Khuzdar District: Difference between revisions

| name = Khuzdar District

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| native_name = {{nq|ضلع خضدار}}<br>{{script/Arabic|هزدارءِ دمگ}}

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| settlement_type = [[List of districts in =Balochistan|District]] of [[Districts ofBalochistan, Pakistan|DistrictBalochistan]]

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| government_footnotes established_date = 1974

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| leader_title1 leader_party = District Police Officer

| leader_title2 leader_name = District Health OfficerN/A

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| unit_pref leader_name1 = Metric<!-- or US orMohammad UKZafar -->Ali

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| website population_urban = 364378

'''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|district of Awaran]].{{sfn|1998 Census report|pp=1, 8}}

Towns and cities in Balochistan are not as big as compared to other provinces generally due to scarcity of water and abundance of arid and wastelands. Khuzdar, though one of the important cities of Balochistan is a small sized city located in Khuzdar District in Balochistan, Pakistan. The city of Khuzdar is situated on National Highway linking Pakistan, Iran and Turkey. It is about 400&nbsp;km from Karachi and 300&nbsp;km from [[Quetta]], both of them being major cities in the country.

During the period of Arab rule, this region formed the province of Turan, with Khuzdar as the capital. It was an important cantonment and was the headquarters of the Arab General Commanding the Indian frontier. Later Khuzdar became a part of the Kalat State. It was the scene of a battle between the people of [[Jhalawan]] and the [[Khan of Kalat]] in 1869. The Khan of Kalat [[Khudadad of Kalat|Mir Khuda Khan]] was victorious and built a fort of painted pottery here. Close to the town are the ruins of an old fort built by the Arabs. Khuzdar is the capital of Khuzdar district. It is a district and divisional headquarters town in Balochistan. Previously part of the Kalat district, Khuzdar was upgraded as a separate district on 1 March 1974. The district is subdivided into four tehsils: Khuzdar, Zehri, Naal and Wadh. It is at the apex of a narrow valley at an elevation of 1,237 m (4.000 feet). Over 99% of the people of the area are Muslims. The population of Khuzdar district is estimated to be over 525,000 in 2005. The major tribes in the district are Gongav, Bizenjo, Mardoi Jattak, Hasni, Siapad, Nausherwani, moosiani Zehri, Mengal, Zarakzai, Ahmadzai' Rekizai ' Sasoli ' Kurd'. A large military complex is near completion near Khuzdar, which would make it the second largest Cantonment in Balochistan after Quetta.

* [[NallNaal, PakistanBalochistan|NallNaal]]

* NallNaal – Durnaili, Goni Gresha, Hazar Ganji, Killi Alam Khan, Kocho, NalNaal, Ornach, Sar Raij

==DemographyDemographics==

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: <nowiki>http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//pslm/publications/PSLM_2014-15_National-Provincial-District_report.pdf</nowiki> [Accessed 6 Aug. 2018].</ref>

Moreover, the schools in the district lack basic facilities. According to [[Alif Ailaan]] [[Pakistan District Education Rankings|district education rankings]] 2017, the district is ranked at number 127 out of the 155 districts of Pakistan for primary school infrastructure. At the middle school level, it is ranked at number 133 out of the 155 districts. These rankings take into account the basic facilities available in schools including drinking water, working toilet, availability of electricity, existence of a boundary wall and general building condition. More than 4 out of 5 schools do not have electricity in them. 1 out 3 schools lack a toilet and 1 out of 2 do not have a boundary wall. 1 out of 3 schools do not have clean drinking water. In Khuzdar District there are 48 Private Schools, Sunrise School was first private school Established in 1992.

* [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]