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Nasirabad District

Coordinates: 28°32′40″N 68°13′14″E / 28.54444°N 68.22056°E / 28.54444; 68.22056
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Naseerabad District
ضلع نصیر آباد
District of Balochistan
Map of Balochistan with Nasirabad District highlighted
Map of Balochistan with Nasirabad District highlighted
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
DivisionNasirabad
Established1974; 50 years ago (1974)
Named forMir Nasir Khan I
HeadquartersDera Murad Jamali
Administrative Tehsil
06
  • Baba Kot Tehsil
    Chattar Subdivision
    Dera Murad Jamali Subdivision
    Landhi Tehsil
    Mir Hassan Khosa Tehsil
    Tamboo Tehsil
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerMunir Ahmed Khan Kakar
 • ConstituensyNA-254 Nasirabad-cum-Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi
 • National Assembly MemberKhalid Hussain Magsi (BAP)
Area
 • District of Balochistan3,387 km2 (1,308 sq mi)
Elevation
67 m (220 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • District of Balochistan563,315
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
 • Urban
106,952 (19.7%)
 • Rural
456,363
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
 • Summer (DST)DST is not observed
ZIP Code
80700
NWD (area) code0838
ISO 3166 codePK-BA
CNIC Code Nasirabad District53402-XXXXXXX-X

Nasirabad (Urdu: ضلع نصیر آباد) is a district of Nasirabad Division in Balochistan, Pakistan. The District was notified in 1974 by separating from Kalat District. For three years, it was called Tamboo District from July 1987 to December 1990, The district's headquarters are located at Dera Murad Jamali. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Nasirabad District is 565,315.

History

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The division is named after the Khan of Kalat, Mir Nasir Khan I, who was one of the most respected rulers of Kalat; he ruled Kalat from (1747-1794), and founded the Brahvi-Baloch Confederation, with its center in Khanate of Kalat.[2]

Nasirabad District was first part of state of Kalat until the formation of Kalat District on February 3, 1954. Nasirabad was then seprated from Kalat district in 1974, while in 1987 the new district of Jafarabad was cleaved out of it.[3] For three years, from July 1987 to December 1990, it was known as Tahseel Tamboo. Tamboo is a small village 40 km west of Dera Murad Jamali.[4] This District is named after Naseer Ahmed who served there as Deputy commissioner and later became Commissioner of Naseerabad Division.

Administrative divisions

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Tehsils

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The district is administratively subdivided into four Tehsils, these are:[5]

Union councils

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These tehsils are further divided into union councils. Currently, there are 31 union councils and one municipal committee in the district:

Tehsil Dera Murad Jamali

  • Municipal Committee Dera Murad Jamali
  • Union Council Quba Sher Khan Sharqi
  • Union Council Quba Sher Khan Gharbi
  • Union Council Naseer Khan Umrani
  • Union Council Jhuder Shimali
  • Union Council Bedar Androon Sharqi
  • Union Council Bedar Gharbi
  • Union Council Manjhoti Sharqi
  • Union Council Sardar Shahzada Khan Umrani
  • Union Council Sikandarabad
  • Union Council Manjhoti Gharbi
  • Union Council Jhuder Janubi

Tehsil Chhatter

  • Union Council Chhatter
  • Union Council Phuleji
  • Union Council Shah Pur
  • Union Council Daulat Ghari Mir Nabi Bakhsh Khan
  • Union Council Daulat Ghari Mir Hassan Khosa
  • Union Council Shori Drabi

Tehsil Tamboo

  • Union Council Manjhoo Shoori
  • Union Council Aeri
  • Union Council Gola Wah
  • Union Council Ali Abad Shumali
  • Union Council Mir Behram Khan Buledi
  • Union Council Qadir Abad
  • Union Council Kharoos Wah
  • Union Council Fateh Mohammad
  • Union Council Mir Wah
  • Union Council Abdullah Bari
  • Union Council Ali Abad

Tehsil Baba Kot

  • Union Council Garhi Rehman
  • Union Council Baba Kot
  • Union Council Kuhna Tamboo

Demographics

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Religions in Nasirabad district (2023)[6]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 99.24%
Hinduism
 
 0.47%
Other
 
 0.29%

Languages of Nasirabad district (2023)

  Balochi (43.21%)
  Brahui (22.27%)
  Sindhi (21.16%)
  Saraiki (12.15%)
  Others (1.21%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 43.21% of the population spoke Balochi, 22.27% Brahui, 21.16% Sindhi and 12.15% Saraiki as their first language.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Balochistan-Nasirabad -". Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ PCO 1999, p. 13.
  4. ^ "BHC Dera Murad Jamali History". bhc.gov.pk. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  5. ^ \"Tehsils & Unions in the District of Nasirabad – Government of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

Bibliography

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  • 1998 District census report of Nasirabad. Census publication. Vol. 26. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.
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