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.
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 | 11.45% |
| • Rural | 88.55% |
| Ethnicities | |
| • People | |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
|
| Website | loralai |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2023 census, Loralai Division had a population of 870,000.[5]
Districts
edit| # | District[6] | Headquater | Area
(km²)[7] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Lit.
rate (2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barkhan | Barkhan | 3,514 | 210,249 | 59.8 | 33.62% |
| 2 | Duki | Duki | 4,233 | 205,044 | 48.4 | 44.18% |
| 3 | Musakhel | Musa Khel Bazar | 5,728 | 182,275 | 31.8 | 36.60% |
| 4 | Loralai | Loralai | 3,785 | 272,432 | 72.0 | 43.16% |
Tehsils
edit| # | Tehsil | Area (km²)[8] | Population (2023) | Density (ppl/km²)
(2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023) |
Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barkhan Tehsil | 3,514 | 210,249 | 59.83 | Barkhan | |
| 2 | Duki Tehsil | 938 | 137,294 | 146.37 | Duki | |
| 3 | Bori Tehsil | 2,203 | 225,642 | 102.42 | Loralai | |
| 4 | Mekhtar Tehsil | 1,582 | 46,790 | 29.58 | ||
| 5 | Darug Tehsil | 301 | 21,792 | 72.40 | Musakhel | |
| 6 | Kingri Tehseel | 3,683 | 33,618 | 9.13 | ||
| 7 | Musakhel Tehsil | 658 | 49,809 | 75.70 | ||
| 8 | Toisar Tehsil | 539 | 56,818 | 105.41 |
| # | 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 |
References
edit- ^ "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".
- ^ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/pcr/table_1.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "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).