Duki ( bal, دوکی, ur, ) is a district in the
Balochistan
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province of
Pakistan
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. It is located at an altitude of 1092 metres (3585 feet).
Location of Duki - Falling Rain Genomics
/ref> It is sub-divided into union councils, mainly Vialla Duki, Zangal Rabat, Sadar, Civil Station, Nasarbad, Thal, Luni and Nana Sahib Ziarat. Its main revenue comes from agriculture and natural resources. Being a tribal society it has tribes: Tareens
The Tareen (or Tarin) ( ps, ترین) is a Pashtun tribe inhabiting southern Afghanistan, and western region of Pakistan.Caroe O. ''The Pathans 550 B.C.- A.D. 1957'' Oxford University Press . Page 521.Muhammad Hyat Khan, "Hayat i Afghan" (Orig. i ...
including Raisani
Raisarri رئیساڑی is one of many tribes that reside in Balochistan-former Brahui Ranges Kalat state. They speak the Brahui language in Mastung and Bolan and Brahui and Pashto language in Ziarat and Thal-Chotiali.
The Raisarri-رئیسا ...
, Kakar Shadozai, Nasars, Lunis. Duki is one of the least developed districts of Pakistan, not only lagging behind in development, but also health, education, infrastructure and many other facilities. It is the only district where two polio cases were reported in 2018. The prominent tribal leaders of Duki are Sardar Israr Tareen (MNA), Sardar Yaqoob Nasar
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, Sardar Masood Ali Khan Looni (MPA) Sardar Shafiq Tareen (Senator), and Major Ali Muhammad Shadozai. Duki was made a district in 2016 and its sub-divisions are Thal, Nana Sahib Ziarat, and Luni.
Demographics
At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 152,977, of which 10,042 (6.56%) lived in urban areas. Duki district had a sex ratio of 865 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate was 28.65% - 40.68% for males and 14.58% for females. 56,255 (36.77%) were under 10 years of age. 206 people in the district were from religious minorities.Pashto
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Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languages ...
, 6.41% Balochi, 2.86% Brahui and 1.06% Saraiki as their first language.
Education
The literacy rate is 30% of the population and the same is due to the private Educational Institution Especially Nizami School and some others while female literacy rate is below 10% and here the same is due to the Religious Centres i.e. Madrasas Especially Jamia Nizamiyah LilBanat and others.
Revenue record reveals that Duki is the only subdivision in entire Zhob Division that is a settled area. Duki is also the hottest place in the entire administrative division, and is a major coal deposit.
References
Geography of Balochistan, Pakistan
Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan
Populated places in Duki District
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