Usta Muhammad District
Usta Muhammad District is sub-divided into two tehsils. Usta Mohammad tehsil serves as the district headquarters. It was created in September 2022 by dividing Jaffarabad District.
Usta Muhammad district lies in the plains adjoining the Sindh province.
Administration
The district is administratively subdivided into the following two Tehsils:
MC/TC
There are 20 Union Councils in Usta Muhammad District: Union Councils are given below:
Name of Tehsil | Municipal Corporation | No of Union Councils |
---|---|---|
Usta Muhammad | MCUsta |
11 |
Gandakha | TC | 09
|
Demographics
At the time of the 2017 census the district had 27,372 households and a population of 260,865. Usta Muhammad district had a sex ratio of 963 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 29.52% - 39.72% for males and 19.02% for females. 76,753 (29.42%) lived in urban areas. 94,009 (36.03%) were under 10 years of age.
At the time of the 2017 census, 40.18% of the population spoke Balochi, 24.71% Sindhi, 19.05% Saraiki and 14.35% Brahui as their first language.