Kalat Division is an administrative division of Balochistan province of Pakistan.Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names Its capital city is Khuzdar, which was founded on 14 October 1955. The CNIC Code of Kalat Division is 51. According to 2023 Pakistani census, the current population of the Division is 2,719,964 (2.7 million).
History
Khuzdar Division was established after the dissolution of the Balochistan state union on 14 October 1955. When the Baluchistan States Union became Khuzdar Division, Khuzdar was established as the divisional headquarters and it was named Kalat Division. At the time of its establishment, the division had four districts (04) Kalat, Makran, Lasbela, and Kharan district.
In 1960, Lasbela district transferred to form Karachi-Bela division. On 1 July 1971, Makran district separates from Khuzdar Division to form a separate division. In 1972, Lasbela district again become a part of Khuzdar division. In 1974, a new district Khuzdar created from Kalat district and added in Khuzdar Division.
In 1991, Mastung district spelt from Kalat district territory included in Khuzdar Division. In 1992, Awaran district split from khuzdar district and added in Khuzdar Division.
In 2007, Washuk district created from Kharan district territory and added in Khuzdar Division.
On 17 May 2015, Kharan and Washuk district shifted from Khuzdar Division to newly established Rakhshan Division. In 2017, Surab district created from Kalat district territory included in Khuzdar Division.
In 2022, Hub district split from Lasbela district and added in Khuzdar division.
On 24 May, 2026, The Cabinet of the Provincial Government has approved the restructuring of Kalat Division. As part of the new administrative changes, Lasbela Division has been created through the bifurcation of the former Kalat Division. Awaran, Lasbela, and Hub districts have been included in the newly formed division.
Additionally, Mastung District has been transferred from Khuzdar Division to Quetta Division. In addition, Wadh District has been created from Khuzdar District as part of the administrative bifurcation.
The remaining part of the former Kalat Division has been renamed as Khuzdar Division. Since the divisional headquarters had already been shifted from Kalat to Khuzdar earlier, the administrative setup was effectively aligned with Khuzdar as the central headquarters.
Demographics
Population
According to 2023 census, Kalat Division had a population of 2,721,018 roughly equal to the population of the US state of Kansas. It had an area of 91,767 km² roughly equal to the area of Hungary or the US state of Virginia.
Language
The population of the division is predominantly Brahui and Balochi, with an estimated 58.50% identifying as Brahui (1,591,281) and around 35.87% (975,666) as Baloch, while the include Pashtuns and other minority groups.
Districts #DistrictHeadquarterArea (km²)Pop. (2023)Density (ppl/km²)
(2023)Lit. rate (2023)1SurabSurab762279,038366.537.44%2KhuzdarKhuzdar35,380997,21428.238.59%3Wadh DistrictWadh35,380997,21428.238.59%4KalatKalat7,654271,56035.539.70%
Tehsils
TehsilArea (km²)Population (2023)Density (ppl/km²) (2023)Literacy rate (2023)DistrictsAwaran Tehsil13,07545,7743.5042.90%AwaranGishkaur Tehsil4,57831,4626.8736.34%Jhal Jhao Tehsil6,38128,1324.4126.62%Korak Jhao Tehsil3,05827,6529.0426.71%Mashkay Tehsil2,41845,93819.0041.21%Gadani Tehsil41929,21569.7348.57%HubSonmiani Tehsil2,61667,99125.9935.80%Hub Tehsil868233,443268.9444.35%Sakran Tehsil............Dureji Tehsil2,81352,23618.5715.58%Kalat Tehsil3,788167,40544.1944.19%KalatMangocher Tehsil1,14880,13869.8135.22%Gazg Tehsil1,3908,2865.9618.75%Johan Tehsil1,32815,73111.8527.49%Khuzdar Tehsil6,112359,35858.8043.85%KhuzdarNal Tehsil1,791103,63157.8647.26%Wadh Tehsil2,118116,22954.8831.83%Zehri Tehsil4,021150,92837.5349.38%Baghbana Tehsil............Aranji Tehsil7,45650,5336.7812.11%Gresha Tehsil2,62269,66526.5722.10%Karakh Tehsil5,35214580626.6232.14%Moola Tehsil3,28332,6899.9652.68%Ornach Tehsil3,36841,81112.4121.58%Saroona Tehsil3,25736,38011.1724.22%Uthal Tehsil1,75688,93350.6533.95%LasbelaLakhra Tehsil1,95446,74423.9215.31%Bela Tehsil1,527129,26484.6540.98%Kanraj Tehsil1,19015,99613.4420.32%Liari Tehsil2,01017,1558.5316.09%Dasht Tehsil1,04767,93564.8936.79%MastungMastung Tehsil692162,319234.5753.70%Khad Koocha Tehsil64046,31672.3733.22%Kirdgap Tehsil92936,70139.5142.71%Dasht e Goran21527,503127.9238.85%SurabGidder20589,631437.2236.31%Shaheed meharabad zehri10966,435609.5042.85%Surab Tehsil23395,469409.7434.34%
Constituencies #Provincial Assembly ConstituencyNational Assembly ConstituencyDistrict1PB-18 Khuzdar-INA-256 KhuzdarKhuzdar2PB-19 Khuzdar-II3PB-20 Khuzdar-III4PB-21 HubNA-257 Hub-cum-Lasbela-cum-AwaranHub5PB-22 LasbelaLasbela6PB-23 AwaranAwaran7PB-35 SurabNA-261 Surab-cum-Kalat-cum-MastungSurab8PB-36 KalatKalat9PB-37 MastungMastung
See also Districts of Pakistan Districts of Balochistan Tehsils of Pakistan Tehsils of Balochistan Divisions of Pakistan Divisions of Balochistan Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Divisions of Punjab Divisions of Sindh Divisions of Azad Kashmir Divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan
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