{{distinguish|Kutch District}} {{Short description|District in Balochistan, Pakistan}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=August 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Kachhi District | name = | native_name = {{Nastaliq|ضلع کچّھی}} | native_name_lang = | settlement_type = District of Balochistan | image_skyline = {{Photomontage |size = 250 |photo1a = Mehrgarh Site 1.jpg |photo2a = Bolan - panoramio (6).jpg }} | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = Top: Ruins of Mehrgarh<br>Bottom: Seasonal river in Kachhi district | image_map = Pakistan - Balochistan - Kachhi.svg | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = Map of Balochistan with Kacchi District highlighted | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Balochistan}} | subdivision_type2 = Division | subdivision_name2 = Nasirabad | founder = | seat_type = Headquarters | seat = Dhadar | government_footnotes = | government_type = District Administration | leader_party = | leader_title = Deputy Commissioner | leader_name = N/A | leader_title1 = District Police Officer | leader_name1 = N/A | leader_title2 = District Health Officer | leader_name2 = N/A | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 5682 | population_as_of = 2023 | population_footnotes = <ref name="2023table1" /> | population_total = 442,674 | population_density_km2 = 77.9 | population_urban = 80452 (18.17%) | population_rural = 362,222 (81.83%) | demographics2_title1 = Literacy rate | demographics2_info1 = {{bulleted list | '''Total:'''<br />(30.20%) | '''Male:'''<br />(36.47%) | '''Female:'''<br />(23.29%) }} | timezone1 = PST | utc_offset1 = +5 | established_title = Established | established_date = December 1991 | blank1_name_sec1 = Number of Tehsils | blank1_info_sec1 = | demographics1_title1 = Main language(s) | demographics_type2 = Literacy | demographics2_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_balochistan_district.pdf |title= Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN}}</ref> | demographics1_info1 = Balochi, Sindhi, Saraiki | website = {{Official website|http://www.bdd.sdnpk.org/Bolan.htm}} }} '''Kachhi''' or '''Kacchi''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|ضلع کچّھی}}}}, {{langx|bal|کچّی دمگ}}), previously known until 2008 as '''Bolan District''',<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\04\28\story_28-4-2008_pg7_11 District Bolan renamed Kachhi]</ref> is a district located in the central part of the Balochistan province in Pakistan.<ref name="NRB">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110807195739/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=100&dn=Bolan Tehsils & Unions in the District of Bolan - Government of Pakistan]</ref> The Bolan area remained under one district Kacchi until 31 December 1991. The Deputy Commissioner's office started functioning on 17 May 1992, and Bolan became one of the four districts of Naseerabad Division, until the abolition of Divisions in 2000.
In 2013, it was announced that the tehsil of Bhag would split off to form part of the new Lehri District.<ref>[https://www.dawn.com/news/1012828/new-district-in-balochistan New district in Balochistan], ''dawn.com''</ref>
==History== The Kachhi Plains are home to the archeological site of Mehrgarh. One of the most important Neolithic sites in archaeology, lies on what is now the Kachhi Plain of today's Balochistan, Pakistan. It is one of the earliest sites with evidence of farming (wheat and barley) and herding (cattle, sheep and goats) in South Asia.<ref>Hirst, K. Kris. 2005. [https://www.thoughtco.com/mehrgarh-pakistan-life-indus-valley-171796 Mehrgarh, Pakistan - Life in the Indus Valley Before Harappa]. ''Thought Co.''</ref>
The Kacchi is historically part of Sindh, with indigenous Sindhi population,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Abdulla |first=Ahmed |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6lI9AAAAMAAJ&q=kacchi+kalhora |title=An Observation: Perspective of Pakistan |date=1987 |publisher=Tanzeem Publishers |language=en}}</ref> the history of Kacchi is also closely connected with the history of Sindh. Kachhi was part of Rai and Chach dynasties of Sindh, later Soomra and Samma ruled.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NdAZAAAAMAAJ&q=kachi+samma+dynasty |title=West Pakistan: Places, People & Progress |date=1964 |pages= |language=en}}</ref> Around 1500, it was taken by Shah Beg of the Arghun dynasty from the Samma dynasty of the Sultans of Sindh. The territory was conquered by the Kalhora Amirs of Sindh,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pakistanpaedia.com/oth/sibi/sibi.html |title=Cities of Pakistan (Sibi) |publisher=PakistanPaedia |date=2009-02-02 |access-date=2017-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/070506/dmag25.htm |title=Being private in public|website=DAWN Magazine|date=6 May 2007 |access-date=2011-03-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070803010212/http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/070506/dmag25.htm |archive-date=2007-08-03 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Titus |first=Paul Brian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kZroZ-JZIvEC&q=kacchi+kalhora |title=Tribalism, Ethnicity, and the State in Pakistani Baluchistan: The Economics and Politics of Detribalization in an Urban Setting |date=1991 |publisher=University of California, Riverside |pages=61 |language=en}}</ref> who were themselves displaced by Nadir Shah of Persia. Shah gave the territory to Kalat Khanate in 1740, as a blood compensation for the death of Mir Abdullah Khan Ahmadzai,<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xgYZAQAAIAAJ&q=kacchi+kalhora |title=Encyclopaedia Iranica |date=1988 |publisher=Routledge & Kegan Paul |isbn=978-0-7100-9090-4 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZfdtAAAAMAAJ&q=kacchi+kalhora |title=Pakistan Journal of History and Culture |date=2005 |publisher=National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research |pages=138 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Possehl |first=Gregory L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AUkLAQAAMAAJ&q=kachi+Kalhora |title=Indus Age: The Beginnings |date=1999 |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |isbn=978-0-8122-3417-6 |language=en}}</ref> in the Battle of Kachhi.<ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_344.gif Sibi District - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 22, p. 338.]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://panhwar.com/Article26.htm |title=Ghulam Shah Kalhora and Relations With Kutch |publisher=Panhwar.com |date=2002-11-02 |access-date=2017-07-17 |archive-date=2019-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913221224/http://panhwar.com/Article26.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last1=Spooner |first1=Brian J. |title=BALUCHISTAN |encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Iranica Online |url=https://referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/EIRO/COM-6516.xml |access-date=2025-03-27 |publisher=Brill |language=en |last2=Shaffer |first2=Jim G. |last3=Elfenbein |first3=Josef |last4=Masʿūdīya |first4=Moḥammad-Taqī |last5=Azadi |first5=Siawosch}}</ref> Kachhi was notified as a district in February 1965. At that time Naseerabad, Jhal Magsi and Jafarabad districts were included; these were separated in 1987.
==Administrative divisions== The district is administratively subdivided into the following Tehsils:<ref name="NRB"/>
{{static row numbers}} {| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash" !Tehsil !Area (km²)<ref name="2023table1" /> !Pop. (2023) !Density (ppl/km²)
(2023) !Literacy rate (2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_balochistan_district.pdf}}</ref> !Union Councils |- |Khattan Tehsil |277 |22,900 |82.67 |41.86% |... |- |Dhadar Tehsil |976 |49,836 |51.06 |45.10% |... |- |Balanari Tehsil |402 |60,158 |149.65 |32.21% |... |- |Bhag Tehsil |1,308 |83,687 |63.98 |35.24% |... |- |Mach Tehsil |708 |75,272 |106.32 |38.80% |... |- |Sani Tehsil |2,011 |150,821 |75.00 |15.58% |... |} The Union councils of Kachhi District are: * Noushera * Mehram * Machh * Jalal Khan * Chalgari * Sanni * Chander * Gazai * Dhadar * Masso * Bashkya * Mithri
==Demographics== {{Historical populations|1951|...|1961|93858|1972|123720|1981|200863|1998|255,480|2017|309,932|2023|442,674|align=left|percentages=pagr|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{cite web |title=Population by administrative units 1951-1998 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/1998/administrative_units.pdf |publisher = Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}</ref>}}
=== Population === As of the 2023 census, Kachhi district has 50,032 households and a population of 442,674. The district has a sex ratio of 111.73 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 30.20%: 36.47% for males and 23.29% for females.<ref name="2023table1">{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_1.pdf |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724210708/https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_1.pdf |archive-date=2024-07-24 |access-date=16 February 2025}}</ref><ref name="2023table12">{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_balochistan_district.pdf |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}</ref> 165,416 (37.37% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.<ref name="2023table5">{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_5.pdf |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |publisher=}}</ref> 80,452 (18.17%) live in urban areas.<ref name="2023table1" />
=== Religion === {{bar box |title=Religions in Kachhi district (2023)<ref name="2023census" /> |titlebar=#FCD116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=right |bars= {{bar percent|Islam|green|97.62}} {{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|1.89}} {{bar percent|Christianity|dodgerblue|0.46}} {{bar percent|Other|gray|0.03}} }}
In the 2023 census, Islam was the predominant religion with 97.62%, while Hindus were 1.89% of the population.<ref name="2023census">{{cite web |title=Pakistan Census 2023 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_9.pdf |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk |publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816044952/https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_9.pdf |archive-date=2024-08-16 |access-date=16 February 2025}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Religious groups in Kachhi District ! rowspan="2" |Religious<br>group ! colspan="2" |2017<ref name="2017census">{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Census 2017 District-Wise Tables: Kachhi |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/census-2017-district-wise/results/116 |access-date= |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |2023<ref name="2017census" /> |- !