Sohbatpur District
Sohbutpur
ضلع صحبت پور | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Division | Nasirabad |
| Established | May 2013 |
| Headquarters | Sohbatpur |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
• Total | 802 km2 (310 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 240,106 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 14,728 |
| • Rural | 225,378 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Sohbatpur District (Urdu: ضلع صحبت پور) is a district in the Pakistani province of Balochistan.
It was created in May 2013 from parts of Jafarabad District.[2]
The district has a population of over 240‚000.
Geography
[edit]The district borders the Naseerabad, Jafarabad and Dera Bugti districts of Balochistan, and Jacobabad and Kashmore districts of Sindh.
Administration
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Sohbatpur District consists of the following Tehsils:
| Tehsil | Area
(km²)[3] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023)[4] |
Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faridabad Tehsil | 137 | 68,948 | 503.27 | 41.09% | ... |
| Hayrvi Tehsil | 73 | 16,891 | 231.38 | 42.60% | ... |
| Manjipur Tehsil | 82 | 23,624 | 288.10 | 43.85% | ... |
| Saeed Muhammad Kanrani Tehsil | ... | ... | ... | 45.90% | ... |
| Panhwar Tehsil | ... | ... | ... | 35.38% | ... |
| Sohbatpur Tehsil | 334 | 64,844 | 194.14 | 42.30% | ... |
The district has eight police stations.
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | N/A | — |
| 1961 | N/A | — |
| 1972 | N/A | — |
| 1981 | N/A | — |
| 1998 | 141,527 | — |
| 2017 | 200,426 | +1.85% |
| 2023 | 240,106 | +3.06% |
| Sources:[5] | ||
As of the 2023 census, Sohbatpur district has 33,734 households and a population of 240,106. The district has a sex ratio of 103.06 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 41.02%: 53.26% for males and 28.42% for females.[6][7] 103,225 (42.99% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[8] 14,728 (6.13%) live in urban areas.[6]
Religion
[edit]In the 2023 census, Islam was the predominant religion with 98.99%, while Hindus constituted 0.75% of the population.[1]
Language
[edit]At the time of the 2023 census, 67.39% of the population spoke Balochi, 17.63% Sindhi, 7.92% Brahui and 6.38% Saraiki as their first language.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "PM Khoso inaugurates new district of Sohbatpur in Balochistan". Paktribune.
- ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ^ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ a b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "7th Population and Housing Census: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
