Makuran Division
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Makuran Division
مکران ڈویژن | |
|---|---|
 Map of Makuran Division | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Capital | Turbat |
| Established | 1 July 1970 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | N/A |
| • Regional Police Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| 52,067 km2 (20,103 sq mi) | |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| 1,875,872 | |
| • Density | 36.03/km2 (93.3/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 703,374 (37.50%) |
| • Rural | 1,172,498 (62.5%) |
| Ethnicities | |
| • Language Speakers | |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
|
Makuran Division (Urdu: مکران ڈویژن) is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. It is located in southern Balochistan along the Gulf of Oman coast. The CNIC Code of Makuran Division is 52. In July 2026, it was renamed from Makran Division to Makuran Division.[4]
History
[edit]On 3 October 1952, the former princely state of Makran under the British Raj joined Pakistan and merged with three other states to form the Baluchistan States Union.
On 14 October 1955, after the dissolution of the Baluchistan States Union, Makuran was given the status of a district of Kalat Division of Balochistan province.
In 1958, Gwadar town was brought from Oman, included in Makuran District and constituted a tehsil.
On 1 July 1970, Makuran was established as a division of Balochistan Province by the bifurcation of Kalat Division, with the three tehsils of Makuran district: Turbat, Panjgur and Gwadar being upgraded to district status.
List of the Districts
[edit]| # | District[5] | Headquarter | Area
(km²)[6] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Lit.
rate (2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panjgur | Panjgur | 16,891 | 509,781 | 30.2 | 42.07% |
| 2 | Gwadar | Gwadar | 12,637 | 305,160 | 24.2 | 50.30% |
| 3 | Kech | Turbat | 22,539 | 1,060,931 | 47.0 | 49.65% |
| 4 | Tump | Tump | 11,621 | 1,201,71 | 37.0 | 42.71% |
List of the Tehsils
[edit]| Tehsil | Area (km²)[7] | Population (2023) | Density (ppl/km²)
(2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023) |
Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwadar Tehsil | 2,590 | 147,673 | 57.02 | Gwadar | |
| Jiwani Tehsil | 454 | 35,004 | 77.10 | ||
| Ormara Tehsil | 2,796 | 27,832 | 9.95 | ||
| Pasni Tehsil | 4,822 | 74,128 | 15.37 | ||
| Suntsar Tehsil | 1,975 | 20,523 | 10.39 | ||
| Turbat Tehsil | 9,742 | 470,605 | 48.31 | Kech | |
| Balnigor Tehsil | 1,238 | 50,404 | 40.71 | ||
| Buleda Tehsil | 1,997 | 107,847 | 54.00 | ||
| Dasht Tehsil | 2,486 | 90,080 | 36.23 | ||
| Zamuran Tehsil | 1,462 | 71,616 | 48.98 | ||
| Gayab Tehsil | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Solband Tehsil | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Gowargo Tehsil | 1,471 | 31,718 | 21.56 | Panjgur | |
| Panjgur Tehsil | 2,945 | 392,277 | 133.20 | ||
| Paroom Tehsil | 3,378 | 31,113 | 9.21 | ||
| Gichk Tehsil | 8,387 | 33,578 | 4.00 | ||
| Tump Tehsil | 1,945 | 147,041 | 75.60 | Tump | |
| Mand Tehsil | 1,456 | 56,772 | 38.99 |
| District | Provincial Assembly Constituency | National Assembly Constituency |
|---|---|---|
| Gwadar | PB-24 Gwadar | NA-259 Kech-cum-Gwadar |
| Kech | PB-25 Kech-I | |
| PB-26 Kech-II | ||
| PB-27 Kech-III | NA-258 Panjgur-cum-Kech | |
| PB-28 Kech-IV | ||
| Panjgur | PB-29 Panjgur-I | |
| PB-30 Panjgur-II |
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | 652,602 | — |
| 1998 | 832,753 | +1.44% |
| 2017 | 1,489,015 | +3.11% |
| 2023 | 1,875,872 | +3.92% |
| Sources:[8] | ||
According to 2023 census, Makuran division had a population of 1,875,872[9] roughly equal to the country of Kosovo[10] or the US state of Idaho[11]
Religion
[edit]| Religious group |
1911[12] | 1921[13] | 1931[14] | 1941[15] | 2023[16] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam  |
71,758 | 99.74% | 71,625 | 99.67% | 68,213 | 99.64% | 86,406 | 99.72% | 1,862,440 | 99.41% |
Hinduism  |
137 | 0.19% | 216 | 0.3% | 233 | 0.34% | 206 | 0.24% | 1,541 | 0.08% |
Christianity  |
40 | 0.06% | 11 | 0.02% | 11 | 0.02% | 20 | 0.02% | 6,574 | 0.35% |
Sikhism  |
2 | 0% | 8 | 0.01% | 3 | 0% | 17 | 0.02% | 215 | 0.01% |
Zoroastrianism  |
4 | 0.01% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 11 | 0% |
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1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Judaism  |
0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Jainism  |
0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Tribal | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Others | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2,570 | 0.13% |
| Total population | 71,942 | 100% | 71,860 | 100% | 68,462 | 100% | 86,651 | 100% | 1,873,426 | 100% |
| Note: British Baluchistan era figures are for the Makuran Division of Kalat State, which roughly corresponds to present-day Makuran Division. | ||||||||||
The population mainly consists of Siddis, Meds, and other tribes of aboriginal descent such as the Darzadis, Koras (seaman), with a significant population of Arabs.[17]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ↑ "TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ↑ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
- ↑ "Balochistan Govt Notifies New Divisions and Districts". Balochistan Govt Notifies New Divisions and Districts. ProPakistani.PK. 12 July 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Divisions/Districts of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 30 September 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names - ↑ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ↑ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ↑ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ↑ "Area, population by sex, sex ratio, population density, urban population, household size and annual growth rate, census-2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2024.
- ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Latvia 2,204,708, July 2011 est.
- ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
New Mexico - 2,059,179
- ↑ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : pt. 1, Report; pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 11. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393764. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ↑ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : part I, Report; part II, Tables". 1921. p. 165. JSTOR saoa.crl.25394124. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ↑ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 4, Baluchistan. Pts. 1 & 2, Report [and] Imperial and provincial tables". 1931. p. 390. JSTOR saoa.crl.25797115. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ↑ India Census Commissioner (1941). "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 14, Baluchistan". p. 17. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215993. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ↑ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ↑ "Makuran | Geography, History & Culture | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
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