Moola (; , ) 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 in the district, comprising tehsils and sub-tehsils, alongside Aranji, Gresha, 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 ...

, Nal, Ornach, Saroona,

Wadh Wadh () with a population of 26,875, is the fourth largest urban centre in the Khuzdar District, in the province of Balochistan, Pakistan. It serves as the administrative centre of Wadh Tehsil. The majority of the town's population belongs to th ...

, 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 ...

. Covering an area of 3,283 square kilometres, Moola is predominantly defined by mountainous and

arid Aridity is the condition of geographical regions which make up approximately 43% of total global available land area, characterized by low annual precipitation, increased temperatures, and limited water availability.Perez-Aguilar, L. Y., Plata ...

terrain. Geographically, it is situated 90 kilometres to the northeast of

and stretches on north of the M-8 Motorway between Khuzdar town and the neighbouring

Qambar Shahdadkot District Qambar Shahdadkot District (, ) is a district of Sindh, Pakistan, originally named after Shahdad Khan Khuhawar, the official founder. District Qambar Shahdadkot, with headquarters at Qambar,was established on 13 December 2004. Taluka Qambar and ...

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 t ...

. Among its notable natural features is

Moola Chotok Moola Chotok (Urdu:) is a hidden ravine located in the middle of the Khuzdar District in the southern province of Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan, Pakistan. It is situated approximately north-east of Khuzdar at an elevation of . Surrounded ...

, 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 residing in rural areas. The tehsil comprises 4,086 households, making it the least populated and entirely rural subdivisions within the district. Despite its geographic remoteness and insufficient educational infrastructure, the tehsil records an unusually high

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 ...

for a rural area, standing at 52.68%, the highest among all tehsils in Khuzdar District. This includes a male literacy rate of 59.48% and a female literacy rate of 45.32%.

References

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