Chaghi District (Balochi: چاگۓ دمگ; Urdu: ضلع چاغی), also known as Chaghi District, is the largest district of Pakistan by area, located in the northwestern corner of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. District shares the border with two countries: Afghanistan and Iran.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	N/A	—
1961	N/A	—
1972	N/A	—
1981	N/A	—
1998	104,534	—
2017	226,517	+4.15%
2023	269,192	+2.92%
Sources:

At the time of the 2023 census the district's population was recorded at 269,192.

In 2023, Islam was the most followed religion with 99.3% followers.

Religions in Chagai district (2023) Religion Percent Islam   99.3% Other   0.7%

Religious groups in Chagai District (British Baluchistan era)

Religious group	1901		1911		1921		1931		1941
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Islam	15,358	97.89%	15,916	97.38%	19,094	89.46%	22,769	93.99%	27,864	95.26%
Hinduism	329	2.1%	385	2.36%	1,931	9.05%	1,313	5.42%	1,204	4.12%
Sikhism	1	0.01%	34	0.21%	265	1.24%	117	0.48%	181	0.62%
Christianity	1	0.01%	9	0.06%	45	0.21%	25	0.1%	1	0%
Jainism	0	0%	0	0%	8	0.04%	0	0%	0	0%
Zoroastrianism	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Judaism	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Buddhism	—	—	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Tribal	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0%	0	0%
Others	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
Total population	15,689	100%	16,344	100%	21,343	100%	24,224	100%	29,250	100%
Note: British Baluchistan era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

At the time of the 2023 census, 73.77% of the population spoke Balochi, 16.79% Brahui and 8.93% Pashto as their first language.

Chagai District is administratively subdivided into the following Tehsils and union councils:

• Amuri
• Chagai
• Dalbandin
• Nok Kundi
• Taftan
• Chilgazi

According to Pakistan District Education Rankings, a report by Alif Ailaan, Chaghai is ranked at number 91 nationally, with an education score of 52.06. The learning score is 55.58 and gender parity is 60.11.

The national rank according to readiness is 91, with a readiness score of 55.58 and gender parity of 60.11. The school infrastructure rank of District Chaghai is 114 nationally, with a severe shortage of electricity with a score of 4.55 and building condition score of 12.27. Lack of schools for girls is the main issue of the region.

• Sadiq Sanjrani former chairman Senate of Pakistan.
• Mir Amanullah Notezai former member of provincial assembly of Balochistan.
• Mir Muhammad Arif Mohammad Hassani former provincial minister of Balochistan for communication and work.
• Sardar Muhammad Umar Gorgaij former member of national assembly of Pakistan and currently serving as member of senate of Pakistan.
• Sardar Fateh Mohammad Hassani member of senate of Pakistan.

• Chagai-I
• Chagai-II
• Chagai Hills
• Saindak copper Gold Project
• Reko Diq Mine
• Koh-i- Sultan

• 1998 District census report of Chagai. Census publication. Vol. 38. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.

• Chagai District Development Profile 2011 Archived 2017-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
• Chagai District at www.balochistan.gov.pk
• District Chagai - Balochistan Police Archived 2018-04-26 at the Wayback Machine

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