Zhob District Explained

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
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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.

Administration

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]

Demography

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Area, Population by Sex, Sex Ratio, Population Density, Urban Population, Household Size and Annual Growth Rate, Census-2023, Balochistan . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. http://www.statpak.gov.pk/depts/pco/statistics/admin_unit/admin_list_tehsil.html "List of Tehsils/Talukas with respect to their Districts" Federal Bureau of Statistics, Pakistan
  3. Web site: Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023 . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  4. Web site: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023 . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.