Nasirabad Division

{{Short description|Administrative division of Balochistan, Pakistan}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Naseerabad Division | native_name = {{lang|ur|{{nq|نصیرآباد ڈویژن}}}} {{lang|bal|{{script/Arabic|نصیرآباد ولایت}}}} | native_name_lang =  | settlement_type = Division | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = Nasirabad Division, Balochistan, Pakistan.png | map_alt = | map_caption = Map of Naseerabad Division | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates =  | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Balochistan}} | subdivision_type2 = Capital | subdivision_name2 = Dera Murad Jamali | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = Established | established_date = {{Start date and age|1987}} | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | government_type = Divisional Administration | governing_body = | leader_party = | leader_title = Commissioner | leader_name = Moin Ur Rehman Khan (BPS-20 BCS) | leader_title1 = Regional Police Officer | leader_name1 = Muhammad Saleem Lehri (BPS-20 PSP) | leader_title2 = Constituensy | leader_name2 = NA-254 Nasirabad-cum-Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi NA-255 Sohbat Pur-cum-Jaffarabad-cum-Usta Muhammad-cum-Nasirabad | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | legislature = | upper_house = | lower_house = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_urban_footnotes =  | area_rural_footnotes =  | area_metro_footnotes =  | area_magnitude =  | area_note = | area_water_percent = | area_rank = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank2_title =  | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_urban_km2 = | area_rural_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank2_km2 =  | area_total_ha = | area_land_ha = | area_water_ha = | area_urban_ha = | area_rural_ha = | area_metro_ha = | area_blank1_ha = | area_blank2_ha = | length_km = | width_km = | dimensions_footnotes = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_as_of = 2023 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 2,044,021 | population_density_km2 = | population_urban = 389,655 (19.06%) | population_rural = 1,654,366 (80.94%) | population_note = | demographics_type1 = Ethnicities | demographics1_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/pcr/table_11.pdf|title= TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023}}</ref> | demographics1_title1 = People | demographics_type2 = Literacy | demographics2_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web | url= https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_balcohistan_province.pdf | title= Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023}}</ref> | population_demonym = | demographics2_title1 = Literacy rate | demographics2_info1 = {{bulleted list |'''Total:''' (32.59%) |'''Male:''' (40.72%) |'''Female:''' (24.06%) }} | timezone1 = PKT | utc_offset1 = +05:00 | timezone1_DST = DST ''is not observed'' | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = ZIP Code | postal_code = 80700 | area_code_type = NWD (area) code | area_code = 0838 | iso_code = PK-BA | website =  | footnotes = | demographics1_info1 = {{bulleted list|'''Largest:''' Balochs ({{Percentage | 1,127,851 | 2,044,021 | 2 }}) |'''Others:''' Brahvis ({{Percentage | 268,630 | 2,044,021 | 2 }})}} | official_name = '''نصیر آباد ڈویژن''' }}

'''Naseerabad Division''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|نصیر آباد ڈویژن}}}}) 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 == {| class="wikitable sortable" !# !District !Headquarter !Area (km²)<ref name=":1" /> !Pop. (2023) !Density (ppl/km²)

(2023) !Lit. rate

(2023)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=LITERACY RATE AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION AGE (5-16) BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_balochistan_districts.pdf}}</ref> |- |1 |Sohbatpur |Sohbatpur |802 |240,106 |299.6 |41.02% |- |2 |Nasirabad |Dera Murad Jamali |3,387 |563,315 |166.1 |28.96% |- |3 |Usta Muhammad |Usta Muhammad |953 |N/A |280 |35.53% |- |4 |Jafarabad |Dera Allahyar |1,643 |594,558 |361.1 |35.53 % |- |5 |Jhal Magsi |Gandava |3,615 |203,368 |56.2 |30.14% |- |6 |Kachhi |Dhadar |5,682 |442,674 |77.9 |30.20% |}

== List of the Tehsils == {{static row numbers}} {| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash" !Tehsil !Area (km²)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_1_balochistan_districts.pdf}}</ref> !Pop. (2023) !Density (ppl/km²)

