Sanjawi Sanjawi (), also spelled Sanzawi or Sinjawi, is a town in Balochistan, Pakistan, with a population of 124000. It serves as the capital of Sanjawi Tehsil – an administrative subdivision of Ziarat District. Pashto and Wanetsi (Tareeno), which is ...

Tehsil (; pronounced Sanzāwə́i locally) is an administrative subdivision (

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...

) of

Ziarat District Ziarat () is a district in the north of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Ziarat town (situated at an altitude of about 2,400 meters) is the headquarters of the district, the sub-division, and also of the tehsil. The highest peak of Khalifat Hills ...

in the

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; , ), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. This arid region o ...

province of

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. The tehsil is administratively subdivided into five Union Councils and is headquartered at the city of

. Majority of the population belongs to the Dummarh & Andarh clans. Other tribes settled here are

Sulaimankhel The Sulaimankhel (), or Suleiman Khel, are a Pashtun sub-tribe of the Khilji tribe. As they are primarily Nomadic People. In the early 20th century, the tribe was recognized as generally pastoral. History In 1924, Sulaimankhel took part in t ...

(سليمان خېل),Tareen, Pechi, Zakhpel, Nasar, Kharoti, and Sayyeds. Pashto is the lingua franca.

Wanetsi Waṇetsi (), commonly called Tarīno (), and sometimes Tsalgari (), is a distinct variety of Pashto dialects, Pashto and is considered by some to be a different language. In some cases, Wanetsi shares similarities with the Pamir languages, Pami ...

, a unique and archaic dialect of

Pashto Pashto ( , ; , ) is an eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family, natively spoken in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan. It has official status in Afghanistan and the Pakistani province of Khyb ...

, is also spoken in the area by the Wanetsi sub-tribe of Tareens.Hallberg, Daniel G. 1992. ''Pashto, Waneci, Ormuri''. Sociolinguistic Survey of Northern Pakistan, 4.

Demographics

Population

According to the 2023 census the population of Sanjawi Tehsil is 110,623 which is spread across 12,073

households A household consists of one or more persons who live in the same dwelling. It may be of a single family or another type of person group. The household is the basic unit of analysis in many social, microeconomic and government models, and is impo ...

. The overall

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

stands at 35.88% with notable

gender gap A gender gap, a relative disparity between people of different genders, is reflected in a variety of sectors in many societies. There exist differences between men and women as reflected in social, political, intellectual, cultural, scientific and ...

: 43.68% among men and just 27.30% among women. These figures reflect ongoing challenges in access to education, particularly for girls and women in rural areas.

Languages

is the predominant language in the tehsil, spoken by approximately 108,806 individuals (~98.36% of the population). A small portion of the population speaks other local languages.

Towns

Sanjawi Tehsil consists of the following villages: * Chelaiz Khalil * Uzhlaiz * Regora * Zara Sanzavi (old Sanjavi) * Poi Shareef * Aghbarg * Bghaow * Chawter (چوتېر) * Tor Waam * Lawangabad * Sinn Gharra * Arbusi * Khrashang * Lawang Abad * Tand Wani * Asghara * Petawo * Pasra * Bayya * Nusk * Givarri * Jilga * Thakary * Maraty * Inzargat * Narai Dag * Shereen * Ghunza * Shinlaiz * Ghairkhwa * Sara Khaizai * Oach Wany * Kaazha * Kanderha * Salam * Androbai

References

Tehsils of Balochistan, Pakistan Ziarat District {{Balochistan-geo-stub

Demographics

Population

Languages

Towns

See also

References