Loralai Division

Loralai Division
Division
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
CapitalLoralai
Established2021
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerN/A
 • Regional Police OfficerN/A
Population
 (2023)
 • Division
870,000
 • Urban
11.45%
 • Rural
88.55%
Ethnicities
[1]
 • People
  • Largest:
    Pashtuns (70.14%)
  • Others:
    Balochs (27.94%)
Literacy
[2]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (39.89%)
  • Male:
    (49.90%)
  • Female:
    (28.88%)
Websiteloralai.balochistan.gov.pk

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951...—    
1961...—    
1972...—    
1981...—    
1998487,748—    
2017736,209+2.19%
2023870,000+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)

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

# Tehsil Area (km²)[11] 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

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

According to the 2023 census, Loralai division had a population of 870,000.[12]

See also

  • Districts of Pakistan
    • Districts of Balochistan
  • Tehsils of Pakistan
    • Tehsils of Balochistan
  • Divisions of Pakistan
    • Divisions of Balochistan
    • Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
    • Divisions of Punjab
    • Divisions of Sindh
    • Divisions of Azad Kashmir
    • Divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan

References

  1. ↑ "TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "New division, two districts created in Balochistan". 30 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "New district, division established in Balochistan".
  5. ↑ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ↑ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/pcr/table_1.pdf
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "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
  9. ↑ "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
  10. ↑ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  12. ↑ "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.
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