Zhob District () is a district in the northwestern part of Balochistan province of Pakistan. The population of Zhob District was estimated at 355,692 in 2023.

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). A government webpage lists these as Ashwat, Qamar Din Karez, Sambaza and Zhob, without indicating if any of them are sub-tehsils."List of Tehsils/Talukas with respect to their Districts" Federal Bureau of Statistics, Pakistan

TehsilArea (km²)Pop. (2023)Density (ppl/km²)

(2023)Literacy rate (2023)Union CouncilsQamar Din Karez Tehsil...............Zhob Tehsil9,322284,62030.5341.27%...Ashwat Tehsil90125,09427.8514.51%...Kashatu Tehsil1,5905,8103.659.64%...Sambaza Tehsil2,88825,1508.7121.65%...

Demographics

As of the 2023 census, Zhob district has 47,901 households and a population of 355,692. The district has a sex ratio of 117.57 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 36.62%: 45.24% for males and 26.81% for females. 159,100 (44.75% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 46,976 (13.21%) live in urban areas. 1,732 (0.49% of the surveyed population) are religious minorities, mainly Christians and some Hindus.

At the time of the 2023 census, 97.65% of the population spoke Pashto and 1.49% Saraiki as their first language.

The majority of the population of Zhob district is Pashtun. A large number of IDPs were settled within the confines of the district as part of the evacuation from Operation Zarb-e-Azb that took place to the north of Zhob.

+ Religious groups in Zhob District (British Baluchistan era)Religiousgroup19011911192119311941 Islam 99,599 68,088 52,302 53,844 55,987 Hinduism 3,086 1,391 3,398 2,839 4,286 Sikhism 610 715 826 1,134 1,076 Christianity 133 168 141 115 146 Judaism 1 1 0 0 0 Jainism 0 1 0 0 0 Zoroastrianism 0 0 0 0 1 Buddhism 2 1 27 0 Tribal 0 3 Others 0 0 0 4 0 Total population 103,429 70,366 56,668 57,963 61,499

See also

Tehsils of Pakistan Tehsils of Balochistan Tehsils of Punjab, Pakistan Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Tehsils of Sindh, Pakistan Tehsils of Azad Kashmir Tehsils of Gilgit-Baltistan

Bibliography

References

External links

Zhob District at www.balochistan.gov.pk Zhob District at www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk