Zhob Division

Zhob Division

ژوب ڈویژن
ږوب څانګه‎
ژۏب ولایت‎
Zhob Division ژوب ڈویژن; ږوب څانګه‎; ژۏب ولایت‎
Division
	Map of Zhob Division
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Capital	Zhob
Established	1988
Government
• Type	Divisional Administration
• Commissioner	N/A
• Regional Police Officer	N/A
Population (2023)
• Division	927,579
• Urban	11.98%
• Rural	88.02%
Ethnicities
• People	Largest:; Pashtuns (98.88%); Others:; Balochs (0.12%);
Literacy
• Literacy rate	Total:; (32.33%); Male:; (41.69%); Female:; (21.93%);
Website	zhob.balochistan.gov.pk

Zhob Division is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. It was created in 1988 bifurcated from Quetta division. It remained abolished between 2000 and 2008 during the military rule of Pervez Musharraf, but later restored when his rule ended. CNIC Code of Zhob Division is 56.^[3]

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Loralai Division is carved after splitting Zhob Division,^[4] consisting of Barkhan District, Loralai District, Musakhail District and Duki District.

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Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	...	—
1961	...	—
1972	171,989	—
1981	361,647	+8.61%
1998	468,695	+1.54%
2017	806,238	+2.90%
2023	927,579	+2.36%
Sources:^[5]

#	District^[4]	Headquarter	Area (km²)^[9]	Pop. (2023)	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)	Lit. rate (2023)
1	Zhob	Zhob	15,987	355,692	22.2	36.62%
2	Qilla Saifullah	Qilla Saifullah	6,831	380,200	55.7	32.96%
3	Sherani	Sherani	4,310	191,687	44.5	23.86%

#	Tehsil	Area (km²)^[10]	Pop. (2023)	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)	Districts
1	Killa Saifullah Tehsil	1,103	152,516	138.27	Qila Saifullah
2	Loiband Tehsil	972	29,693	30.55
3	Muslim Bagh Tehsil	943	83,795	88.86
4	Badini	985	20,640	20.95
5	Kanmetharzai Tehsil	383	34,298	89.55
6	Shinki Tehsil	2,445	59,258	24.24
7	Qamar Din Karez Tehsil				Zhob
8	Zhob Tehsil	9,322	284,620	30.53
9	Ashwat Tehsil	901	25,094	27.85
10	Kashatu Tehsil	1,590	5,810	3.65
11	Sambaza Tehsil	2,888	25,150	8.71
12	Sherani Tehsil	4,310	191,687	44.47	Sherani

District	Provincial Assembly Constituency	National Assembly Constituency
Sherani	PB-1 Sherani-Cum-Zhob	NA-251 Sherani-cum-Zhob-cum-Killa Saifullah
Zhob	PB-1 Sherani-Cum-Zhob
Zhob	PB-2 Zhob
Killa Saifullah	PB-3 Killa Saifullah

Zhob Division

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