Surab District
ضلع سوراب | |
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Country | Pakistan |
Province | Balochistan |
Division | Kalat |
Established | 2017 |
Headquarters | Surab |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
• District Police Officer | N/A |
• District Health Officer | N/A |
Area | |
• Total | 762 km2 (294 sq mi) |
Population (2017)
[1] | |
• Total | 200,752 |
• Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
Surab District ( Balochi: سۏراپ), ( Brahui and Urdu: سوراب), is a district located in central Balochistan province, Pakistan. Prior to its creation as a separate district in 2017, Surab was part of Kalat District. [2]
The town of Surab serves as the headquarters of the district.
At the time of the 2017 census the district had 25,170 households and a population of 200,752. Surab had a sex ratio of 961 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 44.46% - 53.17% for males and 35.37% for females. 35,597 (17.72%) lived in urban areas. 87,269 (43.47%) were under 10 years of age. 48 (0.02%) people in the district were from religious minorities. Brahui was the predominant language, spoken by 98.57% of the population. [1]
Surab is largely based on a tribal society and one of the main tribes would be the Muhammad Hassani tribe.