Nasirabad Division

Naseerabad Division () is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. It is the only Irrigation & Agricultural Division of Balochistan. The division connects Balochistan with Sindh. Naseerabad division was created by bifurcation of Sibi division in 1987. Its Divisional headquarters are at Dera Murad Jamali. CNIC Code of Naseerabad Division is 53. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Nasirabad Division is 2,044,021.

List of the Districts #DistrictHeadquarterArea (km²)Pop. (2023)Density (ppl/km²)

(2023)Lit. rate

(2023)1SohbatpurSohbatpur802240,106299.641.02%2NasirabadDera Murad Jamali3,387563,315166.128.96%3Usta MuhammadUsta Muhammad953N/A28035.53%4JafarabadDera Allahyar1,643594,558361.135.53 %5Jhal MagsiGandava3,615203,36856.230.14%

List of the Tehsils

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

(2023)Literacy rate (2023)DistrictsJaffarabad Tehsil............JafarabadJhatpat Tehsil690302,498438.4036.70%Gandavah Tehsil1,34471,23053.0036.35%Jhal MagsiJhal Magsi Tehsil1,679116,52869.4026.82%Mirpur Tehsil59215,61026.3724.86%Faridabad Tehsil13768,948503.2741.09%SohbatpurHayrvi Tehsil7316,891231.3842.60%Manjipur Tehsil8223,624288.1043.85%Saeed Muhammad Kanrani Tehsil7718,175236.0445.90%Panhwar Tehsil9947,624481.0535.38%Sohbatpur Tehsil33464,844194.1442.30%Baba Kot Tehsil96753,66155.4915.41%NasirabadDera Murad Jamali281265,822945.9934.93%Landhi Tehsil2668,63832.4717.60%Chattar Tehsil96132,27633.5917.21%Meer Hassan Tehsil22953,400233.1922.99%Tamboo Tehsil683149,518218.9128.80%Usta Muhammad Tehsil399210,870528.5038.17%Usta MuhammadGandakha Tehsil55481,190146.5524.59%

Constituencies #Provincial Assembly ConstituencyNational Assembly ConstituencyDistrict1PB-11 Jhal MagsiNA-254 Nasirabad-cum-Kachhi-cum-Jhal MagsiJhal Magsi2PB-12 KachhiKachhi3PB-13 Nasirabad-INasirabad4PB-14 Nasirabad-II5PB-15 SohbatpurNA-255 Sohbat Pur-cum-Jaffarabad-cum-Usta Muhammad-cum-NasirabadSohbatpur6PB-16 JafarabadJafarabad7PB-17 Usta MuhammadUsta Muhammad

Demographics

Population

As per the 2023 Census of Pakistan, the division has a population of about 2,044,021 roughly equal to the country of Slovenia or the US state of Nebraska. The literacy rate of Nasirabad Division is approximately 32.59%, with 40.72% for males and 24.06% for females, highlighting a significant gender disparity.

Language

The major languages spoken in the region are Balochi (55.2%), Sindhi (18.8%), Brahui (13.1%), Saraiki (11.8%), Urdu (0.21%) and (0.89%) others . Balochi is the most widely spoken, particularly in rural areas, while Sindhi and Saraiki are more common in the southern and eastern parts of the division. The presence of multiple languages reflects the cultural and ethnic diversity of the region.

Nasirabad Division

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