Loralai District Explained

Loralai District
Native Name:Urdu: {{nq|ضلع لورالائی
Pushto; Pashto: {{script/Arabic|لورالايي ولسوالۍ
Baluchi: {{script/Arabic|لۏرالائی دمگ
Settlement Type:District of Balochistan
Coordinates:30.3333°N 69°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Loralai
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Loralai
Government Type:District Administration
Leader Title:Deputy Commissioner
Leader Name:Kashif Nabi
Leader Title1:District Police Officer
Leader Name1:N/A
Leader Title2:District Health Officer
Leader Name2:N/A
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:3,785
Population Total:272432
Population As Of:2023
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:59601
Population Rural:212,831
Timezone1:PKT
Utc Offset1:+5
Blank Name Sec1:Main Language(s)
Blank Info Sec1:Pashto

Loralai District (ur|{{nq|ضلع لورالائی) is a district in the northeast of Balochistan province of Pakistan. The town of Loralai serves as the district headquarters.

Administration

TehsilArea(km²)[1] Pop.(2023)Density(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate(2023)[2] Union Councils
Bori Tehsil2,203225,642102.4246.82%...
Mekhtar Tehsil1,58246,79029.5824.55%...

Demographics

Population

As of the 2023 census, Loralai district has 38,214 households and a population of 272,432. The district has a sex ratio of 110.13 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 43.16%: 54.27% for males and 30.81% for females.[3] [4] 101,407 (37.65% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[5] 59,601 (21.88%) live in urban areas.

Religion

In the 2023 census, 1,611 (0.6%) were from religious minorities.[6]

Religion! colspan="2"
1941[7] 2017[8] 2023[9]
15,72284.23%243,24599.51%267,75399.40%
1,7129.17%5780.24%4350.16%
1,1165.98%140.01%
750.40%5400.22%1,0960.41%
Others410.22%830.03%660.02%
Total Population18,666100%244,446100%269,364100%
Religious
group! colspan="2"
1911[10] 1921[11] 1931[12] 1941[13]
76,75578,45181,81279,273
3,0063,6313,5043,129
9362895621,124
71101209159
1000
0100
0000
0000
Tribal00
Others0000
Total population80,76982,47386,08783,685

At the time of the 2023 census, 96.25% of the population spoke Pashto, 1.13% Balochi, 0.97% Saraiki and 0.72% Punjabi as their first language.[14]

Education

According to the Pakistan District Education Rankings, district Loralai is ranked at number 97 out of the 141 ranked districts in Pakistan on the education score index. This index considers learning, gender parity and retention in the district.

Literacy rate in 2014–15 of population 10 years and older in the district is estimated at 44% whereas for females it is only 22%.[15]

Post primary access is a major issue in the district with 89% schools being at primary level. Whereas high schools constitute only 3% of government schools in the district. This is also reflected in the enrolment figures for academic year 2016–17 with 12,192 students enrolled in class 1 to 5 and only 586 students enrolled in class 9 and 10.

Gender disparity is another issue in this district. Only 28% schools in the district are girls’ schools. Access to education for girls is a major issue in the district and is also reflected in the low literacy rates of females.

Moreover, the schools in the district lack basic facilities. According to Alif Ailaan district education rankings 2017, the district is ranked at number 135 out of the 155 districts of Pakistan for primary school infrastructure. At the middle school level, it is ranked at number 137 out of the 155 districts. These rankings take into account the basic facilities available in schools including drinking water, working toilet, availability of electricity, existence of a boundary wall and general building condition. 7 out of 10 schools do not have electricity in them whereas 3 out of 4 schools lack a toilet and more than half of the schools do not have a boundary wall. 2 out of 5 schools do not have clean drinking water.

Localities

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN .
  2. Web site: LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN .
  3. Web site: 7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1 . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  4. Web site: 7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12 . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  5. Web site: 7th Population and Housing Census: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban . .
  6. Web site: Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023 . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  7. Web site: Census of India, 1941. Vol. 14, Baluchistan . 14 October 2021.
  8. Web site: Pakistan Census 2017 District-Wise Tables: Peshawar . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  9. Web site: 7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9 . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  10. Web site: Census of India 1911. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : pt. 1, Report; pt. 2, Tables. . saoa.crl.25393764 . 8 September 2024 . 1911 . 11.
  11. Web site: Census of India 1921. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : part I, Report; part II, Tables. . saoa.crl.25394124 . 8 September 2024 . 1921 . 165.
  12. Web site: Census of India 1931. Vol. 4, Baluchistan. Pts. 1 & 2, Report [and] Imperial and provincial tables. ]. saoa.crl.25797115 . 8 September 2024 . 1931 . 390.
  13. Web site: Census of India, 1941. Vol. 14, Baluchistan . saoa.crl.28215993 . 8 September 2024 . 1941 . 17.
  14. Web site: 7th Population and Housing Census: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban . .
  15. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (2016). Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey 2014-15. [online] Islamabad: Government of Pakistan, p.111. Available at: http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//pslm/publications/PSLM_2014-15_National-Provincial-District_report.pdf [Accessed 6 Aug. 2018].