Duki District

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Duki District
ضلع دوکی
دوکي ولسوالۍ‎
District of Balochistan
Hairan Haiderzai Mound
Hairan Haiderzai Mound
Map of Balochistan with Duki District highlighted
Map of Balochistan with Duki District highlighted
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
DivisionLoralai
Established2016
HeadquartersDuki
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerBarkat Ali Baloch
 • District Police OfficerSyed Asim Shafi
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
4,233 km2 (1,634 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
205,044
 • Density48.44/km2 (125.5/sq mi)
 • Urban
9,783
 • Rural
195,261
Literacy
[1]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (44.18%)
  • Male:
    (53.91%)
  • Female:
    (33.43%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)

Duki (Urdu: ضلع دوکی) is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.[2] Pashto is the most spoken language in Duki District.

Administration

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Tehsil Area

(km²)[3]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023)[4]

Union Councils
Duki Tehsil 938 137,294 146.37 50.48% ...
Luni Tehsil 553 13,615 24.62 33.80% ...
Talao Tehsil 1,697 21,930 12.92 21.41% ...
Thal Chutyali Tehsil 1,045 32,205 30.82 38.10% ...

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951N/A—    
1961N/A—    
1972N/A—    
1981N/A—    
1998115,976—    
2017152,977+1.47%
2023205,044+5.00%
Sources:[5]

As of the 2023 census, Duki district has 43,059 households and a population of 205,044. The district has a sex ratio of 109.66 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 44.18%: 53.91% for males and 33.43% for females.[6][7] 67,333 (32.84% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[8] 9,783 (4.77%) live in urban areas.[6]

Religion

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Religion in contemporary Duki District
Religious
group 		1941[9] 2017[10] 2023[11]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 19,216 98.04% 152,771 99.87% 204,086 99.53%
Hinduism 356 1.82% 47 0.03% 39 0.02%
Christianity 26 0.13% 116 0.08% 799 0.39%
Others 2 0.01% 43 0.02% 120 0.06%
Total Population 19,600 100% 152,977 100% 205,044 100%
Note: 1941 census data is for Duki tehsil of erstwhile Loralai Agency, which roughly corresponds to contemporary Duki district. District and tehsil borders have changed since 1941.

Language

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Languages of Duki district (2023)
  1. Pashto (93.3%)
  2. Balochi (4.85%)
  3. Brahui (0.69%)
  4. Others (1.19%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 93.27% of the population spoke Pashto, 4.85% Balochi, and 0.69% Brahui as their first language.[12]

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  2. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Loralai - Government Archived March 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  4. ^ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ a b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  9. ^ "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 14, Baluchistan". Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Pakistan Census 2017 District-Wise Tables: Peshawar". Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  11. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  12. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

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