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Chagai District

Field	Value
name	Chagai District
native_name	{{nq	ضلع چاغی}}
{{nq	چاگۓ دمگ}}
settlement_type	District of Balochistan
image_skyline	Saindak Lake.jpg
image_caption	Saindak Lake
image_map	Pakistan - Balochistan - Chagai.svg
map_caption	Map of Balochistan with Chagai District highlighted
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Balochistan
subdivision_type2	Division
subdivision_name2	Rakhshan
seat_type	Headquarters
seat	Dalbandin
unit_pref	Metric
area_total_km2	44748
population_as_of	2023
population_total	269,192
population_density_km2	auto
population_urban	20054
population_rural	249,138
demographics2_title1	Literacy rate
demographics2_info1	{{bulleted list
timezone1	PST
utc_offset1	+5
established_title	Established
established_date	1896
government_type	District Administration
leader_title	Deputy Commissioner
leader_name	Atiq Shahwani
leader_title1	District Police Officer
leader_name1	Abdul Aziz Jakhrani (PSP)
leader_title2	District Health Officer
leader_name2	N/A
demographics1_title1	Main language(s)
demographics_type2	Literacy
demographics2_footnotes
demographics1_info1	Balochi, Brahui

Total: (33.15%) | Male: (41.90%) | Female: (23.57%) Chaghi District (; ), also known as Chaghi District, is the largest district of Pakistan by area, located in the northwestern corner of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The district shares its border with two countries: Afghanistan and Iran.

Demographics

Population

As of the 2023 census, Chagai district has 38,213 households and a population of 269,192. The district has a sex ratio of 108.24 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 33.15%: 41.90% for males and 23.57% for females. 101,423 (37.76% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 20,054 (7.45%) live in urban areas.

Religion

In 2023, Islam was the most followed religion with 99.3% followers. Christians and Hindus are the largest minorities and have roughly equal population.

Religious
group	1901	1911	1921	1931	1941	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Islam [[File:Star and Crescent.svg	15px]]	Hinduism [[File:Om.svg	15px]]	Sikhism [[File:Khanda.svg	15px]]	Christianity [[File:Christian cross.svg	15px]]	Jainism [[File:Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg	15px]]	Zoroastrianism [[File:Faravahar.svg	15px]]	Judaism [[File:Star_of_David.svg	15px]]	Buddhism [[File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg	15px]]	Tribal	Others	Total population	15,689	16,344	21,343	24,224	29,250
15,358		15,916		19,094		22,769		27,864
329		385		1,931		1,313		1,204
1		34		265		117		181
1		9		45		25		1
0		0		8		0		0
0		0		0		0		0
0		0		0		0		0
		0		0		0		0
						0		0
0		0		0		0		0
Note: British Baluchistan era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Language

At the time of the 2023 census, 73.77% of the population spoke Balochi, 16.79% Brahui and 8.93% Pashto as their first language.

Administration

Chagai District is administratively subdivided into the following Tehsils and union councils:

Tehsil	Area	Pop.	Density	Literacy rate
Dalbandin Tehsil	7,791	122,918	15.78	39.10%
Nok kundi Tehsil	16,092	30,625	1.90	48.57%
Taftan Tehsil	9,318	19,259	2.07	19.70%
Chagai Tehsil	3,975	73,482	18.49	23.77%
Amuri Tehsil	...	...	...	...
Chilgazi tehsil	...	...	...	...
Yak Machh	7,572	22,908	3.03	24.36%

Education

According to Pakistan District Education Rankings, a report by Alif Ailaan, Chaghai is ranked at number 91 nationally, with an education score of 52.06. The learning score is 55.58 and gender parity is 60.11.

The national rank according to readiness is 91, with a readiness score of 55.58 and gender parity of 60.11. The school infrastructure rank of District Chaghai is 114 nationally, with a severe shortage of electricity with a score of 4.55 and building condition score of 12.27. Lack of schools for girls is the main issue of the region.

Notable people

Sadiq Sanjrani, former chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
Mir Amanullah Notezai, former member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
Mir Muhammad Arif Mohammad Hassani, former provincial minister of Balochistan for communication and works
Sardar Muhammad Umar Gorgaij, senator and former member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Sardar Fateh Mohammad Hassani, member of the Senate of Pakistan

References

Bibliography

References

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[https://archive.today/20120805085140/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=87&dn=Chaghi Tehsils & Unions in the District of Chaghi - Government of Pakistan]
"Population by administrative units 1951-1998". [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]].
"7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1".
"7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12".
"7th Population and Housing Census: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban".
"7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9".
(1901). "Census of India 1901. Vol. 5A, Baluchistan. Pt. 2, Imperial tables.".
(1911). "Census of India 1911. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : pt. 1, Report; pt. 2, Tables.".
(1921). "Census of India 1921. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : part I, Report; part II, Tables.".
(1931). "Census of India 1931. Vol. 4, Baluchistan. Pts. 1 & 2, Report [and] Imperial and provincial tables.".
(1941). "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 14, Baluchistan".
"Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023". [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]].
"TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN".
"LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN".
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