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Kech District

District in Balochistan, Pakistan

Summary

District in Balochistan, Pakistan

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nameKech District
other_nameTurbat District
native_name
settlement_typeDistrict
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photo1aMeri A Kalat.02.jpg
photo2aTejaban - Fields and date palm orchards - 20110717.jpg
image_captionKatak Fort
Bottom: Fields in Tejaban
image_mapPakistan - Balochistan - Kech.svg
map_captionMap of Balochistan with Kech District highlighted in maroon
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_namePakistan
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Balochistan
subdivision_type2Division
subdivision_name2Makran
seat_typeHeadquarter
seatTurbat
government_typeDistrict Administration
leader_titleDeputy Commissioner
leader_nameN/A
leader_title1District Police Officer
leader_name1N/A
leader_title2District Health Officer
leader_name2N/A
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area_total_km222,539
population_as_of2023
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population_total1,060,931
population_density_km247.1
demographics_type1Literacy
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Bottom: Fields in Tejaban Total: (49.65%) | Male: (55.23%) | Female: (43.46%)

Kech District (Balochi: ضلع کیچ) is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. This district's old name was Turbat District which was changed to its even older name Kech District in 1994–1995.

Administration

The district of Kech is administratively subdivided into the following tehsils, each of which contains several villages:

TehsilAreaPop.DensityLiteracy rateUnion Councils
Mand Tehsil1,45656,77238.9954.19%...
Tump Tehsil3,945147,04175.6047.17%...
Turbat Tehsil9,742470,60548.3163.65%...
Balnigor Tehsil1,23850,40440.7138.77%...
Buleda Tehsil1,997107,84754.0035.36%...
Dasht Tehsil2,48690,08036.2337.25%...
Hoshab Tehsil2,21366,56630.0830.71%...
Zamuran Tehsil1,46271,61648.9828.97%...
Gayab Tehsil...............
Solband Tehsil...............

Demographics

Population

As of the 2023 census, Kech district has 253,475 households and a population of 1,060,931. The district has a sex ratio of 109.82 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 49.65%: 55.23% for males and 43.46% for females. 328,574 (30.97% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 386,646 (36.44%) live in urban areas.

Language

Balochi was the predominant language, spoken by 98.9% of the population, with very small minorities of Urdu, Kashmiri, and Brahui, and speakers.

Religion

In the 2023 census, 0.41% (4,331) of the population was from religious minorities, mainly Christians.

References

References

  1. "Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023". [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]].
  2. "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN".
  3. "Kech District background".
  4. "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Kech/Turbat".
  5. "Zila, Tehsil & Town Councils Membership for Balochistan".
  6. "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN".
  7. "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN".
  8. "Population by administrative units 1951-1998". [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]].
  9. "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1".
  10. "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12".
  11. "7th Population and Housing Census: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban".
  12. "Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on Population Growth - Pakistan Bureau of Statistics".
  13. "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023". [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]].
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