Surab District
Surab District
ضلع سوراب | |
|---|---|
 Map of Balochistan with Surab District highlighted in maroon | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Division | Kalat |
| Established | 2017 |
| Headquarters | Surab |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| • Total | 762 km2 (294 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 200,752 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
Surab District (Balochi: سۏراپ), (Brahui and Urdu: سوراب), is a district located in central Balochistan province, Pakistan. Prior to its creation as a separate district in 2017, Surab was part of Kalat District.[2]
Administration
[edit]The town of Surab serves as the headquarters of the district.
Demographics
[edit]At the time of the 2017 census the district had 25,170 households and a population of 200,752. Surab had a sex ratio of 961 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 44.46% - 53.17% for males and 35.37% for females. 35,597 (17.72%) lived in urban areas. 87,269 (43.47%) were under 10 years of age. 48 (0.02%) people in the district were from religious minorities. Brahui was the predominant language, spoken by 98.57% of the population.[1]
Surab is largely based on a tribal society and one of the main tribes would be the Muhammad Hassani tribe.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017) (see page 15 of 16 for 'old' Surab Sub-Tehsil under Kalat Division before 2017)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Surab District was previously part of Kalat District before 2017". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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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