Zhob District ضلع ژوب ږوب ولسوالۍ | |
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  Top:Zhob Bazaar Bottom: Mountains near Zhob | |
 Map of Balochistan with Zhob District highlighted | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Division | Zhob |
| Established | 1890 |
| Founded by | British government |
| Headquarters | Zhob (formally Fort Sandeman) |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
• District ofBalochistan | 15,987 km2 (6,173 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• District ofBalochistan | 355,692 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 46,976 |
| • Rural | 308,716 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | PKT |
| Number ofTehsils | 5 |
| Main Language(s) | Pashto |
Zhob District (Pashto:ږوب ولسوالۍ,Urdu:ضلع ژوب) is adistrict in the northwestern part ofBalochistan province ofPakistan. The population of Zhob District was estimated at 355,692 in 2023.[1] Water fromZhob River is used for irrigation in the district.
The 1998 census report lists two sub-divisions: Lower Zhob (comprising Zhob tehsil andSambaza sub-tehsil) andKakar Khurasan (encompassing the tehsil of Qamar Din Karez and the subtehsil of Ashewat).[3] A government webpage lists these as Ashwat, Qamar Din Karez, Sambaza and Zhob, without indicating if any of them are sub-tehsils.[4]
| Tehsil | Area (km²)[5] | Pop. (2023) | Density (ppl/km²) (2023) | Literacy rate (2023)[6] | Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qamar Din Karez Tehsil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Zhob Tehsil | 9,322 | 284,620 | 30.53 | 41.27% | ... |
| Ashwat Tehsil | 901 | 25,094 | 27.85 | 14.51% | ... |
| Kashatu Tehsil | 1,590 | 5,810 | 3.65 | 9.64% | ... |
| Sambaza Tehsil | 2,888 | 25,150 | 8.71 | 21.65% | ... |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39,755 | — |
| 1972 | 74,519 | +5.88% |
| 1981 | 134,660 | +6.80% |
| 1998 | 193,458 | +2.15% |
| 2017 | 310,354 | +2.52% |
| 2023 | 355,692 | +2.30% |
| Sources:[7] | ||
| Religions in Zhob district (2023)[8] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Islam | 99.51% | |||
| Christianity | 0.41% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.08% | |||
As of the2023 census, Zhob district has 47,901 households and a population of 355,692. The district has a sex ratio of 117.57 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 36.62%: 45.24% for males and 26.81% for females.[1][9] 159,100 (44.75% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[10] 46,976 (13.21%) live in urban areas.[1] 1,732 (0.49% of the surveyed population) are religious minorities, mainly Christians and some Hindus.[8]
At the time of the 2023 census, 97.65% of the population spokePashto and 1.49%Saraiki as their first language.[11]
The majority of the population of Zhob district isPashtun. The tribes of Zhob district include theMandokhail, Khosti,Sherani,Kakar,Sulaimankhel,Harifal, Lawoon and Babar. A large number ofIDPs were settled within the confines of the district as part of the evacuation fromOperation Zarb-e-Azb that took place to the north of Zhob.[citation needed]
| Religious group | 1901[12] | 1911[13] | 1921[14] | 1931[15] | 1941[16] | |||||
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| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam | 99,599 | 96.3% | 68,088 | 96.76% | 52,302 | 92.3% | 53,844 | 92.89% | 55,987 | 91.04% |
Hinduism | 3,086 | 2.98% | 1,391 | 1.98% | 3,398 | 6% | 2,839 | 4.9% | 4,286 | 6.97% |
Sikhism | 610 | 0.59% | 715 | 1.02% | 826 | 1.46% | 1,134 | 1.96% | 1,076 | 1.75% |
Christianity | 133 | 0.13% | 168 | 0.24% | 141 | 0.25% | 115 | 0.2% | 146 | 0.24% |
Judaism | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Jainism | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Zoroastrianism | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0% |
Buddhism.svg) | — | — | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0% | 27 | 0.05% | 0 | 0% |
| Tribal | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0% |
| Others | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 4 | 0.01% | 0 | 0% |
| Total population | 103,429 | 100% | 70,366 | 100% | 56,668 | 100% | 57,963 | 100% | 61,499 | 100% |
| 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. | ||||||||||
Provincial capital:Quetta | ||
| Kalat |  | |
| Makran | ||
| Nasirabad | ||
| Quetta | ||
| Sibi | ||
| Zhob | ||
| Rakhshan | ||
| Loralai | ||
a - formerly part of Quetta Division;b - formerly part of Kalat Division;c - formerly part of Zhob Division ;d - abolished | ||
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