Zhob District

Zhob District (Pashto: ژوب ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع ژوب) is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. The population of Zhob District is estimated to 310,544 in 2017.[2] Zhob River is used for irrigation in the Zhob District.

Zhob District
ضلع ژوب
District of Balochistan
Top: Zhob Bazaar
Bottom: Mountains near Zhob
Map of Balochistan with Zhob District highlighted
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
DivisionZhob
HeadquartersZhob
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total15,987 km2 (6,173 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total310,354
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zonePKT
Number of Tehsils5
Main Language(s)Pashto

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).[3] A government webpage lists these as Ashwat, Qamar Din Karez, Sambaza and Zhob, without indicating if any of them are sub-tehsils.[4]

Demography

At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 310,354, of which 168,239 were males and 142,114 females. Rural population was 264,190 (85.12%) while the urban population was 46,164 (14.87%). The literacy rate was 33.44% - the male literacy rate was 43.12% while the female literacy rate was 22.01%. 1,107 people in the district were from religious minorities.[1]

Languages of Zhob district (2017)

  Pashto (96.03%)
  Saraiki (1.71%)
  Others (2.26%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 96.03% of the population spoke Pashto and 1.71% Saraiki as their first language.[1]

The vast majority of the population of Zhob district is Pashtun. The indigenous tribes of Zhob district include the Mandokhail, Khosti, Sherani, Kakar, Harifal, Lawoon and Babar. Currently a large number of IDPs and have been settled within the confines of the District as part of the evacuation from Operation Zarb-e-Azb taking place to the north of Zhob.

References
  1. "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk.
  3. PCO 1998, p. 10.
  4. "List of Tehsils/Talukas with respect to their Districts" Federal Bureau of Statistics, Pakistan Archived 30 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine

Bibliography
  • 1998 District Census report of Zhob. Census publication. Vol. 107. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.

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