Chaman District is located in the northwest of Balochistan, Pakistan. Chaman District was created after the bifurcation of Qila Abdullah District in 2021.
Administrative divisions It contains the following Tehsils: TehsilArea (km²)Pop. (2023)Density (ppl/km²)
(2023)Literacy rate (2023)Union CouncilsChaman Tehsil22130,1395,915.4151.36%...Chaman Saddar Tehsil1,319336,079254.8035.18%...
Demographics
As of the 2023 census, Chaman district has 61,915 households and a population of 466,218. The district has a sex ratio of 127.40 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 39.97%: 47.73% for males and 30.60% for females. 182,044 (39.05% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 130,139 (27.91%) live in urban areas. 1,654 (0.35% of the surveyed population) are religious minorities, mainly Christians and some Hindus. Pashto is the predominant language, spoken by 99.37% of the population.
See also Divisions of Pakistan List of districts in Balochistan
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