Nushki District

Nushki District (Urdu: ضلع نوشکی, locally known as Noshkay نوشکے)^{[citation needed]} is one of the districts of Balochistan province, Pakistan. The administration of the Nushki district was taken over from the Khan of Kalat by the British government in 1896 and was leased from him on a perpetual quit rent in 1899.

Nushki District ضلع نوشکی نوشکے دمگ
District of Balochistan
Top: Camels in Nushki Desert Bottom: Rako rock formation near Nushki
Map of Balochistan with Nushki District higlighted
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Division	Rakhshan
Headquarters	Nushki
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	N/A
• District Police Officer	N/A
• District Health Officer	N/A
Area
• Total	5,797 km2 (2,238 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	207,834
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils	1

Etymology

Balochi word Noshkay is derived from two Balochi words "Nosh-Koh" which stand for finishing work. The area was known as "Noshkay" until it was changed to "Noshki" during the British era.

Demographics

Religions in Nushki district (2023)[2]
Religion			Percent
Islam			99.13%
Hinduism			0.69%
Other			0.23%

In the 2023 census, Islam was the predominant religion with 99.13% while Hindus formed 0.69% of the population.^[1]

Languages of Nushki district (2023)

  Brahui (56.87%)

  Balochi (38.46%)

  Pashto (4.34%)

  Others (0.33%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 56.87% of the population spoke Brahui, 38.46% Balochi and 4.34% Pashto as their first language.^[1]

The following tribes are found in the district:^{[citation needed]}

• Jamaldini
• Mandai
• Badini
• Mohammad Hassani
• Sarparah
• Syed
• Barech
• Mengal
• Pirkani
• Sasoli
• Sumalani
• Rodeni
• Yallanzai
• Hassanzai

Administrative divisions

Nushki District has only one tehsil, Nushki Tehsil, which is further sub-divided into eight union councils: Mengal, Badini Kashingi, Anam Bostan, Dak, Jamaldini, Ahmedwal, Mal, and Municipal Committee Noshki.

References

1. "Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban, Census-2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
2. "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

Bibliography

• District Gazetteer 1905
• 1998 District census report of Chagai. Census publication. Vol. 38. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.

External links

• Nushki District Development Profile
• Nushki District at www.balochistan.gov.pk

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