Administrative division of Balochistan, Pakistan
Division in Balochistan, Pakistan
Loralai Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province , Pakistan.[ 3] It was bifurcated from Zhob division in 2021.[ 4] 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.[ 5]
Districts
Tehsils
#
Tehsil
Area (km²)[ 8]
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
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 [bare URL 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) .