Makran Division

Makran Division (Baloch: مکران) is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. It is the eastern component of the larger Makran region shared between Pakistan and Iran, located in southern Balochistan along the Gulf of Oman coast. CNIC Code of Makran Division is 52.

Makran Division مکران ڈویژن
Division
Map of Makran Division
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Capital	Turbat
Established	1 July 1970
Government
• Type	Divisional Administration
• Commissioner	N/A
• Regional Police Officer	N/A
Area
• Division	52,067 km2 (20,103 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Division	1,875,872
• Density	36.03/km2 (93.3/sq mi)
• Urban	703,374 (37.50%)
• Rural	1,172,498 (62.5%)
Ethnicities [2]
• Language Speakers	Largest: Balochs (99.37%) Others: Brahvis (0.07%)
Literacy [3]
• Literacy rate	Total: (47.69%) Male: (53.02%) Female: (41.73%)

History

On 3 October 1952, the former princely state of Makran under the British Raj joined Pakistan and with some other states also merged to form the Baluchistan States Union.

On 14 October 1955, after the dissolution of the Baluchistan States Union, Makran was given the status of a district of Kalat Division of Balochistan province.

In 1958, Gwadar town was brought from Oman, included in Makran District and created a tehsil.

On 1 July 1970, Makran was created a division of Balochistan Province by the bifurcation of Kalat Division, with three tehsils of Makran district, Turbat, Panjgur and Gwadar, being upgraded to district status.

List of the Districts

#	District[4]	Headquarter	Area (km²)[5]	Pop. (2023)	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)	Lit. rate (2023)
1	Panjgur	Panjgur	16,891	509,781	30.2	42.07%
2	Gwadar	Gwadar	12,637	305,160	24.2	50.30%
3	Kech	Turbat	22,539	1,060,931	47.0	49.65%

List of the Tehsils

Tehsil	Area (km²)[6]	Population (2023)	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)	Literacy rate (2023)	Districts
Gwadar Tehsil	2,590	147,673	57.02		Gwadar
Jiwani Tehsil	454	35,004	77.10
Ormara Tehsil	2,796	27,832	9.95
Pasni Tehsil	4,822	74,128	15.37
Suntsar Tehsil	1,975	20,523	10.39
Mand Tehsil	1,456	56,772	38.99		Kech
Tump Tehsil	1,945	147,041	75.60
Turbat Tehsil	9,742	470,605	48.31
Balnigor Tehsil	1,238	50,404	40.71
Buleda Tehsil	1,997	107,847	54.00
Dasht Tehsil	2,486	90,080	36.23
Zamuran Tehsil	1,462	71,616	48.98
Gayab Tehsil	...	...	...
Solband Tehsil	...	...	...
Gowargo Tehsil	1,471	31,718	21.56		Panjgur
Panjgur Tehsil	2,945	392,277	133.20
Paroom Tehsil	3,378	31,113	9.21
Gichk Tehsil	8,387	33,578	4.00

Constituencies

District	Provincial Assembly Constituency	National Assembly Constituency
Gwadar	PB-24 Gwadar	NA-259 Kech-cum-Gwadar
Kech	PB-25 Kech-I
	PB-26 Kech-II
	PB-27 Kech-III	NA-258 Panjgur-cum-Kech
	PB-28 Kech-IV
Panjgur	PB-29 Panjgur-I
	PB-30 Panjgur-II

Demographics

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	...	—
1961	...	—
1972	...	—
1981	652,602	—
1998	832,753	+1.44%
2017	1,489,015	+3.11%
2023	1,875,872	+3.92%
Sources:[7]

According to 2023 census, Makran division had a population of 1,875,872^[8] roughly equal to the country of Kosovo^[9] or the US state of Idaho^[10]

Religion

Religious groups in Makran Division (British Baluchistan era)

Religious group	1911[11]		1921[12]		1931[13]		1941[14]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Islam	71,758	99.74%	71,625	99.67%	68,213	99.64%	86,406	99.72%
Hinduism	137	0.19%	216	0.3%	233	0.34%	206	0.24%
Christianity	40	0.06%	11	0.02%	11	0.02%	20	0.02%
Sikhism	2	0%	8	0.01%	3	0%	17	0.02%
Zoroastrianism	4	0.01%	0	0%	0	0%	1	0%
Buddhism	1	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Judaism	0	0%	0	0%	2	0%	1	0%
Jainism	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Tribal	—	—	—	—	0	0%	0	0%
Others	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Total population	71,942	100%	71,860	100%	68,462	100%	86,651	100%
Note: British Baluchistan era figures are for the Makran Division of Kalat State, which roughly corresponds to present-day Makran Division.

The population mainly consists of Siddis, Meds, and other tribes of aboriginal descent such as the Darzadis, Koras (seaman), with a significant population of Arabs.^[15]

See also

• Districts of Pakistan
  • Districts of Balochistan
• Tehsils of Pakistan
  • Tehsils of Balochistan
• Divisions of Pakistan
  • Divisions of Balochistan
  • Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Divisions of Punjab
  • Divisions of Sindh
  • Divisions of Azad Kashmir
  • Divisions of Gilgit-Baltistan
• Makran