Nasirabad Division ( ur, ) is an administrative division of
Balochistan Province
Balochistan (; bal, بلۏچستان; ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southwestern region of the country, Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by land area but is the least populated one. It shares land ...
,
Pakistan
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. It is the only Irrigation & Agricultural Division of
Balochistan
Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline ...
, The division connects
Balochistan
Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline ...
with
Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
. Nasirabad division created by bifurcation of
Sibi division
Sibi Division () is a division of Balochistan province of Pakistan. It contains the following districts: The creation of Sibi Division in 1974, the divisional offices shifted to Ziarat during the summer.
Districts
* Sibi District (created ...
in 1987. Its Divisional headquarters are at
Dera Murad Jamali.
Thus division facing many issues including road problems, water irrigation, lacks basic facilities for public, lack of public university and many more issues.
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 in ...
, the division has a population of about 1,661,077.
Cities of Naseerabad Division:
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Usta Muhammad''
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Dera Murad Jamali
Dera Murad Jamali ( ur, ), often abbreviated as D.M. Jamali, is a city (and district headquarters) located in Nasirabad District, Balochistan, Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none ...
(Tipull)
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Dera Allah Yar
Dera Allah Yar ( ur, ) is a city and the headquarters of the Jaffarabad District located in Balochistan, Pakistan. It is situated at the distance of 300 km from provincial capital Quetta.
The city formerly was known as Jhatpat.
The city ...
(Jhatpat)
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Gandawah
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Sohbatpur
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Dhadhar
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Gandakha
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Bakhtiarabad (Bellpat)
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Kolpur
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Machh,
Bolan
Districts
Naseerabad Division contains following Districts:
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Kachhi District
Kachhi District or Kacchi ( bal, کچی, Sindhi: ڪڇي, ur, ), known until 2008 as Bolan District ( bal, ),( Sindhi: بولاڻ), is a district in central Balochistan, Pakistan. The Bolan area remained under one district Kacchi until 31 Dec ...
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Jaffarabad District
Jafarabad ( bal, جعفر آباد, ur, , Sindhi: جعفرآباد ضلو) district lies in southeast of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. Jafarabad's headquarters are at Dera Allah Yar, also known as Jhatpat among locals. Jaffarabad ...
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Jhal Magsi District
Jhal Magsi District ( ur, ) is a district in central Balochistan in Pakistan. Previously part of Kachhi District, it was established as a district of its own in December 1991 and after a brief period in which it was known as ''Kachhi'' (the rema ...
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Nasirabad District
Nasirabad ( ur, ) is a district in the centre-west of Balochistan, Pakistan. Nasirabad's headquarters are at Dera Murad Jamali.
The original name of the district was Temple Dera, named after Captain H. M. Temple, a career British civil servant ...
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Sohbatpur District
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Usta Muhammad District
Demographics
According to 2017 census, Nasirabad division had a population of 1,661,077, which includes 858,420 males and 802,584 females.
Nasirabad division constitutes 15,016 Hindus, 1,643,567 Muslims, 671 Christians followed by 849 scheduled castes and 974 others.
References
Divisions of Pakistan
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