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Aranji Tehsil
Aranji is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Khuzdar District in Balochistan, Pakistan. It is one of ten administrative units, comprising tehsils and sub-tehsils, in the district, alongside Gresha, Karakh, Khuzdar, Moola, Nal, Ornach, Saroona, Wadh, and Zehri. The tehsil covers an area of 7,456 square kilometres, consisting predominantly of mountainous terrain. It is situated north of Bela and extends mainly east of the N-25 National Highway, reaching the Kirthar Mountains along the border with Sindh. Population According to the 2023 national census, Aranji has a population of 50,533, all residing in rural areas. This makes it one of the more sparsely populated areas in the district. The literacy rate stands at 12.11%, with a male literacy rate of 17.67% and a female literacy rate at just 5.40%, among the lowest in Balochistan. Languages In Aranji Tehsil, Brahui is the predominant language, spoken by approximately 48,420 people (95.8% of the population), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 serves as its administrative centre, with possible additional towns, and usually a number of village#South Asia, villages. The terms in India have replaced earlier terms, such as ''pargana'' (''pergunnah'') and ''thana''. In List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and List of mandals in Telangana, Telangana, a newer unit called mandal (circle) has come to replace the tehsil system. A mandal is generally smaller than a tehsil, and is meant for facilitating local self-government in the panchayati raj in India, panchayat system. In West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, community development blocks (CDBs) are the empowered grassroots administrative unit, replacing tehsils. Tehsil office is primarily tasked with land revenue administration, be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moola Tehsil
Moola (; , ) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Khuzdar District in Balochistan, Pakistan. It is one of ten administrative units in the district, comprising tehsils and sub-tehsils, alongside Aranji Tehsil, Aranji, Gresha Tehsil, Gresha, Karakh Tehsil, Karakh, Khuzdar Tehsil, Khuzdar, Nal Tehsil, Nal, Ornach Tehsil, Ornach, Saroona Tehsil, Saroona, Wadh Tehsil, Wadh, and Zehri Tehsil, Zehri. Covering an area of 3,283 square kilometres, Moola is predominantly defined by mountainous and Aridity, arid terrain. Geographically, it is situated 90 kilometres to the northeast of Khuzdar and stretches on north of the M-8 motorway (Pakistan), M-8 Motorway between Khuzdar town and the neighbouring Qambar Shahdadkot District, Sindh. Among its notable natural features is Moola Chotok, a remote gorge increasingly recognised as a destination for nature enthusiasts and adventure tourists. Population According to the 2023 national census, Moola Tehsil has a population of 32,689, all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Khuzdar District
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics. Etymology The word ''population'' is derived from the Late Latin ''populatio'' (a people, a multitude), which itself is derived from the Latin word ''populus'' (a people). Use of the term Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined feature in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species which inhabit the same geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where interbreeding is possible between any opposite-sex pair within the area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extreme Poverty
Extreme poverty is the most severe type of poverty, defined by the United Nations (UN) as "a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs, including food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education and information. It depends not only on income but also on access to services". Historically, other definitions have been proposed within the United Nations. Extreme poverty mainly refers to an income below the international poverty line of $1.90 per day in 2018 ($ in dollars), set by the World Bank. This is the equivalent of $1.00 a day in 1996 US prices, hence the widely used expression "living on less than a dollar a day". The vast majority of those in extreme poverty reside in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. As of 2018, it is estimated that the country with the most people living in extreme poverty is Nigeria, at 86 million.Laurence Chandy and Homi Kharas (2014)What Do New Price Data Mean for the Goal of Ending Extreme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highland
Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally, ''upland'' refers to a range of hills, typically from up to , while ''highland'' is usually reserved for ranges of low mountains. However, the two terms are interchangeable and also include regions that are transitional between hilly and mountainous terrain. Highlands internationally Probably the best-known area officially or unofficially referred to as ''highlands'' in the Anglosphere is the Scottish Highlands in northern Scotland, the mountainous region north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault. The Highland (council area), Highland council area is a local government (Scotland), local government area in the Scottish Highlands and Britain's largest local government area. Other highland or upland areas reaching 400 m or higher in the United Kingdom include the Southern Uplands in Scotland, the Pennines, North York Moors, Dartmoor and Exmoor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindh
Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the Demographics of Pakistan, second-largest province by population after Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan to the west and north-west and Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab to the north. It shares an India-Pakistan border, International border with the Indian states of Gujarat and Rajasthan to the east; it is also bounded by the Arabian Sea to the south. Sindh's landscape consists mostly of alluvial plains flanking the Indus River, the Thar Desert of Sindh, Thar Desert in the eastern portion of the province along the India–Pakistan border, international border with India, and the Kirthar Mountains in the western portion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirthar Mountains
