Nasirabad Division Explained

Naseerabad Division
Native Name:Urdu: {{nq|نصیرآباد ڈویژن
Baluchi: {{script/Arabic|نصیرآباد ولایت
Settlement Type:Division
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Dera Murad Jamali
Established Title:Established
Government Type:Divisional Administration
Leader Title:Commissioner
Leader Name:Moin Ur Rehman Khan (BPS-20 BCS)
Leader Title1:Regional Police Officer
Leader Name1:Muhammad Saleem Lehri (BPS-20 PSP)
Leader Title2:Constituensy
Leader Name2:NA-254 Nasirabad-cum-Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi
NA-255 Sohbat Pur-cum-Jaffarabad-cum-Usta Muhammad-cum-Nasirabad
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2023
Population Total:2,044,021
Population Urban:19.06%
Population Rural:80.94%
Demographics Type1:Ethnicities
Demographics1 Footnotes:[1]
Demographics1 Title1:People
Demographics Type2:Literacy
Demographics2 Footnotes:[2]
Demographics2 Title1:Literacy rate
Timezone1:PKT
Utc Offset1:+05:00
Timezone1 Dst:DST is not observed
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:80700
Area Code Type:NWD (area) code
Area Code:0838
Iso Code:PK-BA
Official Name:نصیر آباد ڈویژن

Naseerabad Division (ur|{{Nastaliq|نصیر آباد ڈویژن) is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. It is the only Irrigation & Agricultural Division of Balochistan. The division connects Balochistan with Sindh. Naseerabad division was created by bifurcation of Sibi division in 1987. Its Divisional headquarters are at Dera Murad Jamali. CNIC Code of Naseerabad Division is 53. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Nasirabad Division is 2,044,021.

List of the Districts

DistrictHeadquaterArea(km²)[3] Pop.(2023)Density(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit.rate

(2023)

1SohbatpurSohbatpur802240,106299.641.02%
2NasirabadDera Murad Jamali3,387563,315166.128.96%
3Usta MuhammadUsta Muhammad953N/A28035.53%
4JafarabadDera Allahyar1,643594,558361.135.53 %
5Jhal MagsiGandava3,615203,36856.230.14%
6KachhiDhadar5,682442,67477.930.20%

List of the Tehsils

TehsilArea(km²)[4] Pop.(2023)Density(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate(2023)Districts
1Jafarabad TehsilJafarabad
2Jhatpat Tehsil690302,498438.40
3Gandawa Tehsil1,34471,23053.00Jhal Magsi
4Jhal Magsi Tehsil1,679116,52869.40
5Mirpur Tehsil59215,61026.37
6Faridabad Tehsil13768,948503.27Sohbatpur
7Hayrvi Tehsil7316,891231.38
8Manjipur Tehsil8223,624288.10
9Sohbatpur Tehsil33464,844194.14
10Baba Kot Tehsil96753,66155.49Nasirabad
11Dera Murad Jamali Tehsil281265,822945.99
12Landhi Tehsil2668,63832.47
13Chattar Tehsil96132,27633.59
14Meer Hassan Tesil22953,400233.19
15Tamboo Tehsil683149,518218.91
16Usta Muhammad Tehsil399210,870528.50Usta Muhammad
17Gandakha Tehsil55481,190146.55
18Khattan27722,90082.67Kachhi
19Dhadar Tehsil97649,83651.06
20Balanari Tehsil40260,158149.65
21Bhag Tehsil1,30883,68763.98
22Mach Tehsil70875,272106.32
23Sani Tehsil2,011150,82175.00
DistrictProvincial Assembly ConstituencyNational Assembly Constituency
1Jhal MagsiPB-11 Jhal MagsiNA-254 Nasirabad-cum-Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi
2KachhiPB-12 Kachhi
3NasirabadPB-13 Nasirabad-I
4PB-14 Nasirabad-II
5SohbatpurPB-15 SohbatpurNA-255 Sohbat Pur-cum-Jaffarabad-cum-Usta Muhammad-cum-Nasirabad
6JafarabadPB-16 Jafarabad
7Usta MuhammadPB-17 Usta Muhammad

Demographics

As per the 2023 Census of Pakistan, the division has a population of about 2,044,021.[5]

References

28.95°N 98°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023.
  2. Web site: Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023.
  3. Web site: TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN .
  4. Web site: TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN .
  5. https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/pcr/table_1.pdf