Kalat Division or Qalat Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province of Pakistan.[1] Its capital city is Khuzdar founded on 14 October 1955. CNIC Code of Kalat Division is 51. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Kalat Division is 2,719,964 (2.7 million).
Qalat Division
قلات ڈویژن قلات ولایت | |
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 Map of Kalat Division | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Capital | Khuzdar |
| Established | 14 October 1955 |
| Founded by | Khanate of Kalat |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | Dawood Khan Khilji |
| • Constituency | NA-256 Khuzdar NA-257 Hub-cum-Lasbela-cum-Awaran NA-261 Surab-cum-Kalat-cum-Mastung |
| Area | |
• Division | 91,767 km2 (35,431 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,007 m (6,585 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Division | 2,719,964 |
| • Density | 29.65/km2 (76.8/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 863,081 (31.72%) |
| • Rural | 1,857,937 (68.28%) |
| Demonym | Kalati |
| Language Speakers (2023) | |
| • Native Speakers | |
| Literacy (2023) | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | |
| NWD (area) code | 844 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-BA |
History
editKalat Division was established after the dissolution of the Balochistan state union on 14 October 1955. When the Baluchistan States Union became Kalat Division, Khuzdar was established as the divisional headquarters. At the time of its establishment, the division had four districts (04) Kalat, Makran, Lasbela, and Kharan district.
In 1960, Lasbela district transferred to form Karachi-Bela division. On 1 July 1971, Makran district separates from Kalat Division to form a separate division. In 1972, Lasbela district again become a part of Kalat division. In 1974, a new district Khuzdar created from Kalat district and added in Kalat Division.
In 1991, Mastung district spelt from Kalat district territory included in Kalat Division. In 1992, Awaran district split from khuzdar district and added in Kalat Division.
In 2007, Washuk district created from Kharan district territory and added in Kalat Division.
On 17 May 2015, Kharan and Washuk district shifted from Kalat Division to newly established Rakhshan Division. In 2017, Surab district created from Kalat district territory included in Kalat Division.
Recently, in 2022, Hub district split from Lasbela district and added in Kalat division.
Districts
edit| # | District | Headquarter | Area
(km²)[2] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Lit. rate
(2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awaran[1] | Awaran | 29,510 | 178,958 | 6.1 | 36.34% |
| 2 | Hub | Hub | 6,716 | 382,885 | 57 | 36.47% |
| 3 | Lasbela | Uthal | 15,153 | 680,977 | 44.9 | 36.47% |
| 4 | Surab | Surab | 762 | 279,038 | 366.5 | 37.44% |
| 5 | Mastung[1] | Mastung | 3,308 | 313,271 | 94.7 | 45.97% |
| 6 | Khuzdar | Khuzdar | 35,380 | 997,214 | 28.2 | 38.59% |
| 7 | Kalat[1][3] | Kalat | 7,654 | 271,560 | 35.5 | 39.70% |
Tehsils
edit| # | Tehsil | Area (km²)[4] | Population (2023) | Density (ppl/km²)
(2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023) |
Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awaran Tehsil | 13,075 | 45,774 | 3.50 | Awaran | |
| 2 | Gishkaur Tehsil | 4,578 | 31,462 | 6.87 | ||
| 3 | Jhal Jhao Tehsil | 6,381 | 28,132 | 4.41 | ||
| 4 | Korak Jahoo Tehsil | 3,058 | 27,652 | 9.04 | ||
| 5 | Mashkay Tehsil | 2,418 | 45,938 | 19.00 | ||
| 6 | Gaddani Tehsil | 419 | 29,215 | 69.73 | Hub | |
| 7 | Sonmiani Tehsil | 2,616 | 67,991 | 25.99 | ||
| 8 | Hub Tehsil | 868 | 233,443 | 268.94 | ||
| 9 | Sakran Tehsil | |||||
| 10 | Dureji Tehsil | 2,813 | 52,236 | 18.57 | ||
| 11 | Kalat Tehsil | 3,788 | 167,405 | 44.19 | Kalat | |
| 12 | Mangochar Tehsil | 1,148 | 80,138 | 69.81 | ||
| 13 | Gazg Tehsil | 1,390 | 8,286 | 5.96 | ||
| 14 | Johan Tehsil | 1,328 | 15,731 | 11.85 | ||
| 15 | Khuzdar Tehsil | 6,112 | 359,358 | 58.80 | Khuzdar | |
| 16 | Nall | 1,791 | 103,631 | 57.86 | ||
| 17 | Wadh | 2,118 | 116,229 | 54.88 | ||
| 18 | Zehri Tehsil | 4,021 | 150,928 | 37.53 | ||
| 19 | Baghbana Tehsil | |||||
| 20 | Aranji Tehsil | 7,456 | 50,533 | 6.78 | ||
| 21 | Greshek Tehsil | 2,622 | 69,665 | 26.57 | ||
| 22 | Karkh Tehsil | 1,352 | 35,990 | 26.62 | ||
| 23 | Moola Tehsil | 3,283 | 32,689 | 9.96 | ||
| 24 | Ornach Tehsil | 3,368 | 41,811 | 12.41 | ||
| 25 | Saroona Tehsil | 3,257 | 36,380 | 11.17 | ||
| 26 | Uthal Tehsil | 1,756 | 88,933 | 50.65 | Lasbela | |
| 27 | Lakhra Tehsil | 1,954 | 46,744 | 23.92 | ||
| 28 | Bela Tehsil | 1,527 | 129,264 | 84.65 | ||
| 29 | Kanraj Tehsil | 1,190 | 15,996 | 13.44 | ||
| 30 | Liari Tehsil | 2,010 | 17,155 | 8.53 | ||
| 31 | Dasht Mastung Tehsil | 1,047 | 67,935 | 64.89 | Mastung | |
| 32 | Mastung Tehsil | 692 | 162,319 | 234.57 | ||
| 33 | Khad Koocha Tehsil | 640 | 46,316 | 72.37 | ||
| 34 | Kardigap Tehsil | 929 | 36,701 | 39.51 | ||
| 35 | Dasht e Goran | 215 | 27,503 | 127.92 | Surab | |
| 36 | Gidder | 205 | 89,631 | 437.22 | ||
| 37 | Shaheed meharabad zehri | 109 | 66,435 | 609.50 | ||
| 39 | Surab Tehsil | 233 | 95,469 | 409.74 |
| # | Provincial Assembly Constituency | National Assembly Constituency | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PB-18 Khuzdar-I | NA-256 Khuzdar | Khuzdar |
| 2 | PB-19 Khuzdar-II | ||
| 3 | PB-20 Khuzdar-III | ||
| 4 | PB-21 Hub | NA-257 Hub-cum-Lasbela-cum-Awaran | Hub |
| 5 | PB-22 Lasbela | Lasbela | |
| 6 | PB-23 Awaran | Awaran | |
| 7 | PB-35 Surab | NA-261 Surab-cum-Kalat-cum-Mastung | Surab |
| 8 | PB-36 Kalat | Kalat | |
| 9 | PB-37 Mastung | Mastung |
Demographics
editAccording to 2023 census, Kalat Division had a population of 2,721,018.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Divisions/Districts of Pakistan". Election Commission of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 30 September 2006. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names - ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
- ^ "Tehsils and Unions in the District of Kalat". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
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