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Nasirabad Division

Coordinates: 28°57′N 67°31′E / 28.950°N 67.517°E / 28.950; 67.517
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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; 38 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)
 • Division
2,044,021
 • Urban
389,655 (19.06%)
 • Rural
1,654,366 (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

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.

List of the Districts

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# District Headquarter Area

(km²)[3]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit.

rate

(2023)[4]

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)[3]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023)[4]

Districts
Jaffarabad Tehsil ... ... ... ... Jafarabad
Jhatpat Tehsil 690 302,498 438.40 36.70%
Gandavah Tehsil 1,344 71,230 53.00 36.35% Jhal Magsi
Jhal Magsi Tehsil 1,679 116,528 69.40 26.82%
Mirpur Tehsil 592 15,610 26.37 24.86%
Faridabad Tehsil 137 68,948 503.27 41.09% Sohbatpur
Hayrvi Tehsil 73 16,891 231.38 42.60%
Manjipur Tehsil 82 23,624 288.10 43.85%
Saeed Muhammad Kanrani Tehsil 77 18,175 236.04 45.90%
Panhwar Tehsil 99 47,624 481.05 35.38%
Sohbatpur Tehsil 334 64,844 194.14 42.30%
Baba Kot Tehsil 967 53,661 55.49 15.41% Nasirabad
Dera Murad Jamali 281 265,822 945.99 34.93%
Landhi Tehsil 266 8,638 32.47 17.60%
Chattar Tehsil 961 32,276 33.59 17.21%
Meer Hassan Tesil 229 53,400 233.19 22.99%
Tamboo Tehsil 683 149,518 218.91 28.80%
Usta Muhammad Tehsil 399 210,870 528.50 38.17% Usta Muhammad
Gandakha Tehsil 554 81,190 146.55 24.59%
Khattan 277 22,900 82.67 41.86% Kachhi
Dhadar Tehsil 976 49,836 51.06 45.10%
Balanari Tehsil 402 60,158 149.65 32.21%
Bhag Tehsil 1,308 83,687 63.98 35.24%
Mach Tehsil 708 75,272 106.32 38.80%
Sani Tehsil 2,011 150,821 75.00 15.58%


Constituencies

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# Provincial Assembly Constituency National Assembly Constituency District
1 PB-11 Jhal Magsi NA-254 Nasirabad-cum-Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi Jhal Magsi
2 PB-12 Kachhi Kachhi
3 PB-13 Nasirabad-I Nasirabad
4 PB-14 Nasirabad-II
5 PB-15 Sohbatpur NA-255 Sohbat Pur-cum-Jaffarabad-cum-Usta Muhammad-cum-Nasirabad Sohbatpur
6 PB-16 Jafarabad Jafarabad
7 PB-17 Usta Muhammad Usta Muhammad

Demographics

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Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951...—    
1961...—    
1972...—    
1981699,669—    
19981,076,708+2.57%
20171,661,077+2.31%
20232,044,021+3.52%
Sources:[5]

As per the 2023 Census of Pakistan, the division has a population of about 2,044,021[6] roughly equal to the country of Slovenia[7] or the US state of Nebraska.[8] The literacy rate of Nasirabad Division is approximately 32.59%, with 40.72% for males and 24.06% for females, highlighting a significant gender disparity.

Language

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Languages of Nasirabad Division (2023)[9]
  1. Balochi (55.17%)
  2. Sindhi (18.82%)
  3. Brahui (13.14%)
  4. Saraiki (11.82%)
  5. Others (1.05%)

The major languages spoken in the region are Balochi (43.2%), Brahui (22.3%), Sindhi (21.2%), and Saraiki (12.1%). Balochi is the most widely spoken, particularly in rural areas, while Sindhi and Saraiki are more common in the southern and eastern parts of the division. The presence of multiple languages reflects the cultural and ethnic diversity of the region.

See also

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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. ^ a b "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  4. ^ a b "LITERACY RATE AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION AGE (5-16) BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "Area, population by sex, sex ratio, population density, urban population, household size and annual growth rate, census-2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-24.
  7. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Latvia 2,204,708, July 2011 est.
  8. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 2011-09-30. New Mexico - 2,059,179
  9. ^ "Population by mother tongue, sex and rural/urban, census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.


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