Loralai District

Loralai District () is a district in the northeast of Balochistan province of Pakistan. The town of Loralai serves as the district headquarters.

Administration Loralai District comprises the following two tehsils: TehsilArea (km2)Pop. (2023)Density (ppl/km2)

(2023)Literacy rate (2023)Union CouncilsBori Tehsil2,203331,298102.4264.82%...Mekhtar Tehsil1,58267,53429.5836.55%... Demographics

Population As of the 2023 census, Loralai district has 58,214 households and a population of 398,832. The district has a sex ratio of 110.13 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 64.16%: 54.27% for males and 30.81% for females. 98,407 (34.65% of the surveyed population) are under ten years of age. 231,841 (58.13%) live in urban areas.

Religion In the 2023 census, 1,611 (0.6%) of the district population comprised religious minorities.

+ Religion in contemporary Loralai DistrictReligiousgroup194120172023 Islam 15,72284.23% 270,764 99.51%396,43999.40% Hinduism 1,7129.17% 578 0.24%4350.16% Sikhism 1,1165.98%140.01% Christianity 750.40% 540 0.22%1,0960.41%Others410.22%830.03%660.02% Total Population18,666100%272,098100%398,832100% + Religious groups in Loralai District (British Baluchistan era)Religiousgroup1911192119311941 Islam 76,755 78,451 81,812 79,273 Hinduism 3,006 3,631 3,504 3,129 Sikhism 936 289 562 1,124 Christianity 71 101 209 159 Zoroastrianism 1 0 0 0 Jainism 0 1 0 0 Judaism 0 0 0 0 Buddhism 0 0 0 0 Tribal 0 0 Others 0 0 0 0 Total population 80,769 82,473 86,087 83,685

Language

At the time of the 2023 census, 96.25% of the population spoke Pashto, 1.13% Balochi, 0.97% Saraiki and 0.72% Punjabi as their first language.

Education University of Loralai According to the Pakistan District Education Rankings, district Loralai is ranked at number 90 out of the 141 ranked districts in Pakistan on the education score index. This index considers learning, gender parity and retention in the district.

The literacy rate in 2014–15 of the 10 years and older population in the district was estimated at 44% whereas for females it was only 22%.Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (2016). Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey 2014-15. [online] Islamabad: Government of Pakistan, p.111. Available at: http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//pslm/publications/PSLM_2014-15_National-Provincial-District_report.pdf [Accessed 6 Aug. 2018].

Post primary access is a major issue in the district with 89% schools being at primary level. Whereas high schools constitute only 3% of government schools in the district. This is also reflected in the enrolment figures for academic year 2016–17 with 12,192 students enrolled in class 1 to 5 and only 586 students enrolled in class 9 and 10.

Gender disparity is another issue in this district. Only 28% schools in the district are girls schools. Access to education for girls is a major issue in the district and is also reflected in the low literacy rates of females.

Moreover, the schools in the district lack basic facilities. According to Alif Ailaan district education rankings 2017, the district is ranked at number 135 out of the 155 districts of Pakistan for primary school infrastructure. At the middle school level, it is ranked at number 137 out of the 155 districts. These rankings take into account the basic facilities available in schools including drinking water, working toilet, availability of electricity, existence of a boundary wall and general building condition. 7 out of 10 schools do not have electricity in them whereas 3 out of 4 schools lack a toilet and more than half of the schools do not have a boundary wall. 2 out of 5 schools do not have clean drinking water.

Localities

Loralai Zangiwal

Loralai District

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