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Makran Division

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Makran Division
مکران ڈویژن
Division
Map of Makran Division
Map of Makran Division
CountryFile:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
ProvinceFile:Flag of Balochistan.svg Balochistan
CapitalTurbat
Established1 July 1970
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerN/A
 • Regional Police OfficerN/A
Area
 • Division
52,067 km2 (20,103 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Division
1,875,872
 • Density36.03/km2 (93.3/sq mi)
 • Urban
703,374 (37.50%)
 • Rural
1,172,498 (62.5%)
Ethnicities
[2]
 • Language Speakers
Literacy
[3]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (47.69%)
  • Male:
    (53.02%)
  • Female:
    (41.73%)

Makran Division (Urdu: مکران ڈویژن) is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. It is located in southern Balochistan along the Gulf of Oman coast. CNIC Code of Makran Division is 52.

History

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On 3 October 1952, the former princely state of Makran under the British Raj joined Pakistan and merged with three other states to form the Baluchistan States Union.

On 14 October 1955, after the dissolution of the Baluchistan States Union, Makran was given the status of a district of Kalat Division of Balochistan province.

In 1958, Gwadar town was brought from Oman, included in Makran District and constituted a tehsil.

On 1 July 1970, Makran was established as a division of Balochistan Province by the bifurcation of Kalat Division, with the three tehsils of Makran district: Turbat, Panjgur and Gwadar being upgraded to district status.

List of the Districts

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# District[4] Headquarter Area

(km²)[5]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit.

rate

(2023)

1 Panjgur Panjgur 16,891 509,781 30.2 42.07%
2 Gwadar Gwadar 12,637 305,160 24.2 50.30%
3 Kech Turbat 22,539 1,060,931 47.0 49.65%

List of the Tehsils

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Tehsil Area (km²)[6] Population (2023) Density (ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023)

Districts
Gwadar Tehsil 2,590 147,673 57.02 Gwadar
Jiwani Tehsil 454 35,004 77.10
Ormara Tehsil 2,796 27,832 9.95
Pasni Tehsil 4,822 74,128 15.37
Suntsar Tehsil 1,975 20,523 10.39
Mand Tehsil 1,456 56,772 38.99 Kech
Tump Tehsil 1,945 147,041 75.60
Turbat Tehsil 9,742 470,605 48.31
Balnigor Tehsil 1,238 50,404 40.71
Buleda Tehsil 1,997 107,847 54.00
Dasht Tehsil 2,486 90,080 36.23
Zamuran Tehsil 1,462 71,616 48.98
Gayab Tehsil ... ... ...
Solband Tehsil ... ... ...
Gowargo Tehsil 1,471 31,718 21.56 Panjgur
Panjgur Tehsil 2,945 392,277 133.20
Paroom Tehsil 3,378 31,113 9.21
Gichk Tehsil 8,387 33,578 4.00

Constituencies

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District Provincial Assembly Constituency National Assembly Constituency
Gwadar PB-24 Gwadar NA-259 Kech-cum-Gwadar
Kech PB-25 Kech-I
PB-26 Kech-II
PB-27 Kech-III NA-258 Panjgur-cum-Kech
PB-28 Kech-IV
Panjgur PB-29 Panjgur-I
PB-30 Panjgur-II

Demographics

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Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951...—    
1961...—    
1972...—    
1981652,602—    
1998832,753+1.44%
20171,489,015+3.11%
20231,875,872+3.92%
Sources:[7]

According to 2023 census, Makran division had a population of 1,875,872[8] roughly equal to the country of Kosovo[9] or the US state of Idaho[10]

Religion

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Religious groups in Makran Division (from 1911 to 2023)
Religious
group 		1911[11] 1921[12] 1931[13] 1941[14] 2023[15]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam File:Star and Crescent.svg 71,758 99.74% 71,625 99.67% 68,213 99.64% 86,406 99.72% 1,862,440 99.41%
Hinduism File:Om.svg 137 0.19% 216 0.3% 233 0.34% 206 0.24% 1,541 0.08%
Christianity File:Christian cross.svg 40 0.06% 11 0.02% 11 0.02% 20 0.02% 6,574 0.35%
Sikhism File:Khanda.svg 2 0% 8 0.01% 3 0% 17 0.02% 215 0.01%
Zoroastrianism File:Faravahar.svg 4 0.01% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0% 11 0%
Buddhism File:Dharma Wheel (2).svg 1 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Judaism File:Star of David.svg 0 0% 0 0% 2 0% 1 0% 0 0%
Jainism File:Jain Prateek Chihna.svg 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Tribal — — — — 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Others 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 2,570 0.13%
Total population 71,942 100% 71,860 100% 68,462 100% 86,651 100% 1,873,426 100%
Note: British Baluchistan era figures are for the Makran Division of Kalat State, which roughly corresponds to present-day Makran Division.

The population mainly consists of Siddis, Meds, and other tribes of aboriginal descent such as the Darzadis, Koras (seaman), with a significant population of Arabs.[16]

See also

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References

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