Sibi Division

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

{{Use Pakistani English|date=February 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Sibi Division

| native_name = {{lang|ur|{{nq|سبی ڈویژن}}}}
{{lang|ps|{{script/Arabic|سبي څانګه‎}}}}
{{lang|bal|{{script/Arabic| سبی ولایت‎}}}}

| native_name_lang =

| settlement_type = Division

| image_skyline =

| image_alt =

| image_caption =

| image_flag =

| flag_alt =

| image_seal =

| seal_alt =

| image_shield =

| shield_alt =

| etymology =

| nickname =

| motto =

| image_map = File:Sibi Division, Balochistan in Pakistan.jpg

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Map of Sibi Division

| pushpin_map =

| pushpin_label_position =

| pushpin_map_alt =

| pushpin_map_caption =

| coordinates =

| coor_pinpoint =

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Balochistan}}

| subdivision_type2 = Capital

| subdivision_name2 = Sibi

| subdivision_type3 =

| subdivision_name3 =

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1974

| founder =

| seat_type =

| seat =

| government_footnotes =

| government_type = Divisional Administration

| governing_body =

| leader_party =

| leader_title = Commissioner

| leader_name = N/A

| leader_title1 = Regional Police Officer

| leader_name1 = N/A

| leader_title2 =

| leader_name2 =

| leader_title3 =

| leader_name3 =

| leader_title4 =

| leader_name4 =

| legislature =

| upper_house =

| lower_house =

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_urban_footnotes =

| area_rural_footnotes =

| area_metro_footnotes =

| area_magnitude =

| area_note =

| area_water_percent =

| area_rank =

| area_blank1_title =

| area_blank2_title =

| area_total_km2 =

| area_land_km2 =

| area_water_km2 =

| area_urban_km2 =

| area_rural_km2 =

| area_metro_km2 =

| area_blank1_km2 =

| area_blank2_km2 =

| area_total_ha =

| area_land_ha =

| area_water_ha =

| area_urban_ha =

| area_rural_ha =

| area_metro_ha =

| area_blank1_ha =

| area_blank2_ha =

| length_km =

| width_km =

| dimensions_footnotes =

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m =

| population_as_of = 2023

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 1,156,748

| population_density_km2 =

| population_urban = 24.17%

| population_rural = 75.83%

| population_note =

| 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}}

| population_demonym =

| demographics2_title1 = Literacy rate

| demographics2_info1 = {{bulleted list

|Total:
(34.70%)

|Male:
(42.71 %)

|Female:
(25.85%)

}}

| timezone1 =

| utc_offset1 =

| timezone1_DST =

| utc_offset1_DST =

| postal_code_type =

| postal_code =

| area_code_type =

| area_code =

| iso_code =

| footnotes =

| demographics1_info1 = {{bulleted list|Largest:
Balochs ({{Percentage | 710,580 | 1,156,748 | 2 }}) |Others:
Pashtuns ({{Percentage | 342,012 | 1,156,748 | 2 }})}}

}}

Sibi Division ({{Langx|bal|سبی}}) is a division of Balochistan province of Pakistan. It contains the following districts:{{cite web|url=http://www.ecp.gov.pk/content/District.html|title= Divisions/Districts of Pakistan| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060930093025/http://www.ecp.gov.pk/content/District.html |archive-date=2006-09-30|website=Election Commission of Pakistan website|url-status=dead|access-date=7 February 2024}}
Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names
This department was established in 1974 in this state. CNIC Code of Sibi Division is 55.

List of the Districts

class="wikitable sortable"

!#

!District{{cite web |title=Divisions/Districts of Pakistan |url=http://www.ecp.gov.pk/content/District.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060930093025/http://www.ecp.gov.pk/content/District.html |archivedate=30 September 2006 |accessdate=15 April 2015}} Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names

!Headquarter

!Area

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

!Pop.

