| Loralai Division | |
|---|---|
| Division | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Capital | Loralai |
| Established | 2021 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | N/A |
| • Regional Police Officer | N/A |
| Population | |
| • Division | 870,000 |
| • Urban | 11.45% |
| • Rural | 88.55% |
| Ethnicities | |
| • People | |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
|
| Website | loralai |
Loralai Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. It was bifurcated from Zhob division in 2021. The division consists of Barkhan, Loralai, Musakhail and Duki districts. CNIC code of Loralai Division is 56.
Demographics
According to the 2023 census, Loralai Division had a population of 870,000.
Districts
| # | District | Headquater | Area
(km²) |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Lit.
rate (2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barkhan | Barkhan | 3,514 | 210,249 | 59.8 | 33.62% |
| 2 | Duki | Duki | 4,233 | 205,044 | 48.4 | 44.18% |
| 3 | Musakhel | Musa Khel Bazar | 5,728 | 182,275 | 31.8 | 36.60% |
| 4 | Loralai | Loralai | 3,785 | 272,432 | 72.0 | 43.16% |
Tehsils
| # | Tehsil | Area (km²) | Population (2023) | Density (ppl/km²)
(2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023) |
Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barkhan Tehsil | 3,514 | 210,249 | 59.83 | Barkhan | |
| 2 | Duki Tehsil | 938 | 137,294 | 146.37 | Duki | |
| 3 | Bori Tehsil | 2,203 | 225,642 | 102.42 | Loralai | |
| 4 | Mekhtar Tehsil | 1,582 | 46,790 | 29.58 | ||
| 5 | Darug Tehsil | 301 | 21,792 | 72.40 | Musakhel | |
| 6 | Kingri Tehseel | 3,683 | 33,618 | 9.13 | ||
| 7 | Musakhel Tehsil | 658 | 49,809 | 75.70 | ||
| 8 | Toisar Tehsil | 539 | 56,818 | 105.41 |
Constituencies
| # | Provincial Assembly Constituency | National Assembly Constituency | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PB-4 Musakhel-cum-Barkhan | NA-252 Musakhel-cum-Barkhan-cum-Loralai-cum-Duki | Musakhel |
| Barkhan | |||
| 2 | PB-5 Loralai | Loralai | |
| 3 | PB-6 Duki | Duki |
References
- "TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
- "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
- "New division, two districts created in Balochistan". 30 June 2021.
- "New district, division established in Balochistan".
- https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/pcr/table_1.pdf
- "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).
| Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Provincial capital: Quetta | ||
| Kalat |  | |
| Makran | ||
| Nasirabad | ||
| Quetta | ||
| Sibi | ||
| Zhob | ||
| Rakhshan | ||
| Loralai | ||
| - formerly part of Quetta Division; - formerly part of Kalat Division; - formerly part of Zhob Division ; - abolished | ||
| Divisions of Pakistan | |
|---|---|
| Balochistan | |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Punjab | |
| Sindh | |
| Islamabad Capital Territory | None |
| Azad Jammu & Kashmir | |
| Gilgit Baltistan | |