Duki District
District of Balochistan in Pakistan
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Duki (Urdu: ضلع دوکی) is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.[2] Pashto is the most spoken language in Duki District.
Duki District
ضلع دوکی دوکي ولسوالۍ | |
|---|---|
 Hairan Haiderzai Mound | |
 Map of Balochistan with Duki District highlighted | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Division | Loralai |
| Established | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Duki |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Barkat Ali Baloch |
| • District Police Officer | Syed Asim Shafi |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| 4,233 km2 (1,634 sq mi) | |
| Population (2023) | |
| 205,044 | |
| • Density | 48.44/km2 (125.5/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 9,783 |
| • Rural | 195,261 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
Administration
| Tehsil | Area
(km²)[3] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023)[4] |
Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duki Tehsil | 938 | 137,294 | 146.37 | 50.48% | ... |
| Luni Tehsil | 553 | 13,615 | 24.62 | 33.80% | ... |
| Talao Tehsil | 1,697 | 21,930 | 12.92 | 21.41% | ... |
| Thal Chutyali Tehsil | 1,045 | 32,205 | 30.82 | 38.10% | ... |
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | N/A | — |
| 1961 | N/A | — |
| 1972 | N/A | — |
| 1981 | N/A | — |
| 1998 | 115,976 | — |
| 2017 | 152,977 | +1.47% |
| 2023 | 205,044 | +5.00% |
| Sources:[5] | ||
As of the 2023 census, Duki district has 43,059 households and a population of 205,044. The district has a sex ratio of 109.66 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 44.18%: 53.91% for males and 33.43% for females.[6][7] 67,333 (32.84% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[8] 9,783 (4.77%) live in urban areas.[6]
Religion
| Religious group |
1941[9] | 2017[10] | 2023[11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam  |
19,216 | 98.04% | 152,771 | 99.87% | 204,086 | 99.53% |
Hinduism  |
356 | 1.82% | 47 | 0.03% | 39 | 0.02% |
Christianity  |
26 | 0.13% | 116 | 0.08% | 799 | 0.39% |
| Others | 2 | 0.01% | 43 | 0.02% | 120 | 0.06% |
| Total Population | 19,600 | 100% | 152,977 | 100% | 205,044 | 100% |
| Note: 1941 census data is for Duki tehsil of erstwhile Loralai Agency, which roughly corresponds to contemporary Duki district. District and tehsil borders have changed since 1941. | ||||||
Language
At the time of the 2023 census, 93.27% of the population spoke Pashto, 4.85% Balochi, and 0.69% Brahui as their first language.[12]