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |- | Islam 15px | 306,306 | {{Percentage | 306306 | 309932 | 2 }} |436,547 |97.62% |- | Hinduism 15px | 3,223 | {{Percentage | 3223 | 309932 | 2 }} |8,312 |1.89% |- | Christianity 15px | 403 | {{Percentage | 403 | 309932 | 2 }} |2,034 |0.46% |- | Sikhism 15px | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} |54 |0.01% |- |Others |— |— |83 |0.02% |- ! Total Population ! 309,932 ! {{Percentage | 309932 | 309932 | 2 }} ! 442,674 ! 100% |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Religious groups in Bolan District (British Baluchistan era) ! rowspan="2" |Religious<br>group ! colspan="2" |1901<ref name="Census1901B">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25352844 |jstor=saoa.crl.25352844 |access-date=8 September 2024 |title=Census of India 1901. Vol. 5A, Baluchistan. Pt. 2, Imperial tables. |year=1901 |pages=5}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |1911<ref name="Census1911B">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25393764 |jstor=saoa.crl.25393764 |access-date=8 September 2024 |title=Census of India 1911. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : pt. 1, Report; pt. 2, Tables. |year=1911 |volume=2 |pages=11}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |1921<ref name="Census1921B">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25394124 |jstor=saoa.crl.25394124 |access-date=8 September 2024 |title=Census of India 1921. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : part I, Report; part II, Tables. |year=1921 |pages=165}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |1931<ref name="Census1931B">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25797115 |jstor=saoa.crl.25797115 |access-date=8 September 2024 |title=Census of India 1931. Vol. 4, Baluchistan. Pts. 1 & 2, Report [and] Imperial and provincial tables. |year=1931 |pages=390}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |1941<ref name="Census1941B">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.28215993 |jstor=saoa.crl.28215993 |access-date=8 September 2024 |title=Census of India, 1941. Vol. 14, Baluchistan |year=1941 |pages=17 |author1=India Census Commissioner |volume=14 }}</ref> |- !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |- ! Islam 15px | 1,199 | {{Percentage | 1199 | 1936 | 2 }} | 1,422 | {{Percentage | 1422 | 2096 | 2 }} | 2,459 | {{Percentage | 2459 | 3618 | 2 }} | 3,229 | {{Percentage | 3229 | 4688 | 2 }} | 4,812 | {{Percentage | 4812 | 6009 | 2 }} |- ! Hinduism 15px | 582 | {{Percentage | 582 | 1936 | 2 }} | 540 | {{Percentage | 540 | 2096 | 2 }} | 969 | {{Percentage | 969 | 3618 | 2 }} | 1,165 | {{Percentage | 1165 | 4688 | 2 }} | 950 | {{Percentage | 950 | 6009 | 2 }} |- ! Sikhism 15px | 124 | {{Percentage | 124 | 1936 | 2 }} | 107 | {{Percentage | 107 | 2096 | 2 }} | 118 | {{Percentage | 118 | 3618 | 2 }} | 173 | {{Percentage | 173 | 4688 | 2 }} | 184 | {{Percentage | 184 | 6009 | 2 }} |- ! Christianity 15px | 22 | {{Percentage | 22 | 1936 | 2 }} | 26 | {{Percentage | 26 | 2096 | 2 }} | 69 | {{Percentage | 69 | 3618 | 2 }} | 91 | {{Percentage | 91 | 4688 | 2 }} | 55 | {{Percentage | 55 | 6009 | 2 }} |- ! Jainism 15px | 8 | {{Percentage | 8 | 1936 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 2096 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 3618 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 4688 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 6009 | 2 }} |- ! Zoroastrianism 15px | 1 | {{Percentage | 1 | 1936 | 2 }} | 1 | {{Percentage | 1 | 2096 | 2 }} | 3 | {{Percentage | 3 | 3618 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 4688 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 6009 | 2 }} |- ! Judaism 15px | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 1936 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 2096 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 3618 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 4688 | 2 }} | 8 | {{Percentage | 8 | 6009 | 2 }} |- ! Buddhism 15px | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 2096 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 3618 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 4688 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 6009 | 2 }} |- ! Tribal | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 4688 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 6009 | 2 }} |- ! Others | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 1936 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 2096 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 3618 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 4688 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 6009 | 2 }} |- ! Total population ! 1,936 ! {{Percentage | 1936 | 1936 | 2 }} ! 2,096 ! {{Percentage | 2096 | 2096 | 2 }} ! 3,618 ! {{Percentage | 3618 | 3618 | 2 }} ! 4,688 ! {{Percentage | 4688 | 4688 | 2 }} ! 6,009 ! {{Percentage | 6009 | 6009 | 2 }} |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="11" | {{small|Note: British Baluchistan era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.}} |} {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Religious groups in the Kachhi Division of the Kalat Princely State (British Baluchistan era) ! rowspan="2" |Religious<br>group ! colspan="2" |1911<ref name="Census1911B"/> ! colspan="2" |1921<ref name="Census1921B"/> ! colspan="2" |1931<ref name="Census1931B"/> ! colspan="2" |1941<ref name="Census1941B"/> |- !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |- ! Islam 15px | 84,389 | {{Percentage | 84389 | 92759 | 2 }} | 68,144 | {{Percentage | 68144 | 75153 | 2 }} | 98,852 | {{Percentage | 98852 | 105886 | 2 }} | 79,016 | {{Percentage | 79016 | 86112 | 2 }} |- ! Hinduism 15px | 7,176 | {{Percentage | 7176 | 92759 | 2 }} | 7,009 | {{Percentage | 7009 | 75153 | 2 }} | 7,019 | {{Percentage | 7019 | 105886 | 2 }} | 7,095 | {{Percentage | 7095 | 86112 | 2 }} |- ! Sikhism 15px | 1,188 | {{Percentage | 1188 | 92759 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 75153 | 2 }} | 12 | {{Percentage | 12 | 105886 | 2 }} | 1 | {{Percentage | 1 | 86112 | 2 }} |- ! Christianity 15px | 6 | {{Percentage | 6 | 92759 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 75153 | 2 }} | 1 | {{Percentage | 1 | 105886 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 86112 | 2 }} |- ! Zoroastrianism 15px | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 92759 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 75153 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 105886 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 86112 | 2 }} |- ! Judaism 15px | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 92759 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 75153 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 105886 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 86112 | 2 }} |- ! Jainism 15px | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 92759 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 75153 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 105886 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 86112 | 2 }} |- ! Buddhism 15px | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 92759 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 75153 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 105886 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 86112 | 2 }} |- ! Tribal | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 105886 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 86112 | 2 }} |- ! Others | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 92759 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 75153 | 2 }} | 2 | {{Percentage | 2 | 105886 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 86112 | 2 }} |- ! Total population ! 92,759 ! {{Percentage | 92759 | 92759 | 2 }} ! 75,153 ! {{Percentage | 75153 | 75153 | 2 }} ! 105,886 ! {{Percentage | 105886 | 105886 | 2 }} ! 86,112 ! {{Percentage | 86112 | 86112 | 2 }} |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="11" | {{small|Note: British Baluchistan era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.}} |}
=== Language === {{Pie chart |thumb = right |caption = Languages of Kachhi district (2023) |label1 = Balochi |value1 = 58.88 |color1 = limegreen |label2 = Sindhi |value2 = 17 |color2 = steelblue |label3 = Saraiki |value3 = 12.29 |color3 = aqua |label4 = Brahui |value4 = 10.25 |color4 = crimson |label5 = Others |value5 = 1.58 |color5 = grey }}
At the time of 2023 census, 58.88% of the population spoke Balochi, 17% Sindhi, 12.29% Saraiki and 10.25% Brahui as their first language.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Census 2023 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_11.pdf}}</ref>
== Education == According to the Pakistan District Education Rankings 2017, district Kachhi is ranked at number 109 out of 141 ranked districts in Pakistan on the education score index. This index considers learning, gender parity and retention in the district.
Literacy rate in 2014–15 of population of 10 years and older in the district stood at 43% whereas for females it was only 23%.<ref>{{cite web|author=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics| year=2016|title=Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey 2014-15|place=Islamabad|publisher=Government of Pakistan|page=111|url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//pslm/publications/PSLM_2014-15_National-Provincial-District_report.pdf|access-date=6 August 2018}}</ref>
Post primary access is a major issue in the district with 86% schools being at primary level. Whereas with high schools it constitutes only 6% of government schools in the district. This is also reflected in the enrolment figures for academic year 2016–17 with 12,688 students enrolled in class 1 to 5 and only 261 students enrolled in class 9 and 10.
Gender disparity in education is another issue in the 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 Pakistan District Education Rankings 2017, the district is ranked at number 139 out of the 155 districts of Pakistan for primary school infrastructure. At the middle school level, it is ranked at number 129 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. More than half of the government schools in the district do not have the provision of electricity, toilet and a boundary wall. 213 out of 465 schools do not have clean drinking water.
== See also ==
* Tehsils of Pakistan ** Tehsils of Balochistan * Districts of Pakistan ** Districts in Balochistan * Divisions of Pakistan ** Divisions of Balochistan
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} *[http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/DistrictProfile/DDP%20Final%202012/Kachhi/Kachhi.pdf Kachhi District Development Profile 2011] * [http://www.sibidistrict.com Sibi District]
==Bibliography== *{{Cite book| title = 1998 District census report of Kachhi (Bolan)| location = Islamabad| publisher = Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan| series = Census publication | volume = 105| date = 2000| ref = {{harvid|PCO|2000}} }}
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