Kharan Tehsil

Kharan is a tehsil in Kharan District, Balochistan, Pakistan. It is located at 28°35'0N 65°25'0E with an altitude of 692 metres. It is populated by many Baloch clans. Former Federal Shariat Court and Balochistan High Court chief justice Mohammad Noor Meskanzai belongs to this tehsil.

Demographics

Population

As of the 2023 census, Kharan tehsil had 14,023 households and a population of 104,035. The tehsil had 56,659 males and 47,370 females with sex ration of 120 and a literacy rate of 48.63%: 59.17% for males and 36.60% for females. 41,997 are under 10 years of age. 80,806 live in urban areas. As per the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the population of the tehsil was recorded as 66,438.

Religion

In the 2023 census, 2,263 people in the tehsil were from religious minorities, mainly Hindus.

Language

At the time of the 2023 census, 88.39% of the population spoke Balochi and 11.27% Brahui as their first language.