Usta Muhammad District
Usta Muhammad استا محمد | |
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| Usta Muhammad | |
 Map of Balochistan with Usta Muhammad District highlighted | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan |
| Province | Error creating thumbnail: Balochistan |
| Division | Nasirabad |
| Established | September 01 2022 |
| Headquarters | Usta Mohammad |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Muhammad Ramzan |
| • District Police Officer | Gulam Hussain Bajoi |
| • MPA | Sardarzada Mir Faisal Khan Jamali |
| Area | |
• Total | 953 km2 (368 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 292,060 |
| • Density | 306/km2 (794/sq mi) |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Constituency Provincial | PB 17 |
| Website | Official site |
Usta Muhammad (Urdu: استہ محمد, Balochi استا محمد) district lies in the southeastern part of the Pakistani province of Balochistan.[4]
Usta Muhammad District is sub-divided into two tehsils. Usta Mohammad tehsil serves as the district headquarters.[5] It was created in September 2022 by dividing Jaffarabad District.[6]
Usta Muhammad district lies in the plains adjoining the Sindh province.
Administration
[edit | edit source]The district is administratively subdivided into the following two Tehsils:[6]
| Tehsil | Area
(km²)[7] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023)[8] |
Union Councils | Municipal Corporation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usta Muhammad Tehsil | 399 | 210,870 | 528.50 | 38.17% | 11 | MCUsta |
| Gandakha Tehsil | 554 | 81,190 | 146.55 | 24.59% | 09
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Demographics
[edit | edit source]Population
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | 47,697 | — |
| 1972 | 74,316 | +4.11% |
| 1981 | 107,139 | +4.15% |
| 1998 | 160,230 | +2.40% |
| 2017 | 260,865 | +2.60% |
| 2023 | 292,060 | +1.90% |
| Sources:[9] | ||
According to 2023 census, Usta Muhammad District had a population of 292,060.[10] At the time of the 2017 census the district had 27,372 households and a population of 260,865. Usta Muhammad district had a sex ratio of 963 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 29.52% - 39.72% for males and 19.02% for females. 76,753 (29.42%) lived in urban areas. 94,009 (36.03%) were under 10 years of age.[1]
Religion
[edit | edit source]Languages
[edit | edit source]At the time of the 2017 census, 40.18% of the population spoke Balochi, 24.71% Sindhi, 19.05% Saraiki and 14.35% Brahui as their first language.[1]
References
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Works cited
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