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Chagai District

Chaghi District (Balochi: چاگۓ دمگ; Urdu: ضلع چاغی), also known as Chaghi District, is the largest district of Pakistan by area, located in the northwestern corner of the Balochistan province of Pakistan.[1] District shares the border with two countries: Afghanistan and Iran.

Chagai District
ضلع چاغی
چاگۓ دمگ
District of Balochistan
Saindak Lake
Saindak Lake
Map of Balochistan with Chagai District higlighted
Map of Balochistan with Chagai District higlighted
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
DivisionRakhshan
Established1896
HeadquartersDalbandin
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerAtiq Shahwani
 • District Police OfficerAbdul Aziz Jakhrani (PSP)
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
44,748 km2 (17,277 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
269,192
 • Density6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
 • Urban
20,054
 • Rural
249,138
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951N/A—    
1961N/A—    
1972N/A—    
1981N/A—    
1998104,534—    
2017226,517+4.15%
2023269,192+2.92%
Sources:[2]

Population

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At the time of the 2023 census the district's population was recorded at 269,192.[3]

Religion

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In 2023, Islam was the most followed religion with 99.3% followers.

Religions in Chagai district (2023)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 99.3%
Other
 
 0.7%
Religious groups in Chagai District (British Baluchistan era)
Religious
group 		1901[5] 1911[6] 1921[7] 1931[8] 1941[9]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam   15,358 97.89% 15,916 97.38% 19,094 89.46% 22,769 93.99% 27,864 95.26%
Hinduism   329 2.1% 385 2.36% 1,931 9.05% 1,313 5.42% 1,204 4.12%
Sikhism   1 0.01% 34 0.21% 265 1.24% 117 0.48% 181 0.62%
Christianity   1 0.01% 9 0.06% 45 0.21% 25 0.1% 1 0%
Jainism   0 0% 0 0% 8 0.04% 0 0% 0 0%
Zoroastrianism   0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Judaism   0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Buddhism   — — 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Tribal — — — — — — 0 0% 0 0%
Others 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Total population 15,689 100% 16,344 100% 21,343 100% 24,224 100% 29,250 100%
Note: British Baluchistan era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Language

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Languages of Chagai district (2023)

  Balochi (73.77%)
  Brahui (16.79%)
  Pashto (8.93%)
  Others (0.51%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 73.77% of the population spoke Balochi, 16.79% Brahui and 8.93% Pashto as their first language.[10]

Administration

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Chagai District is administratively subdivided into the following Tehsils and union councils:[1]

Tehsil Area

(km²)[11]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023)[12]

Union Councils
Dalbandin Tehsil 7,791 122,918 15.78 39.10%
Nok kundi Tehsil 16,092 30,625 1.90 48.57%
Taftan Tehsil 9,318 19,259 2.07 19.70%
Chagai Tehsil 3,975 73,482 18.49 23.77%
Amuri Tehsil ... ... ... ...
Chilgazi tehsil ... ... ... ...
Yak Machh 7,572 22,908 3.03 24.36%

Education

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According to Pakistan District Education Rankings, a report by Alif Ailaan, Chaghai is ranked at number 91 nationally, with an education score of 52.06. The learning score is 55.58 and gender parity is 60.11.

The national rank according to readiness is 91, with a readiness score of 55.58 and gender parity of 60.11. The school infrastructure rank of District Chaghai is 114 nationally, with a severe shortage of electricity with a score of 4.55 and building condition score of 12.27. Lack of schools for girls is the main issue of the region.[13]

Notable People

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Tehsils & Unions in the District of Chaghi - Government of Pakistan
  2. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Area, Population by Sex, Sex Ratio, Population Density, Urban Population, Household Size and Annual Growth Rate, Census-2023, Balochistan" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ^ "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  5. ^ "Census of India 1901. Vol. 5A, Baluchistan. Pt. 2, Imperial tables". 1901. p. 5. JSTOR saoa.crl.25352844. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : pt. 1, Report; pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 11. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393764. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : part I, Report; part II, Tables". 1921. p. 165. JSTOR saoa.crl.25394124. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 4, Baluchistan. Pts. 1 & 2, Report [and] Imperial and provincial tables". 1931. p. 390. JSTOR saoa.crl.25797115. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 14, Baluchistan". 1941. p. 17. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215993. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  11. ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  12. ^ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  13. ^ "Taleem Do! App – Elections 2018 | #TaleemDo". elections.alifailaan.pk. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

Bibliography

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  • 1998 District census report of Chagai. Census publication. Vol. 38. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.
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