Usta Muhammad District
Usta Muhammad استا محمد | |
|---|---|
| Usta Muhammad | |
 Map of Balochistan with Usta Muhammad District highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 28°10′42″N 68°2′35″E / 28.17833°N 68.04306°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Balochistan |
| Division | Nasirabad |
| Established | September 01 2022 |
| Headquarters | Usta Mohammad |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Muhammad Ramzan |
| • District Police Officer | Gulam Hussain Bajoi |
| • MPA | Sardarzada Mir Faisal Khan Jamali |
| Area | |
• Total | 953 km2 (368 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 292,060 |
| • Density | 306/km2 (794/sq mi) |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Constituency Provincial | PB 17 |
| Website | Official site |
Usta Muhammad (Urdu: استہ محمد, Balochi استا محمد) district lies in the southeastern part of the Pakistani province of Balochistan.[4] It is named after Mulla Mohammad Khan Usto.[5] Usta Mohammad city serves as the district headquarters.[6]
History
[edit]It was originally a city founded by the Usta branch of the Soomro Tribe. They were initially masters and skilled craftsmen of wood carving. Because they were masters (Ustads) of their craft, they began to be called "Usta" by caste. Former minister Dur Muhammad Usto used to say that Ustas are Soomras.[7]
It was created in September 2022 by dividing Jaffarabad District.[8]
Climate
[edit]The district is situated in the Kachhi plain basin with an average elavation of about 55 meters. The Summers are very hot and dry and Winters are cold. The region receives very less annual rainfall of about 90mm. The region was also affected by flooding in 2007 after Cyclone Yemyin.[5]
Administration
[edit]The district is administratively subdivided into the following two Tehsils:[8]
| Tehsil | Area
(km²)[9] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023)[10] |
Union Councils | Municipal Corporation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usta Muhammad Tehsil | 399 | 210,870 | 528.50 | 38.17% | 11 | MCUsta |
| Gandakha Tehsil | 554 | 81,190 | 146.55 | 24.59% | 09
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Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | 47,697 | — |
| 1972 | 74,316 | +4.11% |
| 1981 | 107,139 | +4.15% |
| 1998 | 160,230 | +2.40% |
| 2017 | 260,865 | +2.60% |
| 2023 | 292,060 | +1.90% |
| Sources:[11] | ||
According to 2023 census, Usta Muhammad District had a population of 292,060.[12] At the time of the 2017 census the district had 27,372 households and a population of 260,865. Usta Muhammad district had a sex ratio of 963 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 29.52% - 39.72% for males and 19.02% for females. 76,753 (29.42%) lived in urban areas. 94,009 (36.03%) were under 10 years of age.[1]
Religion
[edit]Majority of the population follow Islam with a small minority practicing Hinduism.[13][a]
Languages
[edit]At the time of the 2017 census, 40.18% of the population spoke Balochi, 24.71% Sindhi, 19.05% Saraiki and 14.35% Brahui as their first language.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Usta Muhammad District Population (Census - 2017) (Usta Muhammad Tehsil became a District in 2022)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ↑ census when Usta Muhammad & Gandakha were tehsils of Jaffarabad
- ↑ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ↑ "Balochistan's new districts to bring prosperity: Farah". The Nation newspaper. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- 1 2 "History of District". bhc.gov.pk. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ PCO 2000, p. 1.
- ↑ Buriro Sewhani, Khair Mohammad (2005). Zatin Ji Encyclopedia (in Sindhi). Sewhan Sharif: Murad Publications. p. 51.
- 1 2 "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jaffarabad (new Usta Muhammad District created from old Jaffarabad District in 2022)". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ↑ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ↑ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ↑ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ↑ "AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ↑ "PBS Pakistan Bureau of Statistics". Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
Works cited
[edit]- 1998 District census report of Killa Abdullah. Census publication. Vol. 121. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.
- ↑ The district was formed by carving Usta Muhammad and Gandakha tehsil out of Jaffarabad district.
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