Zhob District | |
Native Name Lang: | ps |
Native Name: | Urdu: {{nq|ضلع ژوب Pushto; Pashto: {{script/Arabic|ږوب ولسوالۍ |
Settlement Type: | District of Balochistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Division |
Subdivision Name2: | Zhob |
Founder: | British government |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Zhob(Formally Fort Sandeman) |
Government Type: | District Administration |
Leader Title: | Deputy Commissioner |
Leader Name: | N/A |
Leader Title1: | District Police Officer |
Leader Name1: | N/A |
Leader Title2: | District Health Officer |
Leader Name2: | N/A |
Area Total Km2: | 15987 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 355692 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PKT |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1890 |
Blank Name Sec1: | District Council |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Number of Tehsils |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 5 |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Main Language(s) |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Pashto |
Zhob District (Pushto; Pashto: ږوب ولسوالۍ, Urdu: {{nq|ضلع ژوب) is a district in the northwestern part of Balochistan province of Pakistan. The population of Zhob District was estimated at 355,692 in 2023.[1] Water from Zhob River is used for irrigation in the district.
The 1998 census report lists two sub-divisions: Lower Zhob (comprising Zhob tehsil and Sambaza sub-tehsil) and Kakar Khurasan (encompassing the tehsil of Qamar Din Karez and the subtehsil of Ashewat). A government webpage lists these as Ashwat, Qamar Din Karez, Sambaza and Zhob, without indicating if any of them are sub-tehsils.[2]
In the 2023 census, 1,732 (0.49%) people in the district were from religious minorities.[3]
At the time of the 2023 census, 97.65% of the population spoke Pashto and 1.49% Saraiki as their first language.[4]
The majority of the population of Zhob district is Pashtun. The tribes of Zhob district include the Mandokhail, Khosti, Sherani, Kakar, Sulaimankhel, Harifal, Lawoon and Babar. A large number of IDPs were settled within the confines of the district as part of the evacuation from Operation Zarb-e-Azb that took place to the north of Zhob.