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Pishin (Pashto: پښين, Urdu: ضلع پشین), IPA: pʂin/pçin, is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. District Pishin is located at a strategic point and is 45km² from the provincial headquarters. In 1975, it was bifurcated from Quetta District, while in 1993 part of it was split off to form the new district of Killa Abdullah.[2] Again in 2022, part of it created the new district of Karezat. The name Pishin is a modernized form of ‘Pushang’, which is how the city was designated in (mainly pre-modern) Persian sources (Arabic sources using 'Fushang'). Myth attributes the origin of the Persian designation to a son of the mythical Emperor Afrasiab. Fushing was the spelling used in the records of the Afghan government. The population of Pishin District was 300,000 in 2005.[3]
Pishin District
ضلع پشین پښين ولسوالۍ پشین دمگ | |
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![]() View of Bala Niganda Village | |
![]() Map of Balochistan with Pishin District highlighted | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Division | Quetta |
Headquarters | Pishin |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | Dr. Yasir Khan Bazai |
• District Police Officer | N/A |
• District Health Officer | N/A |
Area | |
• Total | 6,218 km2 (2,401 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,555 m (5,102 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 736,903 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Calling code | 826[1] |
National Assembly Seats (2018) | Total (1)
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Balochistan Assembly Seats (2018) | Total (3)
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Number of Tehsils | 2 |
Website | quetta |
Administration
edit- Pishin Tehsil
- Huramzai Tehsil
- Karezat Tehsil
- Saranan Tehsil
- Barshore Tehsil
- Nana Sahib
Demographics
editYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1961 | 58,957 | — |
1972 | 131,923 | +7.60% |
1981 | 202,256 | +4.86% |
1998 | 367,183 | +3.57% |
2017 | 736,903 | +3.73% |
2023 | 835,482 | +2.11% |
Sources:[4] |
As of the 2023 census, Pishin district has 147,185 households and a population of 835,482. The district has a sex ratio of 104.34 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 51.07%: 65.85% for males and 36.05% for females.[5][6] 318,031 (38.07% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[7] 243,785 (29.18%) live in urban areas.[5] 2,441 (0.29% of the surveyed population) are religious minorities, mainly Christians.[8] Pashto is the predominant language, spoken by 99.07% of the population.[9]
Pishin's main ethnic groups are Pashtuns who belong to the Tareen, Syed, Kakar, and Achakzai tribes. However, the Tareen tribe is known to be the ruling one among them.
Religious group |
1941[10]: 13–14 | 2017[11][12] | ||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam | 1,245 | 65.87% | 35,067 | 98.65% |
Hinduism | 447 | 23.65% | 3 | 0.01% |
Sikhism | 183 | 9.68% | — | — |
Christianity | 15 | 0.79% | 473 | 1.33% |
Ahmadiyya | — | — | 4 | 0.01% |
Total population | 1,890 | 100% | 35,547 | 100% |
Religious group |
1901[13] | 1911[14] | 1921[15] | 1931[16] | 1941[17] | |||||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam | 96,600 | 84.67% | 106,702 | 83.59% | 103,456 | 75.47% | 107,945 | 73.16% | 113,288 | 72.49% |
Hinduism | 11,752 | 10.3% | 13,746 | 10.77% | 22,300 | 16.27% | 26,718 | 18.11% | 28,629 | 18.32% |
Christianity | 3,743 | 3.28% | 4,564 | 3.58% | 6,139 | 4.48% | 7,370 | 5% | 5,441 | 3.48% |
Sikhism | 1,798 | 1.58% | 2,430 | 1.9% | 4,848 | 3.54% | 5,255 | 3.56% | 8,787 | 5.62% |
Zoroastrianism | 151 | 0.13% | 137 | 0.11% | 151 | 0.11% | 161 | 0.11% | 73 | 0.05% |
Judaism | 43 | 0.04% | 47 | 0.04% | 16 | 0.01% | 15 | 0.01% | 11 | 0.01% |
Jainism | 0 | 0% | 9 | 0.01% | 8 | 0.01% | 32 | 0.02% | 7 | 0% |
Buddhism | — | — | 12 | 0.01% | 159 | 0.12% | 40 | 0.03% | 42 | 0.03% |
Tribal | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Others | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 5 | 0% | 5 | 0% | 11 | 0.01% |
Total population | 114,087 | 100% | 127,648 | 100% | 137,082 | 100% | 147,541 | 100% | 156,289 | 100% |
Note: British Baluchistan era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. |
Agriculture and Farming
editThe main crops in the area are wheat, barley, corn (maize), potatoes, grapes, apples, apricots, and peaches which are grown in the valleys. Sheep and goats are also herded.[18]
Notable people
edit- Qazi Muhammad Essa, senior leader of the Pakistan Movement and a close associate of Quaid-e-Azam
- Jennifer Musa, Politician and Social worker
- Jehangir Ashraf Qazi, Diplomat, former Pakistani Ambassador to United States
- Qazi Faez Isa, Justice Pakistan Supreme Court
- Sultan Golden, Motorcycle Stuntman
- Sarwar Khan Kakar, Politician
- Haseebullah Khan, Cricketer
- Nazar Hussain ,Cricketer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Dialing Codes". PTCL. Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ PCO 2000, p. 1.
- ^ "Home - Government of Balochistan". balochistan.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "7th Population and Housing Census: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME XIV BALUCHISTAN". Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Final Results (Census-2017)". Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017) TABLE 9 - POPULATION BY SEX, RELIGION AND RURAL/URBAN" (PDF). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Census of India 1901. Vol. 5A, Baluchistan. Pt. 2, Imperial tables". 1901. p. 5. JSTOR saoa.crl.25352844. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : pt. 1, Report; pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 11. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393764. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : part I, Report; part II, Tables". 1921. p. 165. JSTOR saoa.crl.25394124. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 4, Baluchistan. Pts. 1 & 2, Report [and] Imperial and provincial tables". 1931. p. 390. JSTOR saoa.crl.25797115. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 14, Baluchistan". 1941. p. 17. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215993. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Pishin | Pakistan". Encyclopædia Britannica.
Bibliography
edit- 1998 District census report of Pishin. Census publication. Vol. 113. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.