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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Khuzdar District
| official_name =
| native_name = {{nq|ضلع خضدار}}<br>{{script/Arabic|هزدارءِ دمگ}}
| native_name_lang =
| settlement_type = [[List of districts in Balochistan|District]] of [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]]
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
|size = 250
|photo1a = It is said thet first human on Earth Adam landed here.jpg
|photo2a = Moola Chotuk, Khuzdar, Balochistan.jpg
}}
| imagesize =
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Top: Cave of [[Lahoot Lamakan]]<br>Bottom: [[Moola Chotok]]
| image_map = Pakistan - Balochistan - Khuzdar.svg
| mapsize =
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Map of Balochistan with Khuzdar District highlighted
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Pakistan|Province]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Balochistan}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[Divisions of Pakistan|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[QalatKalat Division|Qalat]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1974
| founder =
| seat_type = [[Headquarters]]
| seat = [[Khuzdar]]
| government_footnotes =
| government_type = District Administration
| leader_party =
| leader_title = [[Deputy Commissioner (Pakistan)|Deputy Commissioner]]
| leader_name = N/A
| leader_title1 = District Police Officer
| leader_name1 = Mohammad Zafar Ali
| leader_title2 = District Health Officer
| leader_name2 = N/A
| unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK -->
| area_total_km2 = 35380
| area_footnotes = {{sfn|1998 Census report|p=1}}
| population_total = 798997,896214
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2017census2023census"/>
| population_as_of = 20172023
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics1_title1 = Main language(s)
| timezone1 = [[Time in Pakistan|PST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5
| blank1_name_sec1 = Number of [[List of tehsils of Balochistan|Tehsils]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 4
| website =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Brahui language]], [[Balochi language|Balochi]], [[Urdu]] & [[Pakistani English|English]]
}}
 
'''Khuzdar''' ([[Balochi language|Balochi]] and [[Brahui language|Brahui]]: {{nq|هزدارscript/خزدارArabic|هزدارء‍ِ دمگ}}; [[Urdu]] and [[Brahui language|Brahui]]: {{nq|ضلع خضدار}}) is a [[Districts of Pakistan|district]] in the [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan province]] of [[Pakistan]]. Its capital is theThe city of [[Khuzdar]] serves as the district's headquarters.
 
Until its establishment as a district in <!--25-- February or 1 March?--> 1974 it was part of [[Kalat District]]. In November 1992 part of the territory of Khuzdar was split off to form the new district of [[Awaran District|Awaran]].{{sfn|1998 Census report|pp=1, 8}}
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* [[Khuzdar]]
* [[Karkh, Pakistan|Karkh]]
* [[Naal, Balochistan|Naal]]
* [[Wadh]]
* [[Moola Tehsil|Moola]]
* [[Zehri, TehsilBalochistan|Zehri]]
 
The Union Council for each tehsil is given below:
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==Demographics==
 
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Khuzdar district (2023)<ref name="2023census>{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_9.pdf |title=Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023 |publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
|title=Religions in Khuzdar district (2017)
|titlebar=#FCD116
|left1=Religion
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|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|99.4614}}
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Balochistan|Hinduism]]|darkorange|0.4641}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated[[Christianity]]|blackdarkblue|0.083}}
{{bar percent|Other|gray|0.15}}
}}
 
In the 2023 census, Islam was the predominant religion, followed by a small minority of mostly-urban Hindus.<ref name="2023census"/>
At the time of the 2017 census the district had 118,598 households and a population of 798,896. Khuzdar had a sex ratio of 905 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 35.90% - 43.19% for males and 27.93% for females. 34.52% of the population lived in urban areas and 38.53% of the population was under 10 years of age. Islam was the predominant religion, followed by a small minority of mostly-urban Hindus.<ref name="2017census">{{cite web |title=District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017) |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/census-2017-district-wise |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk |publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
 
===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Khuzdar district (20172023)
|label1 = [[Brahui language|Brahui]] |value1 = 7578.5993 |color1 = crimson
|label2 = [[Balochi language|Balochi]] |value2 = 2118.1674 |color2 = limegreen
|label3 = [[PashtoSindhi language|Sindhi]] |value3 = 1.5522 |color3 = orangesteelblue
|label4 = Others |value4 = 1.7011 |color4 = grey
}}
 
At the time of the 20172023 census, 7578.5993% of the population spoke [[Brahui language|Brahui]], 2118.1674% [[Balochi language|Balochi]] and 1.5522% [[PashtoSindhi language|Sindhi]] as their first language.<ref>{{cite nameweb |title="2017census"Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/balochistan/dcr/table_11.pdf |publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
 
The majority of the population is made up of [[Brahui language|Brahui]]-speaking tribes {{sfn|1998 Census report|p=8}} and according to the 1981 census Brahui was the first language in 82% of households, followed by [[Balochi language|Balochi]] with 13%.<ref>These figures are for the combined population of Khuzdar and Wadh subdivisions and excludes the Awaran subdivision {{harv|1981 Census report|p=84}}.</ref> In the 1998 census, which did not gather data for Brahui, 96.7% of the population reported their language as Balochi, and {{sigfig|1.03|2}}% as [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]].{{sfn|1998 Census report|pp=19–20}}
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According to the [[Pakistan District Education Rankings]] 2017, district Khuzdar is ranked at number 122 out of the 141 ranked districts in Pakistan on the education score index. This index considers learning, gender parity and retention in the district.
 
Literacy rate in 2014–15 of population 10 years and older in the district stands at 45% whereas for females it is only 26%.<ref>Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (2016). ''[http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//pslm/publications/PSLM_2014-15_National-Provincial-District_report.pdf Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey 2014-15]''. [online] Islamabad: Government of Pakistan, p.111. Available at: http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//pslm/publications/PSLM_2014-15_National-Provincial-District_report.pdf [Accessed 6 Aug. 2018].</ref>
 
Post primary access is a major issue in the district with 87% schools being at primary level. Compare this with high schools which constitute only 5% of government schools in the district. This is also reflected in the enrolment figures for 2016–17 with 23,848 students enrolled in class 1 to 5 and only 698 students enrolled in class 9 and 10.
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=807&Itemid=1093 Khuzdar District] at [http://www.balochistan.gov.pk/ wwwBalochistan.balochm istanGov.gov.pkPK]
* [http://www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk/disttprofiles/khuzdar.php Khuzdar District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426005941/http://www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk/disttprofiles/khuzdar.php |date=2018-04-26 }} at [http://www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk/ www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk]
 
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