Surab District
District in Balochistan, Pakistan
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Shaheed Sikandarabad (Surab) District (Balochi: سۏراپ) (Brahui and Urdu: سوراب) is a district located in Kalat Division of Balochistan province, Pakistan. Prior to its creation as a separate district in 2017, Surab was part of Kalat District.[3]
Surab District
ضلع سوراب | |
|---|---|
Map of Balochistan with Surab District highlighted in maroon | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Division | Kalat |
| Established | 2017 |
| Headquarters | Surab |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
• Total | 762 km2 (294 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 279,038 |
| • Density | 366/km2 (948/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 36,468 (13.07%) |
| • Rural | 242,570 (86.93%) |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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Administration
The town of Surab serves as the headquarters of the district. It has following tehsils:
| Tehsil | Area (km2)[4] | Population (2023) | Density (ppl/km2)
(2023) |
Literacy
rate (2023)[5] |
Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dasht e Goran | 215 | 27,503 | 127.92 | 38.85% | ... |
| Gidder | 205 | 89,631 | 437.22 | 36.31% | ... |
| Shaheed meharabad zehri | 109 | 66,435 | 609.50 | 42.85% | ... |
| Surab Tehsil | 233 | 95,469 | 409.74 | 34.34% | ... |
Demographics
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | 8,636 | — |
| 1972 | 21,738 | +8.75% |
| 1981 | 94,720 | +17.77% |
| 1998 | 93,401 | −0.08% |
| 2017 | 200,857 | +4.11% |
| 2023 | 279,038 | +5.63% |
| Sources:[6] | ||
As of the 2023 census, Surab district has 51,227 households and a population of 279,038. The district has a sex ratio of 103.11 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 37.44%: 45.16% for males and 29.58% for females.[7][8] 114,615 (41.08% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[9] 36,468 (13.07%) live in urban areas.[7]
Surab is largely based on a tribal society and one of the main tribes would be the Muhammad Hassani tribe.
Religion
In the 2023 census, 822 (0.29%) people in the district were from religious minorities, mainly Christians.[1]
Language
At the time of the 2023 census, 96.75% of the population spoke Brahui and 2.90% Balochi as their first language.[10]
