Gresha, locally pronounced as ''Greshag'' or ''Greshak'' (; , ) 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

Khuzdar District Khuzdar (Balochi language, Balochi: ; Urdu and Brahui language, Brahui: ) is a Districts of Pakistan, district in the Balochistan (Pakistan), Balochistan province of Pakistan. The city of Khuzdar serves as the district's headquarters. Until its e ...

Balochistan, Pakistan Balochistan (; ; , ) is a province of Pakistan. Located in the southwestern region of the country, Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by land area but is the least populated one. It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Khybe ...

. It is one of ten administrative units, comprising tehsils and sub-tehsils, in the district, alongside Aranji, Karakh,

Khuzdar Khuzdar ( Balochi, , ) also known as ''Hozdar'', is a city and the administrative headquarters of Khuzdar District in Balochistan province of Pakistan. Khuzdar is surrounded by mountainous region of the southwestern portion of the country near ...

, Moola, Nal, Ornach, Saroona, Wadh, and

Zehri Zehri () is an ethnic Brahui tribe mainly found in Balochistan, Pakistan. According to the official list by Mir Ahmad Yar, the last Khan of Kalat, Zehri was originally one of the Jaṭṭ tribes inhabiting Balochistan. It belongs to the Jha ...

. The tehsil spans an area of 2,622 square kilometres and is located south-west of Nal.

Population

According to the 2023 national census, Gresha has a population of 69,665, all residing in rural areas, making it one of the more sparsely populated regions of the district. The tehsil consists of 9,920

household 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 im ...

Education

The tehsil faces significant development challenges, particularly due to limited access to education and the absence of a functioning healthcare system. The

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 ...

in the tehsil stands at 21.10%, reflecting limited access to formal education. This includes a male literacy rate of 27.06% and a significantly lower female literacy rate of just 16.38%, underscoring a 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 ...

in educational attainment.

References

Khuzdar District Tehsils of Khuzdar District {{Balochistan-geo-stub