(2023)

!Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

!Lit.

rate

(2023)

1

|Ziarat

|Ziarat

|3,301

|189,535

|57.4

|43.37%

2

|Harnai

|Harnai

|2,492

|127,571

|51.2

|39.83%

3

|Kohlu

|Kohlu

|7,610

|260,220

|34.2

|28.53%

4

|Dera Bugti

|Dera Bugti

|10,160

|355,274

|35.0

|24.07%

5

|Sibi

|Sibi

|7,121

|224,148

|31.5

|47.41%

List of the Tehsils

class="wikitable sortable"

!#

!Tehsil

!Area (km²)

!Population (2023)

!Density (ppl/km²)

(2023)

!Literacy rate

(2023)

!Districts

1

|Chaman Tehsil

|22

|130,139

|5,915.41

|

| rowspan="2" |Chaman

2

|Chaman Saddar Tehsil

|1,319

|336,079

|254.80

|

3

|Harnai Tehsil

|259

|82,001

|316.61

|

| rowspan="3" |Harnai

4

|Shahrig Tehsil

|614

|29,005

|47.24

|

5

|Khoast Tehsil

|1,619

|16,565

|10.23

|

6

|Kahan Tehsil

|3,754

|107,840

|28.73

|

| rowspan="6" |Kohlu

7

|Kohlu Tehsil

|231

|48,050

|208.01

|

8

|Maiwand Tehsil

|2,915

|51,635

|17.71

|

9

|Tamboo Tehsil

|536

|37,449

|69.87

|

10

|Shaheed Jahangir Abad tehsil

|

|

|

|

11

|Grisani Tehsil

|174

|15,246

|87.62

|

12

|Sibi Tehsil

|1,949

|154,970

|79.51

|

| rowspan="4" |Sibi

13

|Kutmandai Tehsil

|1,977

|9,748

|4.93

|

14

|Sangan Tehsil

|1,378

|5,431

|3.94

|

15

|Lehri tehsil

|1,817

|53,999

|29.72

|

16

|Ziarat Tehsil

|1,489

|78,912

|53.00

|

| rowspan="2" |Ziarat

17

|Sinjavi Tehsil

|1,812

|110,623

|61.05

|

18

|Dera Bugti Tehsil

|927

|50,943

|54.95

|

| rowspan="4" |Dera Bugti

19

|Phelawagh Tehsil

|

|

|

|

20

|Sui Tehsil

|3,858

|126,725

|32.85

|

21

|Baiker Tehsil

|258

|33,410

|129.50

|

[[List of constituencies of Pakistan|Constituencies]]

class="wikitable sortable"

!#

!Provincial Assembly Constituency

!National Assembly Constituency

!District

rowspan="2" |1

| rowspan="2" |PB-7 Ziarat cum Harnai

| rowspan="5" |NA-253 Ziarat-cum-Harnai-cum-Sibbi-cum-Kohlu-cum-Dera Bugti

|Ziarat

Harnai
2

|PB-8 Sibi

|Sibi

3

|PB-9 Kohlu

|Kohlu

4

|PB-10 Dera Bugti

|Dera Bugti

Demographics

= Population =

{{Historical populations|1951|...|1961|...|1972|...|1981|305,768|1998|630,901|2017|1,038,010|2023|1,156,748|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, Sibi division had a population of 1,156,748.{{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 Estonia{{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 Montana.{{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}}

= Langauge =

{{Pie chart

|caption = Languages of Sibi Division (2023)

|label1 = Balochi |value1 = 61.43 |color1 = limegreen

|label3 = Sindhi |value3 = 4.66 |color3 = steelblue

|label2 = Pashto |value2 = 29.58 |color2 = crimson

|label4 = Others |value4 = 4.33 |color4 = grey

}}

According to the 2023 census, the majority languages spoken in Sibi Division are Balochi (61.43%), Pashto (29.58%), Sindhi (4.66%) etc.

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

{{PakistanDivisions}}

{{coord|29|29|N|68|31|E|display=title|region:PK_type:adm2nd_source:GNS-enwiki}}

Category:Divisions of Balochistan

{{Baluchistan-geo-stub}}