Nushki District
Nushki District
ضلع نوشکی نوشکے دمگ | |
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  Top: Camels in Nushki Desert Bottom: Rako rock formation near Nushki | |
 Map of Balochistan with Nushki District higlighted | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| Division | Rakhshan |
| Established | N/A |
| Headquarters | Nushki |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
• District of Balochistan | 5,797 km2 (2,238 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• District of Balochistan | 207,834 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 48,572 |
| • Rural | 159,262 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 1 |
Nushki District (Urdu: ضلع نوشکی, locally known as Noshkay نوشکے)[citation needed] is one of the districts of Balochistan province, Pakistan. The administration of the Nushki district was taken over from the Khan of Kalat by the British government in 1896 and was leased from him on a perpetual quit rent in 1899.
Etymology
[edit]Balochi word Noshkay is derived from two Balochi words "Nosh-Koh" which stand for finishing work. The area was known as "Noshkay" until it was changed to "Noshki" during the British era.
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | N/A | — |
| 1961 | N/A | — |
| 1972 | N/A | — |
| 1981 | N/A | — |
| 1998 | 98,030 | — |
| 2017 | 178,947 | +3.22% |
| 2023 | 207,834 | +2.53% |
| Sources:[2] | ||
Population
[edit]According to 2023 census, the district had a population of 207,834[3].
Religion
[edit]In the 2023 census, Islam was the predominant religion with 99.13% while Hindus formed 0.69% of the population.[1]
Language
[edit]At the time of the 2023 census, 56.87% of the population spoke Brahui, 38.46% Balochi and 4.34% Pashto as their first language.[1]
The following tribes are found in the district:[citation needed]
- Jamaldini
- Mandai
- Badini
- Mohammad Hassani
- Sarparah
- Syed
- Barech
- Mengal
- Pirkani
- Sasoli
- Sumalani
- Rodeni
- Yallanzai
- Hassanzai
Administrative divisions
[edit]Nushki District has only one tehsil, Nushki Tehsil, which is further sub-divided into eight union councils: Mengal, Badini Kashingi, Anam Bostan, Dak, Jamaldini, Ahmedwal, Mal, and Municipal Committee Noshki.
| Tehsil | Area
(km²)[5] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023)[6] |
Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nushki Tehsil | 3,731 | 190,905 | 51.17 | 59.04% | ... |
| Dak Tehsil | 2,066 | 16,929 | 8.19 | 36.29% | ... |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ^ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
Bibliography
[edit]- District Gazetteer 1905
- 1998 District census report of Chagai. Census publication. Vol. 38. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.
External links
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Provincial capital: Quetta | ||
| Kalat |  | |
| Makran | ||
| Nasirabad | ||
| Quetta | ||
| Sibi | ||
| Zhob | ||
| Rakhshan | ||
| Loralai | ||
a - formerly part of Quetta Division; b - formerly part of Kalat Division; c - formerly part of Zhob Division ; d - abolished | ||
| International | |
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| National | |
29°30′N 65°40′E / 29.500°N 65.667°E
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