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Nasirabad Division

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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
Division
نصیر آباد ڈویژن
Map of Naseerabad Division
Map of Naseerabad Division
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
CapitalDera Murad Jamali
Established1987; 37 years ago (1987)
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerMoin Ur Rehman Khan (BPS-20 BCS)
 • Regional Police OfficerMuhammad Saleem Lehri (BPS-20 PSP)
 • ConstituensyNA-254 Nasirabad-cum-Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi
NA-255 Sohbat Pur-cum-Jaffarabad-cum-Usta Muhammad-cum-Nasirabad
Population
 (2023)
 • Division2,044,021
 • Urban
19.06%
 • Rural
80.94%
Ethnicities
[1]
 • People
Literacy
[2]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (32.59%)
  • Male:
    (40.72%)
  • Female:
    (24.06%)
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
 • Summer (DST)DST is not observed
ZIP Code
80700
NWD (area) code0838
ISO 3166 codePK-BA

List of the Districts

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# 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

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# 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

Demographics

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Languages of Nasirabad Division (2023)[5]

  Balochi (53.44%)
  Sindhi (19.56%)
  Brahui (13%)
  Saraiki (12.94%)
  Others (1.06%)

As per the 2023 Census of Pakistan, the division has a population of about 2,044,021.[6]

References

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  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. ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  4. ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Population by mother tongue, sex and rural/urban, census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/pcr/table_1.pdf [bare URL PDF]


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