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Nushki District

Coordinates: 29°30′N 65°40′E / 29.500°N 65.667°E / 29.500; 65.667
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Nushki District
ضلع نوشکی
نوشکے دمگ
District of Balochistan
Top: Camels in Nushki Desert
Bottom: Rako rock formation near Nushki
Map of Balochistan with Nushki District higlighted
Map of Balochistan with Nushki District higlighted
CountryPakistan
ProvinceBalochistan
DivisionRakhshan
HeadquartersNushki
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • District of Balochistan5,797 km2 (2,238 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • District of Balochistan207,834
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
 • Urban
48,572
 • Rural
159,262
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils1

Nushki District (Urdu: ضلع نوشکی, locally known as Noshkay نوشکے)[citation needed] is one of the districts of Balochistan province, Pakistan. The administration of the Nushki district was taken over from the Khan of Kalat by the British government in 1896 and was leased from him on a perpetual quit rent in 1899.

Etymology

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Balochi word Noshkay is derived from two Balochi words "Nosh-Koh" which stand for finishing work. The area was known as "Noshkay" until it was changed to "Noshki" during the British era.

Demographics

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Religions in Nushki district (2023)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 99.13%
Hinduism
 
 0.69%
Other
 
 0.23%

In the 2023 census, Islam was the predominant religion with 99.13% while Hindus formed 0.69% of the population.[1]

At the time of the 2023 census, 56.87% of the population spoke Brahui, 38.46% Balochi and 4.34% Pashto as their first language.[1]

Languages of Nushki district (2023)

  Brahui (56.87%)
  Balochi (38.46%)
  Pashto (4.34%)
  Others (0.33%)

The following tribes are found in the district:[citation needed]

  • Jamaldini
  • Mandai
  • Badini
  • Mohammad Hassani
  • Sarparah
  • Syed
  • Barech
  • Mengal
  • Pirkani
  • Sasoli
  • Sumalani
  • Rodeni
  • Yallanzai
  • Hassanzai

Administrative divisions

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Nushki District has only one tehsil, Nushki Tehsil, which is further sub-divided into eight union councils: Mengal, Badini Kashingi, Anam Bostan, Dak, Jamaldini, Ahmedwal, Mal, and Municipal Committee Noshki.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

Bibliography

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  • District Gazetteer 1905
  • 1998 District census report of Chagai. Census publication. Vol. 38. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.
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