Rakhshan Division

{{Short description|Administrative division of Balochistan, Pakistan}}

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{{lang|bal|{{nq|رخشان ولایت‎}}}}

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Pakistan

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Balochistan

| subdivision_type2 = Capital

| subdivision_name2 = Kharan

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| established_title = Established

| established_date = 17 May 2017

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| leader_title1 = Regional Police Officer

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| area_total_km2 = 98,596

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| population_as_of = 2023

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| population_total = 1,040,001

| population_density_km2 = 10.55

| population_urban = 190,539 (18.32%)

| population_rural = 849,462 (81.68%)

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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

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| demographics1_info1 = {{bulleted list|Largest:
Balochs ({{Percentage | 721,878 | 1,038,530 | 2 }}) |Others:
Brahvis ({{Percentage | 280,193 | 1,038,530 | 2 }})}}

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Rakhshan Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan.{{Cite web|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/BCFF49F8CC276C3C85257788006F1761-map.pdf|title=BALOCHISTAN - Overview|website=Relief Web|access-date=2 February 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1440719|title=New districts|website=DAWN|date=23 October 2018 |access-date=2 February 2019}}

List of the Districts

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!District

!Headquarter

!Area

(km²){{Cite web |title=TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_1.pdf}}

!Population

(2023)

!Density

(ppl/km²) (2023)

!Lit.

rate (2023)

1

|Chagai

|Dalbandin

|44,748

|269,192

|6.0

|33.15%

2

|Washuk

|33,093

|302,623

|9.1

|21.58%

3

|Kharan

|14,958

|260,352

|17.4

|41.07%

4

|Nushki

|5,797

|207,834

|35.9

|57.12%

List of the Tehsils

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!Tehsil

!Area (km²){{Cite web |title=TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_1.pdf}}

!Population (2023)

!Density (ppl/km²)

(2023)

!Literacy rate

(2023)

!Districts

1

|Dalbandin Tehsil

|7,791

|122,918

|15.78

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| rowspan="7" |Chagai

2

|Nokundi Tehsil

|16,092

|30,625

|1.90

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3

|Taftan Tehsil

|9,318

|19,259

|2.07

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4

|Chagai Tehsil

|3,975

|73,482

|18.49

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5

|Amuri tehsil

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6

|Chilgazi tehsil

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7

|Yak Machh

|7,572

|22,908

|3.03

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8

|Kharan Tehsil

|2,941

|104,035

|35.37

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| rowspan="4" |Kharan

9

|Sar-Kharan Tehsil

|3,539

|86,015

|24.30

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10

|Tohumulk Tehsil

|6,347

|49,803

|7.85

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11

|Patkain Tehsil

|2,131

|20,499

|9.62

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12

|Nushki Tehsil

|3,731

|190,905

|51.17

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| rowspan="2" |Nushki

13

|Dak Tehsil

|2,066

|16,929

|8.19

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14

|Besima Tehsil

|6,014

|63,368

|10.54

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| rowspan="5" |Washuk

15

|Mashkel Tehsil

|11,663

|67,142

|5.76

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16

|Washuk Tehsil

|7,494

|55,585

|7.42

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17

|Nag Tehsil

|4,338

|57,467

|13.25

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18

|Shahgori Tehsil

|3,584

|59,061

|16.48

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[[List of constituencies of Pakistan|Constituencies]]

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!District

!Provincial Assembly Constituency

!National Assembly Constituency

1

|Washuk

|PB-31 Washuk

| rowspan="4" |NA-260 Chagai-cum-Nushki-cum-Kharan-cum-Washuk

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3

4

Demographics

= Population =

{{Historical populations|1951|...|1961|...|1972|...|1981|...|1998|409,473|2017|737,162|2023|1,040,001|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 2023 census, Rakhshan Division had a population of 1,040,001,{{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}} roughly equal to the country of Djibouti{{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 Delaware.{{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}}

References

Category:Divisions of Balochistan

Rakhshan Division

List of the Districts

List of the Tehsils

[[List of constituencies of Pakistan|Constituencies]]

Demographics

= Population =

See also

References