Naseerabad District
ضلع نصیر آباد | |
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Country | Pakistan |
Province | Balochistan |
Division | Nasirabad |
Headquarters | Dera Murad Jamali |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | Muhammad Qasim |
• District Police Officer | N/A |
• District Health Officer | N/A |
Area | |
• Total | 3,387 km2 (1,308 sq mi) |
Population (2017)
[1] | |
• Total | 487,847 |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 ( PST) |
Nasirabad ( Urdu: ضلع نصیر آباد) is a district in the centre-west of Balochistan, Pakistan. The district's headquarters are located at Dera Murad Jamali.
The original name of the district was Temple Dera, named after Captain H. M. Temple,[ citation needed] a career British civil servant, who served as the Political Agent for Sibi from 1891 to 1892. Among the local population it is still known as 'Tipul', a corruption of the word 'temple'.[ citation needed]
Formerly part of Kalat District, Nasirabad was granted the status of a separate district in 1974, while in 1987 the new district of Jaffarabad was cleaved out of it. [2] For three years, from July 1987 to December 1990, it was known as Tahseel Tamboo. Tamboo is a small village 40 km west of Dera Murad Jamali.[ citation needed]
The district is administratively subdivided into four Tehsils, these are: [3]
These tehsils are further divided into union councils. Currently, there are 31 union councils and one municipal committee in the district:
Tehsil Dera Murad Jamali
Tehsil Chhatter
Tehsil Tamboo
Tehsil Baba Kot
Tehsil Landhi
At the time of the 2017 census the district had 64,302 households and a population of 487,847. Nasirabad had a sex ratio of 939 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 23.30% - 33.22% for males and 12.97% for females. 96,316 (19.74%) lived in urban areas. 192,195 (39.40%) were under 10 years of age. [1]
At the time of the 2017 census, 39.05% of the population spoke Balochi, 22.89% Brahui, 21.22% Sindhi and 15.21% Saraiki as their first language. [1]