Kech District

Kech District
ضلع کیچ
کیچ دمگ‎
Turbat District
District
Katak Fort
Bottom: Fields in Tejaban
Map of Balochistan with Kech District highlighted in maroon
Map of Balochistan with Kech District highlighted in maroon
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
DivisionMakran
HeadquarterTurbat
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total
22,539 km2 (8,702 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total
1,060,931
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Literacy
[2]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (49.65%)
  • Male:
    (55.23%)
  • Female:
    (43.46%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils5

Kech District (Urdu: ضلع کیچ) is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. This district's old name was Turbat District which was changed to its even older name Kech District in 1994-1995.[3]

Administration

The district of Kech is administratively subdivided into the following tehsils, each of which contains several villages:[4][5]

Tehsil Area

(km²)[6]

 Pop.

(2023)

 Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

 Literacy rate

(2023)[7]

 Union Councils
Mand Tehsil 1,456 56,772 38.99 54.19% ...
Tump Tehsil 1,945 147,041 75.60 47.17% ...
Turbat Tehsil[5] 9,742 470,605 48.31 63.65% ...
Balnigor Tehsil 1,238 50,404 40.71 38.77% ...
Buleda Tehsil[5] 1,997 107,847 54.00 35.36% ...
Dasht Tehsil[5] 2,486 90,080 36.23 37.25% ...
Hoshab Tehsil ... ... ... 30.71% ...
Zamuran Tehsil 1,462 71,616 48.98 28.97% ...
Gayab Tehsil ... ... ... ... ...
Solband Tehsil ... ... ... ... ...

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951N/A—    
1961N/A—    
1972N/A—    
1981N/A—    
1998413,204—    
2017907,182+4.23%
20231,060,931+2.64%
Sources:[8]

Population

As of the 2023 census, Kech district has 253,475 households and a population of 1,060,931. The district has a sex ratio of 109.82 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 49.65%: 55.23% for males and 43.46% for females.[9][10] 328,574 (30.97% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[11] 386,646 (36.44%) live in urban areas.[9]

Religion

In the 2023 census, 0.41% (4,331) of the population was from religious minorities, mainly Christians.[12]

Language

Balochi was the predominant language, spoken by 99.73% of the population, with very small minorities of Brahui, Sindhi and Kashmiri speakers.[1]

See also

  • Tehsils in Pakistan
    • Tehsils of Balochistan
    • Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan
    • Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
    • Tehsils of Sindh, Pakistan
    • Tehsils of Azad Kashmir
    • Tehsils of Gilgit-Baltistan

References

  1. 1 2 "Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ↑ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Kech District background". Balochistan Police website. Archived from the original on 12 December 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Kech/Turbat". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Zila, Tehsil & Town Councils Membership for Balochistan". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  9. 1 2 "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  10. ↑ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  11. ↑ "7th Population and Housing Census: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  12. ↑ "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
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