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Nasirabad Division

Naseerabad Division (Urdu: نصیر آباد ڈویژن) is an administrative division of Balochistan Province, Pakistan. It is the only Irrigation & Agricultural Division of Balochistan. The division connects Balochistan with Sindh. Naseerabad division was created by bifurcation of Sibi division in 1987. Its Divisional headquarters are at Dera Murad Jamali. CNIC Code of Naseerabad Division is 53.

This division is facing many issues including road problems, water irrigation, lacks basic facilities for public, lack of public university and many more issues.

As per the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the division has a population of about 1,661,077.

Cities of Naseerabad Division:

  1. Usta Muhammad
  2. Dera Murad Jamali (Tipull)
  3. Dera Allah Yar (Jhatpat)
  4. Gandawah
  5. Sohbatpur
  6. Dhadhar
  7. Gandakha
  8. Bakhtiarabad (Bellpat)
  9. Kolpur
  10. Machh, Bolan

Districts

Naseerabad Division contains following Districts:

Demographics

According to 2017 census, Nasirabad division had a population of 1,661,077, which includes 858,420 males and 802,584 females. Nasirabad division constitutes 1,643,567 Muslims, 15,016 Hindus, 671 Christians followed by 849 scheduled castes and 974 others.

Religions in Nasirabad Division (2017)

  Islam (98.94%)
  Hinduism (0.90%)
  Scheduled Caste (0.05%)
  Other (0.09%)