Kalat Division

Kalat Division or Qalat Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province of Pakistan. Its capital city is Khuzdar. The area of Kalat Division is 140,612 km².

Kalat Division
Map of Kalat Division
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
CapitalKhuzdar
Established14 October 1955
Government
  TypeDivisional Administration
  CommissionerN/A
  Regional Police OfficerN/A

In 2015, the Balochistan Assembly unanimously passed a resolution calling upon the provincial government to establish a new Rakhshan Division comprising the districts of Nushki, Chagai, Kharan and Washuk which were parts of Quetta and Kalat.

History

Kalat division established after dissolution of Balochistan state union in 14 October 1955.When the Baluchistan States Union became Kalat Division, Khuzdar was established as the divisional headquarters.

In 1960, Lasbela district transferred to form Karachi-Bela division but 1972, Lasbela district again become a part of Kalat division.

Districts

It contains the following districts:[1]

Demographics

According to 2017 census, Kalat division had a population of 2,513,200, which includes 1,309,400 males and 1,203,698 females. Qalat division constitutes 14,505 Hindus, 2,495,105 Muslims, 1996 Christians followed by 634 scheduled castes and 960 others.

Religions in Kalat Division (2017)

  Hinduism (0.57%)
  Islam (99.28%)
  Christianity (0.07%)
  Scheduled Caste (0.02%)
  Other (0.03%)

See also

References

  1. Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 2006-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
    Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names


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