Kalat Division


Kalat Division or Qalat Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province of Pakistan. 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.

History

Kalat 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 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.

Demographics

Population

According to 2023 census, Kalat Division had a population of 2,721,018 roughly equal to the population of the US state of Kansas. It had an area of 91,767 km² roughly equal to the area of Hungary or the US state of Virginia.

Language

The population of the division is predominantly Brahui and Balochi, with an estimated 58.50% identifying as Brahui and around 35.87% as Baloch, while the include Pashtuns and other minority groups.

Districts

Tehsils

TehsilArea Population Density
Literacy rate
Districts
Awaran Tehsil13,07545,7743.5042.90%Awaran
Gishkaur Tehsil4,57831,4626.8736.34%Awaran
Jhal Jhao Tehsil6,38128,1324.4126.62%Awaran
Korak Jhao Tehsil3,05827,6529.0426.71%Awaran
Mashkay Tehsil2,41845,93819.0041.21%Awaran
Gadani Tehsil41929,21569.7348.57%Hub
Sonmiani Tehsil2,61667,99125.9935.80%Hub
Hub Tehsil868233,443268.9444.35%Hub
Sakran Tehsil............Hub
Dureji Tehsil2,81352,23618.5715.58%Hub
Kalat Tehsil3,788167,40544.1944.19%Kalat
Mangocher Tehsil1,14880,13869.8135.22%Kalat
Gazg Tehsil1,3908,2865.9618.75%Kalat
Johan Tehsil1,32815,73111.8527.49%Kalat
Khuzdar Tehsil6,112359,35858.8043.85%Khuzdar
Nal Tehsil1,791103,63157.8647.26%Khuzdar
Wadh Tehsil2,118116,22954.8831.83%Khuzdar
Zehri Tehsil4,021150,92837.5349.38%Khuzdar
Baghbana Tehsil............Khuzdar
Aranji Tehsil7,45650,5336.7812.11%Khuzdar
Gresha Tehsil2,62269,66526.5722.10%Khuzdar
Karakh Tehsil5,35214580626.6232.14%Khuzdar
Moola Tehsil3,28332,6899.9652.68%Khuzdar
Ornach Tehsil3,36841,81112.4121.58%Khuzdar
Saroona Tehsil3,25736,38011.1724.22%Khuzdar
Uthal Tehsil1,75688,93350.6533.95%Lasbela
Lakhra Tehsil1,95446,74423.9215.31%Lasbela
Bela Tehsil1,527129,26484.6540.98%Lasbela
Kanraj Tehsil1,19015,99613.4420.32%Lasbela
Liari Tehsil2,01017,1558.5316.09%Lasbela
Dasht Tehsil1,04767,93564.8936.79%Mastung
Mastung Tehsil692162,319234.5753.70%Mastung
Khad Koocha Tehsil64046,31672.3733.22%Mastung
Kirdgap Tehsil92936,70139.5142.71%Mastung
Dasht e Goran21527,503127.9238.85%Surab
Gidder20589,631437.2236.31%Surab
Shaheed meharabad zehri10966,435609.5042.85%Surab
Surab Tehsil23395,469409.7434.34%Surab

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