{{Short description|Pakistani administrative area}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=May 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Wadh | native_name = {{langx|brh|{{Nastaliq|تحصیل وڈھ}}}} | settlement_type = Tehsil of Khuzdar District | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = Balochistan Pakistan#Pakistan | coordinates = {{coord|27|21|0|N|66|26|20|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{Pak}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Balochistan | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Khuzdar District | subdivision_type3 = Headquarter | subdivision_name3 = Wadh | area_total_km2 = 2,118 | area_metro_km2 = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | elevation_footnotes = | population_total = 116,229 | population_as_of = 2023 | population_density_km2 = 54.88 | population_footnotes = <ref name="census">{{cite web |title=Table 1: Area, Population by Sex, Sex Ratio, Population Density, Urban Population, Household Size and Annual Growth Rate, Balochistan |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_1_balochistan_districts.pdf |website=pbs.gov.pk |publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Census |access-date=21 May 2025 |language=en |date=2023}}</ref> | population_urban = 26,875 (23.12%) | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_rural = 89,354 (76.88%) | demographics_type1 = Literacy | demographics1_title1 = Literacy rate | demographics1_info1 = 31.83%<ref name=literacy>{{cite web |title=Table 12 - Population (10 years and above) by Literacy Rate, Enrolment and Out of School Population by Sex and Rural/Urban, Census 2023 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_balochistan_district.pdf |website=pbs.gov.pk |publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |access-date=21 May 2025}}</ref> | timezone = PST | utc_offset1 = +5 | area_code = | blank1_name_sec1 = Main languages | blank1_info_sec1 = 111,405 Brahui, 2,108 Balochi<ref>{{cite web |title=Table 11: Population by Mother Tongue, Gender, and Rural/Urban Residence (Census 2023) |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_11_balochistan_districts.pdf |website=pbs.gov.pk |publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |access-date=22 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref> }} '''Wadh''' ({{langx|brh|{{Nastaliq|وڈھ}}}}; {{langx|bal|{{Nastaliq|وڈھ}}}}, {{IPA|ur|ʋəɖʱ|pron|}}) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Khuzdar District in Balochistan, Pakistan.<ref name="census"/> It is one of ten administrative units comprising both tehsils and sub-tehsils within the district, alongside Aranji, Gresha, Karakh, Khuzdar, Nal, Moola, Ornach, Saroona, and Zehri.
Until 1 March 1974, Wadh was part of the former Jhalawan state. On that date, it was designated as one of the three original tehsils (along with Nal and Khuzdar) upon the establishment of a separate district within Balochistan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Khuzdar District - Economic Profile |url=https://smeda.org/phocadownload/Balochistan/District_Profiles/District%20Profile%20Khuzdar%20Mar-2024.pdf |website=smeda.org |publisher=Small & Medium Enterprise Development Authority Government of Pakistan (SMEDA Balochistan) |access-date=22 May 2025 |page=4 |language=en}}</ref>
== Population == {{Historical populations|1951|...|1961|19152|1972|39226|1981|35263|1998|52333|2017|100,115|2023|116,229|title=|type=|align=left|direction=|width=|state=|shading=|pop_name=|percentages=pagr|source=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics:<ref>{{cite web |title=Table 4: Area and Population of Administrative Units by Rural/Urban: 1951–1998 Censuses |url=https://repository.lahoreschool.edu.pk/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/13673/Administrative%20Units.pdf |publisher = Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |access-date=3 June 2025}}</ref>}}
According to the 2023 national census, Wadh Tehsil has a total population of 116,229, comprising 89,354 rural and 26,875 urban residents. The urban population is primarily centred in the town of Wadh, which serves as the tehsil headquarters.<ref name="census"/> The tehsil includes 21,772 households, of which 16,775 are in rural areas and 4,997 in urban settings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Table 24: Housing Characteristics, Facilities of Toilet and Washroom Used by Households, Rural/Urban: Census 2023 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_24_balochistan_districts.pdf |website=pbs.gov.pk |publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |access-date=21 May 2025 |language=en |date=2023}}</ref>
== Education == The literacy rate in the tehsil stands at 31.83%, reflecting limited access to formal education. This includes a male literacy rate of 41.57% and a significantly lower female literacy rate of 20.81%, underscoring a notable gender gap in educational attainment.<ref name=literacy/>
== Location ==
The tehsil spans an area of 1,352 square kilometres and is characterised by mountainous and arid terrain, typical of the broader geography of central Balochistan. There are some fertile areas used for agriculture. The mineral resources in the tehsil include deposits of barite, chromite, magnesite, manganite.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wadh, Khuzdar District, Balochistan, Pakistan |url=http://www.mindat.org/loc.php?loc=7935&ob=4 |website=mindat.org |publisher=Hudson Institute of Mineralogy |access-date=22 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
Geographically, Wadh is bounded by Ornach tehsil to the west, Nal tehsil to the northwest, Khuzdar tehsil to the north, Aranji tehsil to the east, and Lasbela District to the south.<ref>{{cite web |title=Khuzdar (District, Pakistan) |url=https://citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/balochistan/admin/212__khuzdar/ |website=citypopulation.de |access-date=22 May 2025 |language=en |date=26 August 2024}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Tehsils of Balochistan}}
Category:Tehsils of Khuzdar District Category:Khuzdar District {{Balochistan-geo-stub}}