Awaran District
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Awaran District (Balochi and Template:Langx), is a district in the southern part of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is part of the Kalat division.
It was created as a separate district on 11 November 1992;[1] previously it was a sub-division of Khuzdar District.Template:Sfn It is considered one of the poorest districts in the province.[2]
Awaran district is bordered by Gwadar to its south, Lasbela to its east, Kech and Panjgur to its west, Khuzdar to its north east and Washuk to its north west.
Administration
The district is administratively subdivided into the following five tehsils,[3] which are sub-divided into eight union councils:[4] Template:Static row numbers
| Tehsil[5] | Area (km2)[6] | Population (2023) | Density (ppl/km2)
(2023) |
Literacy
rate (2023)[7] |
Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awaran[3][4] | 13,075 | 45,774 | 3.50 | 42.90% | Awaran
Teertage |
| Gishkaur | 4,578 | 31,462 | 6.87 | 36.34% | Gishkaur |
| Jhal Jhao[3][4] | 6,381 | 28,132 | 4.41 | 26.62% | Camp Jahoo[4] |
| Korak Jhao | 3,058 | 27,652 | 9.04 | 26.71% | Korak |
| Mashkai[3][4] | 2,418 | 45,938 | 19.00 | 41.21% | Gajjar |
Demographics
Population
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As of the 2023 census, Awaran district has 27,796 households and a population of 178,958. The district has a sex ratio of 104.93 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 36.34%: 44.28% for males and 27.95% for females.[8][9] 62,549 (34.95% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[10] 46,836 (26.17%) live in urban areas.[8]
The major tribes are the Shahwani, Bizenjo, Muhammad Hassani, Sajidi, Siapad, Mirwani, Rakhshani, Sumalani, Qambrani, Shadainzai, Haibwari & Zehri(Channaal).Template:Sfn
Religion
Majority of population adheres to Islamic faith. 1,785 (1.00%) were from religious minorities. Awaran is known for its Zikri minority and also has a small Hindu community.
Language
At the time of the 2023 census, 98.58% of the population spoke Balochi and 1.17% Brahui as their first language.[11]
Balochi accounted for Template:Sigfig% of the population in the 1998 census.Template:Sfn The previous census of 1981 reported that Template:Sigfig% of the households in the then subdivision of Awaran had Brahui as a first language.Template:Sfn
See also
References
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Bibliography
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External links
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