The Kech District ( ur, ) is a
district
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located in the
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. ...
province of
Pakistan
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.
Administration
The district of Kech is administratively subdivided into the following
tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its adminis ...
s, each of which contains several villages:
Tehsils & Unions in the District of Kech/Turbat - Government of Pakistan
* Buleda
Buleda ( Balochi and ur, بُلیدہ), is a small valley and a Tehsil of Kech District in Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is a part of Makran Division situated in the north of Kech. It is located at an altitude of 503 meters (1653 feet) w ...
* Zamuran
Zamoran, ( Balochi) زامُران also spelled Zamuran, is an area situated northwest of the Kech District of Balochistan Province in Pakistan and southeast of the Sistan and Baluchistan Province in Iran. It was named after a leafy tree, the ...
* Turbat
* Mand
* Dasht
* Tump
* Hoshab
Demographics
At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 907,182, of which 492,878 were males and 414,202 females. Rural population was 605,162 (66.71%) while the urban population was 302,020 (33.29%). The literacy rate was 62.66% - the male literacy rate was 68.17% while the female literacy rate was 56.17%. 1,710 people in the district were from religious minorities. Balochi was the predominant language, spoken by 97.57% of the population.
Education
According to the Pakistan District Education Rankings The Pakistan District Education Rankings are a series of 5 consecutive annual publications by Alif Ailaan
Alif Ailaan ( ur, ) was a nonprofit organization working in the field of education in Pakistan from 2013 to 2018. Launched by a team of ...
2017, district Kech is ranked at number 72 out of the 141 ranked districts in Pakistan on the education score index. This index considers learning, gender parity and retention in the district.
Post primary access is a major issue in the district with 77% schools being at primary level. Compare this with high schools which constitute only 10% of government schools in the district. This is also reflected in the enrolment figures for 2016–17 with 33,483 students enrolled in class 1 to 5 and only 2,142 students enrolled in class 9 and 10.
Gender disparity is another issue in the district. Only 38% schools in the district are girls’ schools. This means that girls have to travel longer distances to get education particularly for class 6 and above which is a major hindrance for them.
Moreover, the schools in the district lack basic facilities. According to Alif Ailaan
Alif Ailaan ( ur, ) was a nonprofit organization working in the field of education in Pakistan from 2013 to 2018. Launched by a team of media and communications specialists, the program aimed to highlight education on priority basis in Pakist ...
District Education Rankings 2017, the district is ranked at number 132 out of the 155 districts of Pakistan for primary school infrastructure. At the middle school level, it is ranked at number 119 out of the 155 districts. These rankings take into account the basic facilities available in schools including drinking water, working toilets, availability of electricity, existence of a boundary wall and general building conditions. Approximately 1 out 2 schools lack clean drinking water, toilet and a boundary wall. More than 3 out of 4 schools do not have electricity.
Incidents
Killing of Hayat Baloch
* 2022 Kech district attack
References
External links
Kech District
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www.balochistan.gov.pk
Kech District
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www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk
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Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan