Loralai Division
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Loralai Division | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Capital | Loralai |
| Established | 2021 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | N/A |
| • Regional Police Officer | N/A |
| Population (2023) | |
| 1,152,400 | |
| • Urban | 543,321 (39.43%) |
| • Rural | 609,079 (60.57%) |
| Ethnicities | |
| • People | |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
|
| Website | loralai |
Loralai Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan.[3] It was bifurcated from Zhob division in 2021.[4] The division consists of Barkhan, Loralai, Musakhail and Duki districts. CNIC code of Loralai Division is 56.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | ... | — |
| 1998 | 309,748 | — |
| 2017 | 898,209 | +5.76% |
| 2023 | 1,152,400 | +4.24% |
| Sources:[5] | ||
According to the 2023 census, Loralai Division had a population of 1,152,400.[6] roughly equal to the country of Mauritius[7] or the US state of South Dakota.[8]
Districts
Tehsils
| Tehsil | Area
(km²)[11] |
Population
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023)[12] |
Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barkhan Tehsil | 3,514 | 268,249 | 72.83 | 33.62% | Barkhan |
| Duki Tehsil | 938 | 212,546 | 146.37 | 50.48% | Duki |
| Luni Tehsil | 553 | 15,363 | 24.62 | 33.80% | |
| Talao Tehsil | 1,697 | 21,930 | 12.92 | 21.41% | |
| Thal Chutyali Tehsil | 1,045 | 39,205 | 30.82 | 38.10% | |
| Bori Tehsil | 2,203 | 331,298 | 102.42 | 64.82% | Loralai |
| Mekhtar Tehsil | 1,582 | 67,534 | 29.58 | 36.55% | |
| Darug Tehsil | 301 | 26,792 | 72.40 | 59.37% | Musakhel |
| Kingri Tehseel | 3,683 | 41,950 | 9.13 | 45.37% | |
| Musakhel Tehsil | 658 | 64,425 | 75.70 | 41.51% | |
| Tiyar Essot Tehsil | 299 | 18,568 | 35.34 | 24.71% | |
| Toisar Tehsil | 539 | 29,966 | 105.41 | 26.06% | |
| Zimri Plaseen Tehsil | 248 | 14,574 | 38.99 | 15.02% |
Constituencies
| # | Provincial Assembly Constituency | National Assembly Constituency | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PB-4 Musakhel-cum-Barkhan | NA-252 Musakhel-cum-Barkhan-cum-Loralai-cum-Duki | Musakhel |
| Barkhan | |||
| 2 | PB-5 Loralai | Loralai | |
| 3 | PB-6 Duki | Duki |
