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105: 81: 1639: 70: 141: 1011: 927: 1940: 121: 717: 843: 885: 540:, Zhob district has 47,901 households and a population of 355,692. The district has a sex ratio of 117.57 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 36.62%: 45.24% for males and 26.81% for females. 159,100 (44.75% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 46,976 (13.21%) live in urban areas. 1,732 (0.49% of the surveyed population) are religious minorities, mainly Christians and some Hindus. 969: 801: 759: 1160:
era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population
1563: 1226: 1904: 362: 1556: 2010: 1981: 350: 104: 2005: 1549: 1523: 1291: 369:). A government webpage lists these as Ashwat, Qamar Din Karez, Sambaza and Zhob, without indicating if any of them are sub-tehsils. 366: 1512:. Census publication. Vol. 107. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000. 1337: 1314: 1266: 1189: 1894:- formerly part of Quetta Division; - formerly part of Kalat Division; - formerly part of Zhob Division ; - abolished 1974: 1242: 1572: 1223: 50: 1448:"Census of India 1931. Vol. 4, Baluchistan. Pts. 1 & 2, Report [and] Imperial and provincial tables" 281: 208: 1967: 1345: 1322: 1299: 1277: 1249: 1197: 614: 358: 1048: 505: 1883: 1802: 598: 1224:"List of Tehsils/Talukas with respect to their Districts" Federal Bureau of Statistics, Pakistan 2000: 1947: 1731: 1708: 330: 1532: 537: 326: 291: 153: 146: 133: 54: 634: 618: 8: 1764: 1688: 1955: 1878: 1703: 1698: 1683: 1675: 1480: 1451: 1422: 1393: 1364: 1157: 626: 1822: 1541: 1338:"7th Population and Housing Census: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban" 1315:"7th Population and Housing Census: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban" 1873: 1868: 1860: 1807: 1741: 1665: 1623: 1618: 1608: 583: 563: 273: 1419:"Census of India 1921. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : part I, Report; part II, Tables" 80: 1850: 1845: 1840: 1835: 1830: 1784: 1769: 1746: 1736: 1726: 1718: 1693: 1655: 1647: 1598: 1484: 1476: 1455: 1447: 1426: 1418: 1397: 1389: 1368: 1360: 1230: 308: 617:
were settled within the confines of the district as part of the evacuation from
1951: 1774: 1628: 1603: 1590: 1390:"Census of India 1911. Vol. 4, Baluchistan : pt. 1, Report; pt. 2, Tables" 964: 590: 337:. The population of Zhob District was estimated at 355,692 in 2023. Water from 1994: 1919: 1906: 1794: 1779: 1756: 1660: 316: 158: 1613: 838: 606: 181: 69: 1638: 1536: 658: 349:
The 1998 census report lists two sub-divisions: Lower Zhob (comprising
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At the time of the 2023 census, 97.65% of the population spoke
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A large number of 242:15,987 km (6,173 sq mi) 1545: 1934: 226: • District Health Officer 218: • District Police Officer 1510:1998 District Census report of Zhob 1508: 1211: 625:Religious groups in Zhob District ( 320: 312: 18:District of Balochistan in Pakistan 13: 2006:Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan 1573:Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan 705: 700: 695: 690: 685: 680: 675: 670: 665: 659: 546:Languages of Zhob district (2023) 386: 14: 2022: 1517: 475:Religions in Zhob district (2023) 344: 1938: 1637: 1067: 1064: 1061: 1058: 1055: 1052: 1018: 1015: 1009: 967: 925: 883: 841: 799: 757: 715: 139: 119: 103: 79: 68: 1502: 372: 1235: 1217: 1: 1346:Pakistan Bureau of Statistics 1323:Pakistan Bureau of Statistics 1300:Pakistan Bureau of Statistics 1278:Pakistan Bureau of Statistics 1250:Pakistan Bureau of Statistics 1198:Pakistan Bureau of Statistics 1168: 1954:. You can help Knowledge by 1537:www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk 361:(encompassing the tehsil of 329:in the northwestern part of 7: 97:Bottom: Mountains near Zhob 10: 2027: 1933: 1154: 1892: 1859: 1821: 1793: 1755: 1717: 1674: 1646: 1635: 1589: 1579: 652: 649: 646: 643: 640: 633: 586:as their first language. 527: 519: 514: 504: 499: 489: 484: 479: 474: 463: 404:—     290: 279: 267: 259: 251: 246: 238: 233: 225: 217: 206: 198: 193: 180: 172: 164: 152: 132: 114: 102: 61: 48: 38: 37: 29: 23: 1229:30 December 2010 at the 189:(Formally Fort Sandeman) 27: 202:District Administration 1950:location article is a 1528:www.balochistan.gov.pk 1450:. 1931. p. 390. 1421:. 1921. p. 165. 378:Historical population 365:and the subtehsil of 263:22/km (58/sq mi) 1581:Provincial capital: 1479:. 1941. p. 17. 1392:. 1911. p. 11. 1274:www.pbscensus.gov.pk 619:Operation Zarb-e-Azb 572: Others (0.86%) 260: • Density 1916: /  1363:. 1901. p. 5. 1158:British Baluchistan 630: 627:British Baluchistan 520:Other or not 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Zhob
Map of Balochistan with Zhob District highlighted
Pakistan
Province
Balochistan
Division
Zhob
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Balochistan
Pakistan
Zhob River
Zhob tehsil
Sambaza
Kakar Khurasan
Qamar Din Karez
Ashewat

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