Uthal

For opera by Méhul, see Uthal (opera).

Uthal (Urdu: اوتھل) is a city of Lasbela District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Uthal is the headquarters of Uthal Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district.^[3]

Uthal اوتھل
Town
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Coordinates: 25°47′59.99″N 66°36′59.99″E[1]
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Division	Kalat
District	Lasbela
Population  (2023)[2]
• Total	37,071
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Farm in Uthal

Demography

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	...	—
1961	...	—
1972	2,296	—
1981	9,404	+16.96%
1998	13,319	+2.07%
2017	29,423	+4.26%
2023	37,071	+3.93%
Sources:[4]

As of the 2023 census, Uthal has a population of 37,071.^[5] The population consists principally of Baloch, followed by Sindhis and Pashtuns. The population is predominantly Muslim.

Education

The Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Science is located in Uthal, as are Balochistan Residential College, and Polytechnic College Uthal.

In August 2024, a bus with Pakistani pilgrims returning from Iran fell into a gorge near Uthal, killing 10 passengers.^[6]