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Usta Muhammad District

Coordinates: 28°10′42″N 68°2′35″E / 28.17833°N 68.04306°E / 28.17833; 68.04306
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Usta Muhammad
استا محمد
Usta Muhammad
Map of Balochistan with Usta Muhammad District highlighted
Map of Balochistan with Usta Muhammad District highlighted
Coordinates: 28°10′42″N 68°2′35″E / 28.17833°N 68.04306°E / 28.17833; 68.04306
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
DivisionNasirabad
EstablishedSeptember 01 2022
HeadquartersUsta Mohammad
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerAnawar Badini
 • MPASardarzada Mir Faisal Khan Jamali
Area
 • Total953 km2 (368 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1][2]
 • Total263,202
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Constituency ProvincialPB 14
WebsiteOfficial site

Usta Muhammad (Balochi: استا محمد, Sindhi: اوستہ محمد) district lies in the southeastern part of the Pakistani province of Balochistan.[3]

Usta Muhammad District is sub-divided into two tehsils. Usta Mohammad tehsil serves as the district headquarters.[4] It was created in September 2022 by dividing Jaffarabad District.[5]

Usta Muhammad district lies in the plains adjoining the Sindh province.

Administration

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The district is administratively subdivided into the following two Tehsils:[5]

MC/TC

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There are 20 Union Councils in Usta Muhammad District: Union Councils are given below:

Name of Tehsil Municipal Corporation No of Union Councils
Usta Muhammad MCUsta

11

Gandakha TC 09


Demographics

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Religions in Usta Muhammad district (2017)[1]
Religion Percent
Islam
98.30%
Hinduism
1.51%
Other or not stated
0.19%

At the time of the 2017 census the district had 27,372 households and a population of 260,865. Usta Muhammad district had a sex ratio of 963 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 29.52% - 39.72% for males and 19.02% for females. 76,753 (29.42%) lived in urban areas. 94,009 (36.03%) were under 10 years of age.[1]

Languages of Usta Muhammad district (2017)

  Balochi (40.18%)
  Sindhi (24.71%)
  Saraiki (19.05%)
  Brahui (14.35%)
  Others (1.71%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 40.18% of the population spoke Balochi, 24.71% Sindhi, 19.05% Saraiki and 14.35% Brahui as their first language.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Usta Muhammad District Population (Census - 2017) (Usta Muhammad Tehsil became a District in 2022)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. ^ census when Usta Muhammad & Gandakha were tehsils of Jaffarabad
  3. ^ "Balochistan's new districts to bring prosperity: Farah". The Nation newspaper. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  4. ^ PCO 2000, p. 1.
  5. ^ a b c d "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jaffarabad (new Usta Muhammad District created from old Jaffarabad District in 2022)". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

Works cited

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  • 1998 District census report of Killa Abdullah. Census publication. Vol. 121. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.