Sohbatpur District
District in Balochistan, Pakistan
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Sohbatpur District (Urdu: ضلع صحبت پور) is a district in the Pakistani province of Balochistan.
Sohbutpur
ضلع صحبت پور | |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Division | Nasirabad |
| Established | May 2013 |
| Headquarters | Sohbatpur |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | SP Abdul Hameed (PSP, 48CTP) |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
• Total | 802 km2 (310 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 240,106 |
| • Density | 299/km2 (775/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 14,728 |
| • Rural | 225,378 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
It was created in May 2013 from parts of Jafarabad District.[3]
The district has a population of over 240‚000.
Geography
The district borders the Naseerabad, Jafarabad and Dera Bugti districts of Balochistan, and Jacobabad and Kashmore districts of Sindh.
Administration
Sohbatpur District consists of the following Tehsils:
| Tehsil | Area
(km²)[4] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023)[5] |
Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faridabad Tehsil | 137 | 68,948 | 503.27 | 41.09% | ... |
| Hairdin Tehsil | 73 | 16,891 | 231.38 | 42.60% | ... |
| Manjipur Tehsil | 82 | 23,624 | 288.10 | 43.85% | ... |
| Saeed Muhammad Tehsil | 77 | 18,175 | 236.04 | 45.90% | ... |
| Panhwar Tehsil | 99 | 47,624 | 481.05 | 35.38% | ... |
| Sohbatpur Tehsil | 334 | 64,844 | 194.14 | 42.30% | ... |
The district has eight police stations.
Demographics
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | N/A | — |
| 1961 | N/A | — |
| 1972 | N/A | — |
| 1981 | N/A | — |
| 1998 | 141,527 | — |
| 2017 | 200,426 | +1.85% |
| 2023 | 240,106 | +3.06% |
| Sources:[6] | ||
As of the 2023 census, Sohbatpur district has 33,734 households and a population of 240,106. The district has a sex ratio of 103.06 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 41.02%: 53.26% for males and 28.42% for females.[7][8] 103,225 (42.99% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[9] 14,728 (6.13%) live in urban areas.[7]
Religion
In the 2023 census, Islam was the predominant religion with 98.99%, while Hindus constituted 0.75% of the population.[1]
Language
At the time of the 2023 census, 67.39% of the population spoke Balochi, 17.63% Sindhi, 7.92% Brahui and 6.38% Saraiki as their first language.[10]