Loralai Division
{{Short description|Administrative division of Balochistan, Pakistan}}
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| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Balochistan}}
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| subdivision_name2 = Loralai
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| established_title = Established
| established_date = 2021
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| government_type = Divisional Administration
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| leader_title = Commissioner
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| population_total = 870,000
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| population_urban = 11.45%
| population_rural = 88.55%
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| demographics_type1 = Ethnicities
| demographics1_footnotes = {{Cite web |url= https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/pcr/table_11.pdf|title= TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023}}
| demographics1_title1 = People
| demographics_type2 = Literacy
| demographics2_footnotes = {{Cite web | url= https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_balcohistan_province.pdf | title= Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023}}
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| website = {{URL|loralai.balochistan.gov.pk}}
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| demographics1_info1 = {{bulleted list|Largest:
Pashtuns ({{Percentage | 608,103 | 866,932 | 2 }}) |Others:
Balochs ({{Percentage | 242,231 | 866,932 | 2 }})}}
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Loralai Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1632216|title=New division, two districts created in Balochistan|date=30 June 2021}} It was bifurcated from Zhob division in 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/357607-new-district-division-established-in-balochistan|title=New district, division established in Balochistan}} The division consists of Barkhan, Loralai, Musakhail and Duki districts. CNIC code of Loralai Division is 56.
Demographics
= Population =
{{Historical populations|1951|...|1961|...|1972|...|1981|...|1998|487,748|2017|736,209|2023|870,000|align=center|percentages=pagr|footnote=Sources:{{cite web |title=Population by administrative units 1951-1998 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/1998/administrative_units.pdf |publisher = Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}}}
According to the 2023 census, Loralai Division had a population of 870,000.https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/pcr/table_1.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}} roughly equal to the country of Mauritius{{cite web |author=US Directorate of Intelligence |title=Country Comparison:Population |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html |archive-date=13 June 2007 |access-date=2011-10-01 |quote=Latvia 2,204,708, July 2011 est.}} or the US state of South Dakota.{{cite web |title=2010 Resident Population Data |url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=19 October 2013 |access-date=2011-09-30 |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |quote=New Mexico - 2,059,179}}
Districts
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!# Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names !Headquarter !Area !Pop. (2023) !Density (ppl/km²) (2023) !Lit. rate (2023) |
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|3,514 |210,249 |59.8 |33.62% |
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|Duki |Duki |4,233 |205,044 |48.4 |44.18% |
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|5,728 |182,275 |31.8 |36.60% |
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|3,785 |272,432 |72.0 |43.16% |
Tehsils
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!# !Tehsil !Population (2023) !Density (ppl/km²) (2023) !Literacy rate (2023) !Districts |
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|3,514 |210,249 |59.83 | |
| 2
|938 |137,294 |146.37 | |Duki |
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|2,203 |225,642 |102.42 | | rowspan="2" |Loralai |
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|1,582 |46,790 |29.58 | |
| 5
|301 |21,792 |72.40 | | rowspan="4" |Musakhel |
| 6
|3,683 |33,618 |9.13 | |
| 7
|658 |49,809 |75.70 | |
| 8
|539 |56,818 |105.41 | |
[[List of constituencies of Pakistan|Constituencies]]
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!# !Provincial Assembly Constituency !National Assembly Constituency !District |
| rowspan="2" |1
| rowspan="2" |PB-4 Musakhel-cum-Barkhan | rowspan="4" |NA-252 Musakhel-cum-Barkhan-cum-Loralai-cum-Duki |
| Barkhan |
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|Duki |
Demographics
According to the 2023 census, Loralai division had a population of 870,000.{{Cite web |title=Area, population by sex, sex ratio, population density, urban population, household size and annual growth rate, Census-2023 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/pcr/table_1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724141441/https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/pcr/table_1.pdf |archive-date=2024-07-24}}
See also
References
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{{Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan}}
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