Loralai Division
Loralai Division | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Capital | Loralai |
| Established | 2021 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | N/A |
| • Regional Police Officer | N/A |
| Population (2023) | |
• Division | 870,000 |
| • Urban | 99,614 (11.45%) |
| • Rural | 770,386 (88.55%) |
| Ethnicities | |
| • People | |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
|
| Website | loralai |
Loralai Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan.[3] It was bifurcated from Zhob division in 2021.[4] The division consists of Barkhan, Loralai, Musakhail and Duki districts. CNIC code of Loralai Division is 56.
Demographics
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | ... | — |
| 1998 | 487,748 | — |
| 2017 | 736,209 | +2.19% |
| 2023 | 870,000 | +2.82% |
| Sources:[5] | ||
According to the 2023 census, Loralai Division had a population of 870,000.[6] roughly equal to the country of Mauritius[7] or the US state of South Dakota.[8]
Districts
| District[9] | Headquarter | Area (km²)[10] | Pop. (2023) | Density (ppl/km²) (2023) | Lit. rate (2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barkhan | Barkhan | 3,514 | 210,249 | 59.8 | 33.62% |
| Duki | Duki | 4,233 | 205,044 | 48.4 | 44.18% |
| Musakhel | Musa Khel Bazar | 5,728 | 182,275 | 31.8 | 36.60% |
| Loralai | Loralai | 3,785 | 272,432 | 72.0 | 43.16% |
Tehsils
| Tehsil | Area (km²)[11] | Population (2023) | Density (ppl/km²) (2023) | Literacy rate (2023)[12] | Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barkhan Tehsil | 3,514 | 210,249 | 59.83 | 33.62% | Barkhan |
| Duki Tehsil | 938 | 137,294 | 146.37 | 50.48% | Duki |
| Luni Tehsil | 553 | 13,615 | 24.62 | 33.80% | |
| Talao Tehsil | 1,697 | 21,930 | 12.92 | 21.41% | |
| Thal Chutyali Tehsil | 1,045 | 32,205 | 30.82 | 38.10% | |
| Bori Tehsil | 2,203 | 225,642 | 102.42 | 46.82% | Loralai |
| Mekhtar Tehsil | 1,582 | 46,790 | 29.58 | 24.55% | |
| Darug Tehsil | 301 | 21,792 | 72.40 | 65.37% | Musakhel |
| Kingri Tehseel | 3,683 | 33,618 | 9.13 | 45.37% | |
| Musakhel Tehsil | 658 | 49,809 | 75.70 | 34.51% | |
| Tiyar Essot Tehsil | 299 | 10,568 | 35.34 | 24.71% | |
| Toisar Tehsil | 539 | 56,818 | 105.41 | 26.06% | |
| Zimri Plaseen Tehsil | 248 | 9,670 | 38.99 | 15.02% |
Constituencies
| # | Provincial Assembly Constituency | National Assembly Constituency | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PB-4 Musakhel-cum-Barkhan | NA-252 Musakhel-cum-Barkhan-cum-Loralai-cum-Duki | Musakhel |
| Barkhan | |||
| 2 | PB-5 Loralai | Loralai | |
| 3 | PB-6 Duki | Duki |
Demographics
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | ... | — |
| 1998 | ... | — |
| 2017 | ... | — |
| 2023 | 870,000 | — |
| Sources:[13] | ||
According to the 2023 census, Loralai division had a population of 870,000.[14]
See also
References
- ^ "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).
- ^ "New division, two districts created in Balochistan". 30 June 2021.
- ^ "New district, division established in Balochistan". 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/pcr/table_1.pdf
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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
- ^ "Divisions/Districts of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 30 September 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2015. 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, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ^ "TABLE 12 : LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "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.
