Mashkai
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Mashkay | |
|---|---|
| Mashkay | |
  Mashkay  Mashkay | |
| Coordinates: 27°7′29″N 65°40′10″E / 27.12472°N 65.66944°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| District | Awaran |
| Headquarter | Gajjar |
| Area | |
• Tehsil | 2,418 km2 (934 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Tehsil | 45,938 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 18,056 (39.31%) |
| • Rural | 27,882 (60.69%) |
| Literacy (2023) | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Union Councils | 3 |
Mashkay (Urdu: مشکے) is a tehsil of Awaran District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.[3] The town of Gajjar is the tehsil administration headquarters.[citation needed]
The tehsil is administratively subdivided into three Union Councils: Gajjar, Nokjo, and Parwar.[citation needed]
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | 37,668 | — |
| 1998 | 34,373 | −0.54% |
| 2017 | 33,076 | −0.20% |
| 2023 | 45,938 | +5.63% |
| Sources:[4] | ||
According to the 2023 Census of Pakistan, Mashkai Tehsil has a total population of 45,938.[5] The tehsil covers an area of 2,418 square kilometers, resulting in a low population density of about 19 people per square kilometer.[5]
The literacy rate in Mashkai Tehsil stands at 41.21%, with a gender disparity: 48.92% literacy among males and 32.70% among females.[6]
Languages
[edit]In Mashkai Tehsil, Balochi is spoken by 43,649 people (~95.02%), Brahui by 2,069 people (~4.5%), with other languages accounting for the remaining ~0.48%.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Awaran - Government of Pakistan
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ a b "AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ^ "LITERACY RATE AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION AGE (5-16) BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
- ^ "POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
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