Lehri District Explained

Lehri District
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Balochistan
Founder:Mir Chakar Khan Domki
Seat Type:Headquarters
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3285
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:118,046
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PKT
Utc Offset1:+5
Established Title:Established
Established Date:May 2013
Blank1 Name Sec1:Number of Tehsils
Blank2 Name Sec2:Tehsils
Demographics1 Title1:Main language(s) Balochi Sindhi Brahui
Demographics1 Info1:Balochi
Established Title1:Abolished
Established Date1:January 2018

Lehri District was the 31st district in Balochistan, Pakistan. It was created in May 2013 from parts of the districts of Sibi and Kachhi.[3] But in January 2018, the Cabinet of Balochistan decided to remove Lehri district, which would be annexed into Sibi.[4]

Lehri District used to consist of the following tehsils:

Bakhtiarabad will be the headquarters of the new district carved out under section 6 of the Balochistan Land Revenue Act 1967, according to a notification issued by the revenue department on Tuesday.

It said the district would comprise the tehsils of Lehri and Bhag, except the Sorani revenue area. The tehsils have been separated from the districts of Sibi and Kachhi.

Separating Lehri from Sibi was a longstanding demand of political parties and people of the area. The number of districts in Balochistan has now reached 31.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/php/pakistan-admin.php?adm2id=229 Lehri (District, Pakistan)
  2. Web site: DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017. www.pbscensus.gov.pk. 2017-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20170829164748/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/DISTRICT_WISE_CENSUS_RESULTS_CENSUS_2017.pdf. 2017-08-29. dead.
  3. http://www.dawn.com/news/1012828/new-district-in-balochistan New district in Balochistan - DAWN.COM
  4. Web site: Balochistan govt. to de-notify Lehri as district. www.dawn.com.