Kharan (; ) is a town in
Kharan District,
Balochistan
Balochistan ( ; , ), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. This arid region o ...
,
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
. It is located at 28°35'0N 65°25'0E with an altitude of 692 metres (2273 feet). The town is also the division headquarters of Rakhshan Division. It is populated by many Baloch clans. Former Federal Shariat Court and Balochistan High Court chief justice Mohammad Noor Meskanzai belongs to this town.
Demographics
Population
According to
2023 census, Kharan had a population of 80,806.
The total population of town in the
1981 Pakistan Census was recorded as 10,472 that increases up to 27,806 according to the
Census of 1998. As per the
2017 Census of Pakistan
The 2017 Census of Pakistan was a detailed enumeration of the Pakistani population which began on 15 March 2017 and ended on 25 May 2017. It was the first census taken in the country in the 21st century, nineteen years after the previous one i ...
, the population of the town was recorded as 44,655 with an increase of about 60.6% in just 19 years.
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Kharan is a dry land.
References
Populated places in Kharan District
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Populated places in Balochistan, Pakistan