The Kirthar Mountains (; ) are a mountain range that mark the boundary between the Pakistani provinces of Balochistan and Sindh, also separating the Iranian plateau from the Indian subcontinent. It comprises much of the Kirthar National Park. The mountain range forms part of the Kirthar- Sulaiman geological province, which stretches from the Arabian Sea coast north to the Sulaiman Mountains in northwest Pakistan. The highest peak of the Kirthar range is Zardak Peak at . Etymology The name "Kirthar" is believed to have evolved from the combination of two elements: "kir" and "thar." The term "Kir" is likely derived from the older Sindhi pronunciation of the word for ‘mountain’ whose original root likely comes from the Sanskrit word "giri" (गिरि), which also means mountain or hill. Over time, as languages evolved and adapted, "giri" transformed into "gir" in Gujarati and further into "kir" in Sindhi. "Thar" on the other hand refers to the arid and dry nature of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N-25 National Highway
The N-25 or National Highway 25 () is a 813 km national highway in Pakistan is a single-landed highway which extends along from Karachi in Sindh province to Pakistan's Chaman border with Afghanistan via Quetta in Balochistan province of Pakistan. The highway is also known as ''Regional Cooperation for Development Highway'' (RCD Highway) or notoriously known as ''Killer Highway''. In April 2025, Government of Pakistan announced that money saved from oil prices are being spent on making this a ''motorway standard'' highway. In the same month, government reiterated its commitment to improve this highway by investing Rs.300 billion. Safety and Security The highway is infamously known as the ''killer highway'' due to high number of driving accidents. According to Pakistan Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, more than 4000 people have died due to road accidents on this highway from 2012-2022. In 2022, the highway was closed for traffic due to damage caused by flash floods. A major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bela, Balochistan
Bela (), () is a city in Lasbela District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is an ancient city surrounded by hills above the Arabian Sea, nearly northwest of Karachi and south of Quetta. During the autumn of 325 BC, the settlement was part of the Asian campaign of Alexander the Great under the name Rhambacia (). After Alexander conquered the town, he commended the place and thought that if he built a city there it would become great and prosperous and he left Hephaestion behind to build it. In 711 AD, it was part of Muhammad bin Qasim's campaign under the name Armabil. Name Alexander's historians mention the river name as Arabius, and local people as Oreitans. The Arab sources call it Armabil or Armanil. The ''Chachnama'', in addition, uses the names Armael, Armana-Bil, Armapilla. It is described as the second port city of Sindh, after Debal. Demographics Population As of the 2023 census, Bela has population of 29,380. Languages Majority of Bela's populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zehri Tehsil
Zehri (; , ) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Khuzdar District in Balochistan, Pakistan. It is one of ten administrative units in the district, comprising tehsils and sub-tehsils, alongside Aranji, Gresha, Karakh, Khuzdar, Moola, Nal, Ornach, Saroona, and Wadh. Covering an area of 4,021 square kilometres, Zehri is characterised predominantly by mountainous and arid terrain. Its administrative centre is Zehri town, the second-largest urban settlement in Khuzdar District, located approximately 80 kilometres north of Khuzdar city and about 45 kilometres east of the N-25 National Highway, roughly two-thirds of the way between Khuzdar and Kalat. Geographically, Zehri is the northernmost tehsil of the district. It shares internal borders with Khuzdar and Moola tehsils to the south, while externally it is bordered by Kalat District to the north, Kachhi District to the northeast, and Jhal Magsi District to the east. According to the 2023 national census, Zehr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wadh Tehsil
Wadh (; , ) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Khuzdar District in Balochistan, Pakistan. It is one of ten administrative units comprising both tehsils and sub-tehsils within the district, alongside Aranji, Gresha, Karakh, Khuzdar, Nal, Moola, Ornach, Saroona, and Zehri. Until 1 March 1974, Wadh was part of the former Jhalawan state. On that date, it was designated as one of the three original tehsils (along with Nal and Khuzdar) upon the establishment of a separate district within Balochistan. Population According to the 2023 national census, Wadh Tehsil has a total population of 116,229, comprising 89,354 rural and 26,875 urban residents. The urban population is primarily centred in the town of Wadh, which serves as the tehsil headquarters. The tehsil includes 21,772 households, of which 16,775 are in rural areas and 4,997 in urban settings. Education The literacy rate in the tehsil stands at 31.83%, reflecting limited access to formal education. Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saroona Tehsil
Saroona is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Khuzdar District in Balochistan, Pakistan. It is one of ten administrative units, comprising tehsils and sub-tehsils, in the district, alongside Aranji, Gresha, Karakh, Khuzdar, Moola, Nal, Ornach, Wadh, and Zehri. The tehsil spans an area of 3,257 square kilometres and is predominantly characterised by mountainous and arid terrain. It is the southernmost part of the district, extending from its northern boundary within Khuzdar District deep into the adjoining Lasbela District. Population According to the 2023 national census, Saroona tehsil has a population of 36,380, all of whom reside in rural areas. The entire tehsil comprises just 6,480 households. This makes it one of the most rural and sparsely populated tehsils in the district. The overall literacy rate stands at 24.22%, with 28% of the male population being literate, while the female literacy rate is significantly lower at 19.68%. Access to safe drinking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
