Zhob District

Zhob District ضلع ژوب ږوب ولسوالۍ‎
District of Balochistan
Top: Zhob Bazaar Bottom: Mountains near Zhob
Map of Balochistan with Zhob District highlighted
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Division	Zhob
Established	1890
Founded by	British government
Headquarters	Zhob(Formally Fort Sandeman)
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	N/A
• District Police Officer	N/A
• District Health Officer	N/A
Area
• District of Balochistan	15,987 km2 (6,173 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• District of Balochistan	355,692
• Density	22/km2 (58/sq mi)
• Urban	46,976
• Rural	308,716
Time zone	PKT
Number of Tehsils	5
Main Language(s)	Pashto

Zhob District (Pashto: ږوب ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع ژوب) is a district in the northwestern part of Balochistan province of Pakistan. The population of Zhob District was estimated at 355,692 in 2023.^[1] Water from Zhob River is used for irrigation in the district.

The 1998 census report lists two sub-divisions: Lower Zhob (comprising Zhob tehsil and Sambaza sub-tehsil) and Kakar Khurasan (encompassing the tehsil of Qamar Din Karez and the subtehsil of Ashewat).^[2] A government webpage lists these as Ashwat, Qamar Din Karez, Sambaza and Zhob, without indicating if any of them are sub-tehsils.^[3]

As of the 2023 census, 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.^[1][8] 159,100 (44.75% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.^[9] 46,976 (13.21%) live in urban areas.^[1] 1,732 (0.49% of the surveyed population) are religious minorities, mainly Christians and some Hindus.^[7]

At the time of the 2023 census, 97.65% of the population spoke Pashto and 1.49% Saraiki as their first language.^[10]

The majority of the population of Zhob district is Pashtun. The tribes of Zhob district include the Mandokhail, Khosti, Sherani, Kakar, Sulaimankhel, Harifal, Lawoon and Babar. A large number of IDPs were settled within the confines of the district as part of the evacuation from Operation Zarb-e-Azb that took place to the north of Zhob.^{[citation needed]}

Religious groups in Zhob District (British Baluchistan era)

Religious group	1901[11]		1911[12]		1921[13]		1931[14]		1941[15]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Islam	99,599	96.3%	68,088	96.76%	52,302	92.3%	53,844	92.89%	55,987	91.04%
Hinduism	3,086	2.98%	1,391	1.98%	3,398	6%	2,839	4.9%	4,286	6.97%
Sikhism	610	0.59%	715	1.02%	826	1.46%	1,134	1.96%	1,076	1.75%
Christianity	133	0.13%	168	0.24%	141	0.25%	115	0.2%	146	0.24%
Judaism	1	0%	1	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Jainism	0	0%	1	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Zoroastrianism	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	1	0%
Buddhism	—	—	2	0%	1	0%	27	0.05%	0	0%
Tribal	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0%	3	0%
Others	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	4	0.01%	0	0%
Total population	103,429	100%	70,366	100%	56,668	100%	57,963	100%	61,499	100%
Note: British Baluchistan 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 increases.

• 1998 District Census report of Zhob. Census publication. Vol. 107. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zhob District.

• Zhob District at www.balochistan.gov.pk
• Zhob District at www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk

31°10′N 68°50′E / 31.167°N 68.833°E / 31.167; 68.833

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