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Makran Division

Coordinates: 26°00′N 63°30′E / 26.000°N 63.500°E / 26.000; 63.500
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Makran Division
مکران ڈویژن
Division
Map of Makran Division
Map of Makran Division
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
CapitalTurbat
Established1 July 1970
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerN/A
 • Regional Police OfficerN/A
Area
 • Division
52,067 km2 (20,103 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Division
1,875,872
 • Density36.03/km2 (93.3/sq mi)
 • Urban
703,374 (37.50%)
 • Rural
1,172,498 (62.5%)
Ethnicities
[1]
Literacy
[2]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (47.69%)
  • Male:
    (53.02%)
  • Female:
    (41.73%)

Makran Division (Baloch: مکران) is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. It is the eastern component of the larger Makran region shared between Pakistan and Iran, located in southern Balochistan along the Gulf of Oman coast. CNIC Code of Makran Division is 52.

History

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Previously, Makran was a state. In 3 October 1952 Makran joined Pakistan and with some other states also merged to form the Baluchistan States Union.

On 14 October 1955, after the dissolution of the Baluchistan States Union, Makran was given the status of a district of Kalat Division.

In 1958, Gwadar town was brought from Oman, included in Makran District and created a tehsil.

On 1 July 1970, Makran was created a division of Balochistan Province by the bifurcation of Kalat Division, with three tehsils of Makran district, Turbat, Panjgur and Gwadar, being upgraded to district status.

List of the Districts

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# District[3] Headquater Area

(km²)[4]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit.

rate

(2023)

1 Panjgur Panjgur 16,891 509,781 30.2 42.07%
2 Gwadar Gwadar 12,637 305,160 24.2 50.30%
3 Kech Turbat 22,539 1,060,931 47.0 49.65%

List of the Tehsils

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# Tehsil Area (km²)[5] Population (2023) Density (ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023)

Districts
1 Gwadar Tehsil 2,590 147,673 57.02 Gwadar
2 Jiwani Tehsil 454 35,004 77.10
3 Ormara Tehsil 2,796 27,832 9.95
4 Pasni Tehsil 4,822 74,128 15.37
5 Suntsar Tehsil 1,975 20,523 10.39
6 Mand Tehsil 1,456 56,772 38.99 Kech
7 Tump Tehsil 1,945 147,041 75.60
8 Turbat Tehsil 9,742 470,605 48.31
9 Balnigor Tehsil 1,238 50,404 40.71
10 Buleda Tehsil 1,997 107,847 54.00
11 Dasht Tehsil 2,486 90,080 36.23
12 Zamuran Tehsil 1,462 71,616 48.98
13 Gayab Tehsil
14 Solband Tehsil
15 Gowargo Tehsil 1,471 31,718 21.56 Panjgur
16 Panjgur Tehsil 2,945 392,277 133.20
17 Paroom Tehsil 3,378 31,113 9.21
18 Gichk Tehsil 8,387 33,578 4.00

Constituencies

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# District Provincial Assembly Constituency National Assembly Constituency
1 Gwadar PB-24 Gwadar NA-259 Kech-cum-Gwadar
2 Kech PB-25 Kech-I
3 PB-26 Kech-II
4 PB-27 Kech-III NA-258 Panjgur-cum-Kech
5 PB-28 Kech-IV
6 Panjgur PB-29 Panjgur-I
7 PB-30 Panjgur-II

Demographics

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According to 2023 census, Makran division had a population of 1,875,872.[6]

Religious groups in Makran Division (British Baluchistan era)
Religious
group 		1911[7] 1921[8] 1931[9] 1941[10]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 71,758 99.74% 71,625 99.67% 68,213 99.64% 86,406 99.72%
Hinduism 137 0.19% 216 0.3% 233 0.34% 206 0.24%
Christianity 40 0.06% 11 0.02% 11 0.02% 20 0.02%
Sikhism 2 0% 8 0.01% 3 0% 17 0.02%
Zoroastrianism 4 0.01% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0%
Buddhism 1 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Judaism 0 0% 0 0% 2 0% 1 0%
Jainism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Tribal — — — — 0 0% 0 0%
Others 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Total population 71,942 100% 71,860 100% 68,462 100% 86,651 100%
Note: British Baluchistan era figures are for the Makran Division of Kalat State, which roughly corresponds to present-day Makran Division.

The population mainly consists of Siddis, Meds, and other tribes of aboriginal descent such as the Darzadis, Koras (seaman), with a significant population of Arabs.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Divisions/Districts of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 30 September 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
    Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names
  4. ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  5. ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  6. ^ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/pcr/table_1.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : pt. 1, Report; pt. 2, Tables". 1911. p. 11. JSTOR saoa.crl.25393764. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Census of India 1921. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : part I, Report; part II, Tables". 1921. p. 165. JSTOR saoa.crl.25394124. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Census of India 1931. Vol. 4, Baluchistan. Pts. 1 & 2, Report [and] Imperial and provincial tables". 1931. p. 390. JSTOR saoa.crl.25797115. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  10. ^ India Census Commissioner (1941). "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 14, Baluchistan". p. 17. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215993. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Makran | Geography, History & Culture | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 16 December 2024.


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