(2023) !Literacy rate (2023)<ref name=":0" /> !Districts |- |Jaffarabad Tehsil |... |... |... |... | rowspan="2" |Jafarabad |- |Jhatpat Tehsil |690 |302,498 |438.40 |36.70% |- |Gandavah Tehsil |1,344 |71,230 |53.00 |36.35% | rowspan="3" |Jhal Magsi |- |Jhal Magsi Tehsil |1,679 |116,528 |69.40 |26.82% |- |Mirpur Tehsil |592 |15,610 |26.37 |24.86% |- |Faridabad Tehsil |137 |68,948 |503.27 |41.09% | rowspan="6" |Sohbatpur |- |Hayrvi Tehsil |73 |16,891 |231.38 |42.60% |- |Manjipur Tehsil |82 |23,624 |288.10 |43.85% |- |Saeed Muhammad Kanrani Tehsil |77 |18,175 |236.04 |45.90% |- |Panhwar Tehsil |99 |47,624 |481.05 |35.38% |- |Sohbatpur Tehsil |334 |64,844 |194.14 |42.30% |- |Baba Kot Tehsil |967 |53,661 |55.49 |15.41% | rowspan="6" |Nasirabad |- |Dera Murad Jamali |281 |265,822 |945.99 |34.93% |- |Landhi Tehsil |266 |8,638 |32.47 |17.60% |- |Chattar Tehsil |961 |32,276 |33.59 |17.21% |- |Meer Hassan Tesil |229 |53,400 |233.19 |22.99% |- |Tamboo Tehsil |683 |149,518 |218.91 |28.80% |- |Usta Muhammad Tehsil |399 |210,870 |528.50 |38.17% | rowspan="2" |Usta Muhammad |- |Gandakha Tehsil |554 |81,190 |146.55 |24.59% |- |Khattan |277 |22,900 |82.67 |41.86% | rowspan="6" |Kachhi |- |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% |}

== Constituencies == {| class="wikitable sortable" !# !Provincial Assembly Constituency !National Assembly Constituency !District |- |1 |PB-11 Jhal Magsi | rowspan="4" |NA-254 Nasirabad-cum-Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi |Jhal Magsi |- |2 |PB-12 Kachhi |Kachhi |- |3 |PB-13 Nasirabad-I | rowspan="2" |Nasirabad |- |4 |PB-14 Nasirabad-II |- |5 |PB-15 Sohbatpur | rowspan="3" |NA-255 Sohbat Pur-cum-Jaffarabad-cum-Usta Muhammad-cum-Nasirabad |Sohbatpur |- |6 |PB-16 Jafarabad |Jafarabad |- |7 |PB-17 Usta Muhammad |Usta Muhammad |}

== Demographics ==

=== Population === {{Historical populations|1951|...|1961|...|1972|...|1981|699,669|1998|1,076,708|2017|1,661,077|2023|2,044,021|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>}}

As per the 2023 Census of Pakistan, the division has a population of about 2,044,021<ref>{{Cite web| title=Area, population by sex, sex ratio, population density, urban population, household size and annual growth rate, census-2023 | url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/pcr/table_1.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724141441/https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/pcr/table_1.pdf | archive-date=2024-07-24}}</ref> roughly equal to the country of Slovenia<ref name="cia2">{{cite web |author=US Directorate of Intelligence |title=Country Comparison:Population |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html |archive-date=13 June 2007 |access-date=2011-10-01 |quote=Latvia 2,204,708, July 2011 est.}}</ref> or the US state of Nebraska.<ref>{{cite web |title=2010 Resident Population Data |url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=19 October 2013 |access-date=2011-09-30 |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |quote=New Mexico - 2,059,179}}</ref> 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 === {{Pie chart | thumb = right | caption = Languages of Nasirabad Division (2023)<ref name="2023census">{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_11.pdf |title=Population by mother tongue, sex and rural/urban, census-2023|publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics}}</ref> | label1 = Balochi | value1 = 55.18 | color2 = purple | label2 = Sindhi | value2 = 18.82 | color3 = pink | label3 = Brahui | value3 = 13.14 | color1 = Lightgreen | label4 = Saraiki | value4 = 11.82 | color4 = orange | label5 = Urdu | value5 = 0.21 | color5 = Green | value6 = 0.89 | label6 = Others | color6 = Grey }}

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.

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