate (2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sohbatpur | Sohbatpur | 802 | 240,106 | 299.6 | 41.02% |
| 2 | Nasirabad | Dera Murad Jamali | 3,387 | 563,315 | 166.1 | 28.96% |
| 3 | Usta Muhammad | Usta Muhammad | 953 | N/A | 280 | 35.53% |
| 4 | Jafarabad | Dera Allahyar | 1,643 | 594,558 | 361.1 | 35.53 % |
| 5 | Jhal Magsi | Gandava | 3,615 | 203,368 | 56.2 | 30.14% |
| 6 | Kachhi | Dhadar | 5,682 | 442,674 | 77.9 | 30.20% |
List of the Tehsils
edit| # | Tehsil | Area
(km²)[4] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023) |
Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jafarabad Tehsil | Jafarabad | ||||
| 2 | Jhatpat Tehsil | 690 | 302,498 | 438.40 | ||
| 3 | Gandawa Tehsil | 1,344 | 71,230 | 53.00 | Jhal Magsi | |
| 4 | Jhal Magsi Tehsil | 1,679 | 116,528 | 69.40 | ||
| 5 | Mirpur Tehsil | 592 | 15,610 | 26.37 | ||
| 6 | Faridabad Tehsil | 137 | 68,948 | 503.27 | Sohbatpur | |
| 7 | Hayrvi Tehsil | 73 | 16,891 | 231.38 | ||
| 8 | Manjipur Tehsil | 82 | 23,624 | 288.10 | ||
| 9 | Sohbatpur Tehsil | 334 | 64,844 | 194.14 | ||
| 10 | Baba Kot Tehsil | 967 | 53,661 | 55.49 | Nasirabad | |
| 11 | Dera Murad Jamali Tehsil | 281 | 265,822 | 945.99 | ||
| 12 | Landhi Tehsil | 266 | 8,638 | 32.47 | ||
| 13 | Chattar Tehsil | 961 | 32,276 | 33.59 | ||
| 14 | Meer Hassan Tesil | 229 | 53,400 | 233.19 | ||
| 15 | Tamboo Tehsil | 683 | 149,518 | 218.91 | ||
| 16 | Usta Muhammad Tehsil | 399 | 210,870 | 528.50 | Usta Muhammad | |
| 17 | Gandakha Tehsil | 554 | 81,190 | 146.55 | ||
| 18 | Khattan | 277 | 22,900 | 82.67 | Kachhi | |
| 19 | Dhadar Tehsil | 976 | 49,836 | 51.06 | ||
| 20 | Balanari Tehsil | 402 | 60,158 | 149.65 | ||
| 21 | Bhag Tehsil | 1,308 | 83,687 | 63.98 | ||
| 22 | Mach Tehsil | 708 | 75,272 | 106.32 | ||
| 23 | Sani Tehsil | 2,011 | 150,821 | 75.00 |
| # | District | Provincial Assembly Constituency | National Assembly Constituency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jhal Magsi | PB-11 Jhal Magsi | NA-254 Nasirabad-cum-Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi |
| 2 | Kachhi | PB-12 Kachhi | |
| 3 | Nasirabad | PB-13 Nasirabad-I | |
| 4 | PB-14 Nasirabad-II | ||
| 5 | Sohbatpur | PB-15 Sohbatpur | NA-255 Sohbat Pur-cum-Jaffarabad-cum-Usta Muhammad-cum-Nasirabad |
| 6 | Jafarabad | PB-16 Jafarabad | |
| 7 | Usta Muhammad | PB-17 Usta Muhammad |
Demographics
editAs per the 2023 Census of Pakistan, the division has a population of about 2,044,021.[6]
References
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).
- ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ^ "Population by mother tongue, sex and rural/urban, census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/pcr/table_1.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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