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Chagai District ضلع چاغی چاگۓ دمگ | |
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 Saindak Lake | |
 Map of Balochistan with Chagai District higlighted | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Division | Rakhshan |
| Established | 1896 |
| Headquarters | Dalbandin |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Atiq Shahwani |
| • District Police Officer | Abdul Aziz Jakhrani (PSP) |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
• District ofBalochistan | 44,748 km2 (17,277 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• District ofBalochistan | 269,192 |
| • Density | 6.0/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 20,054 |
| • Rural | 249,138 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Chaghi District (Balochi:چاگۓ دمگ;Urdu:ضلع چاغی), also known as Chaghi District, is the largestdistrict of Pakistan by area, located in the northwestern corner of theBalochistan province ofPakistan.[2] District shares the border with two countries:Afghanistan andIran.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | N/A | — |
| 1961 | N/A | — |
| 1972 | N/A | — |
| 1981 | N/A | — |
| 1998 | 104,534 | — |
| 2017 | 226,517 | +4.15% |
| 2023 | 269,192 | +2.92% |
| Sources:[3] | ||
As of the2023 census, Chagai district has 38,213 households and a population of 269,192. The district has a sex ratio of 108.24 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 33.15%: 41.90% for males and 23.57% for females.[4][5] 101,423 (37.76% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[6] 20,054 (7.45%) live in urban areas.[4]
In 2023, Islam was the most followed religion with 99.3% followers. Christians and Hindus are the largest minorities and have roughly equal population.[7]
| Religious group | 1901[8] | 1911[9] | 1921[10] | 1931[11] | 1941[12] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||
Islam | 15,358 | 97.89% | 15,916 | 97.38% | 19,094 | 89.46% | 22,769 | 93.99% | 27,864 | 95.26% | ||||
Hinduism | 329 | 2.1% | 385 | 2.36% | 1,931 | 9.05% | 1,313 | 5.42% | 1,204 | 4.12% | ||||
Sikhism | 1 | 0.01% | 34 | 0.21% | 265 | 1.24% | 117 | 0.48% | 181 | 0.62% | ||||
Christianity | 1 | 0.01% | 9 | 0.06% | 45 | 0.21% | 25 | 0.1% | 1 | 0% | ||||
Jainism | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 8 | 0.04% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | ||||
Zoroastrianism | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | ||||
Judaism | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | ||||
Buddhism.svg) | — | — | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | ||||
| Tribal | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | ||||
| Others | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | ||||
| Total population | 15,689 | 100% | 16,344 | 100% | 21,343 | 100% | 24,224 | 100% | 29,250 | 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. | ||||||||||||||
At the time of the 2023 census, 73.77% of the population spokeBalochi, 16.79%Brahui and 8.93%Pashto as their first language.[13]
Chagai District is administratively subdivided into the followingTehsils andunion councils:[2]
| Tehsil | Area (km²)[14] | Pop. (2023) | Density (ppl/km²) (2023) | Literacy rate (2023)[15] | Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalbandin Tehsil | 7,791 | 122,918 | 15.78 | 39.10% | |
| Nok kundi Tehsil | 16,092 | 30,625 | 1.90 | 48.57% | |
| Taftan Tehsil | 9,318 | 19,259 | 2.07 | 19.70% | |
| Chagai Tehsil | 3,975 | 73,482 | 18.49 | 23.77% | |
| Amuri Tehsil | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chilgazi tehsil | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Yak Machh | 7,572 | 22,908 | 3.03 | 24.36% |
According to Pakistan District Education Rankings, a report byAlif Ailaan, Chaghai is ranked at number 91 nationally, with an education score of 52.06. The learning score is 55.58 and gender parity is 60.11.
The national rank according to readiness is 91, with a readiness score of 55.58 and gender parity of 60.11. The school infrastructure rank of District Chaghai is 114 nationally, with a severe shortage of electricity with a score of 4.55 and building condition score of 12.27.Lack of schools for girls is the main issue of the region.[16]
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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