Zhob Division 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
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
. It was created in 1988 bifurcated from
Quetta division. It had been abolished between 2000 and 2008 during the military rule of
Pervez Musharraf
General Pervez Musharraf ( ur, , Parvez Muśharraf; born 11 August 1943) is a former Pakistani politician and four-star general of the Pakistan Army who became the tenth president of Pakistan after the successful military takeover of t ...
.
Loralai Division is carved after splitting
Zhob Division,
consisting of
Barkhan District
Barkhan ( Balochi: بارکھئوں, ur, , ) is a district in the Pakistani province of Balochistan. It shares its borders with the province of Punjab to the east and the Balochistan districts of Dera Bugti to the south, Kohlu to the west, Lo ...
,
Loralai District
Loralai District ( ur, ) is a district in the northeast of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Loralai town is the district headquarters.
Demographics
At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 244,446, of which 130,484 were ma ...
,
Musakhail District and
Duki District
Duki ( bal, دوکی, ur, ) is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is located at an altitude of 1092 metres (3585 feet). It is sub-divided into union councils, mainly Vialla Duki, Zangal Rabat, Sadar, Civil Station, Nasarbad, ...
.
Districts
The division contains the following districts:
Divisions/Districts of Pakistan
/ref>Zhob District
Zhob District ( ps, ږوب ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. The population of Zhob District is estimated to 310,544 in 2017. Zhob River is used for irrigation in the Zhob District.
Adm ...
* Killa Saifullah District
* Sherani District
Sherani or Shirani ( ur, ) is an entirely rural subdistrict in the Zhob division of the Balochistan province of Pakistan, with a population of 153,116 as of the 2017 census. There are six villages of note: Ahmadi Dirga (Ahmedi Derga), Karama ...
Demographics
According to 2017 census, Zhob division had a population of 1,541,929, which includes 827,581 males and 714,299 females.
Zhob division constitutes 850 Hindus, 1,537,680 Muslims,2,749 Christians followed by 482 Ahmadi and 168 others.
See also
* Divisions of Pakistan
References
Divisions of Pakistan
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