A tehsil is an administrative subdivision between a district and its villages or union councils. Tehsils support local governance, revenue administration and public service delivery. In Balochistan they range from large desert and mountain areas to small, densely settled urban units.

List of Balochistan Tehsils

1. Awaran Tehsil
2. Gishkaur Tehsil
3. Jhal Jhao Tehsil
4. Korak Jhao Tehsil
5. Mashkay Tehsil
6. Gadani Tehsil
7. Sonmiani Tehsil
8. Hub Tehsil
9. Sakran Tehsil
10. Dureji Tehsil
11. Kalat Tehsil
12. Mangocher Tehsil
13. Gazg Tehsil
14. Johan Tehsil
15. Khuzdar Tehsil
16. Nal Tehsil
17. Wadh Tehsil
18. Zehri Tehsil
19. Baghbana Tehsil
20. Aranji Tehsil
21. Gresha Tehsil
22. Karkh Tehsil
23. Moola Tehsil
24. Ornach Tehsil
25. Saroona Tehsil
26. Uthal Tehsil
27. Lakhra Tehsil
28. Bela Tehsil
29. Kanraj Tehsil
30. Liari Tehsil
31. Dasht Tehsil
32. Mastung Tehsil
33. Khad Koocha Tehsil
34. Kardigap Tehsil
35. Dasht e Goran
36. Gidder
37. Shaheed meharabad zehri
38. Surab Tehsil
39. Dalbandin Tehsil
40. Nok Kundi Tehsil
41. Taftan Tehsil
42. Chagai Tehsil
43. Amuri tehsil
44. Chilgazi tehsil
45. Yakmach
46. Kharan Tehsil
47. Sar-Kharan Tehsil
48. Tohumulk Tehsil
49. Patkain Tehsil
50. Nushki Tehsil
51. Dak Tehsil
52. Besima Tehsil
53. Mashkel Tehsil
54. Washuk Tehsil
55. Nag Tehsil
56. Shahgori Tehsil
57. Barkhan Tehsil
58. Duki Tehsil
59. Luni Tehsil
60. Talao Tehsil
61. Thal Chutyali Tehsil
62. Bori Tehsil
63. Mekhtar Tehsil
64. Darug Tehsil
65. Kingri Tehseel
66. Musakhel Tehsil
67. Tiyar Essot Tehsil
68. Toisar Tehsil
69. Zimri Plaseen Tehsil
70. Chaman Tehsil
71. Chaman Saddar Tehsil
72. Harnai Tehsil
73. Shahrig Tehsil
74. Khost Tehsil
75. Kahan Tehsil
76. Kohlu Tehsil
77. Maiwand Tehsil
78. Tamboo Tehsil
79. Shaheed Jahangir Abad
80. Grisani Tehsil
81. Sibi Tehsil
82. Kutmandai Tehsil
83. Sangan Tehsil
84. Lehri tehsil
85. Ziarat Tehsil
86. Sinjawi Tehsil
87. Dera Bugti Tehsil
88. Phelawagh Tehsil
89. Sui Tehsil
90. Baiker Tehsil
91. Gwadar Tehsil
92. Jiwani Tehsil
93. Ormara Tehsil
94. Pasni Tehsil
95. Suntsar Tehsil
96. Mand Tehsil
97. Tump Tehsil
98. Turbat Tehsil
99. Balnigor Tehsil
100. Buleda Tehsil
101. Dasht Tehsil
102. Hoshab Tehsil
103. Zamuran Tehsil
104. Gayab Tehsil
105. Solband Tehsil
106. Gowargo Tehsil
107. Panjgur Tehsil
108. Paroom Tehsil
109. Gichk Tehsil
110. Kallag Tehsil
111. Jaffarabad Tehsil
112. Jhatpat Tehsil
113. Gandavah Tehsil
114. Jhal Magsi Tehsil
115. Mirpur Tehsil
116. Faridabad Tehsil
117. Hayrvi Tehsil
118. Manjipur Tehsil
119. Saeed Muhammad Kanrani Tehsil
120. Panhwar Tehsil
121. Sohbatpur Tehsil
122. Baba Kot Tehsil
123. Dera Murad Jamali
124. Landhi Tehsil
125. Chattar Tehsil
126. Meer Hassan Tesil
127. Tamboo Tehsil
128. Usta Muhammad Tehsil
129. Gandakha Tehsil
130. Khattan
131. Dhadar Tehsil
132. Balanari Tehsil
133. Bhag Tehsil
134. Machh Tehsil
135. Sani Tehsil
136. Barshore Tehsil
137. Hurramzai Tehsil
138. Pishin Tehsil
139. Saranan Tehsil
140. Bostan Tehsil
141. Chiltan Tehsil
142. Zarghoon Tehsil
143. Panjpai Tehsil
144. Quetta Sadar Tehsil
145. Kuchlak Tehsil
146. Sariab Tehsil
147. Gulistan Tehsil
148. Qilla Abdullah Tehsil
149. Dobandi Tehsil
150. Karezat Tehsil
151. Khanozai Tehsil
152. Killa Saifullah Tehsil
153. Loiband Tehsil
154. Muslim Bagh Tehsil
155. Badini Tehsil
156. Kan Mehtarzai
157. Shinki Tehsil
158. Qamar Din Karez Tehsil
159. Zhob Tehsil
160. Ashwat Tehsil
161. Kashatu Tehsil
162. Sambaza Tehsil
163. Sherani Tehsil

Source: CENSUS 2023, BALOCHISTAN: AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE

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Top 10 Most Populated Tehsils in Balochistan

Based on the 2023 census figures, these are the ten tehsils with the largest populations in Balochistan:

Rank	Tehsil	Population
1	Sariab	572,854
2	Turbat	470,605
3	Panjgur	392,277
4	Khuzdar	359,358
5	Chaman Saddar	336,079
6	Quetta Sadar	330,421
7	Pishin	325,641
8	Kuchlak	310,246
9	Jhatpat	302,498
10	Zhob	284,620

How Many Tehsils Are on the List?

The list above includes 163 entries covering the province’s districts, from Awaran and Khuzdar in the south to Zhob and Sherani in the north-east. Two names appear twice. “Dasht” refers to separate tehsils in Kech and Mastung districts. “Tamboo” appears twice with different figures in the source data. A small number of newer tehsils, such as Sakran, Baghbana and Chiltan, do not yet have published population or area figures.

Source and Data Basis

The listing is drawn from the 2023 census tables for Balochistan. These cover area, population by sex, sex ratio, population density, urban population, household size and annual growth rate.

Key Observations

• Urban areas dominate the top. Quetta Sadar, Sariab and Kuchlak, which sit in and around Quetta, account for three of the top ten places.
• Population does not follow size. Sariab has the most people but covers only 221 km².
• Sparse and large. Nok Kundi is the largest tehsil by area at 16,092 km², but has only about 30,600 people.
• Compact extremes. Chaman Tehsil has the smallest recorded area at 22 km².

Largest Tehsils by Land Area

Rank	Tehsil	Area (km²)
1	Nok Kundi	16,092
2	Awaran	13,075
3	Mashkel	11,663
4	Turbat	9,742
5	Zhob	9,322

Turbat and Zhob are the only tehsils in the top five by area that also rank in the top ten by population. Both are large and populous.

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Tehsil-level figures help with planning schools, health services, roads and local administration. In a province with long distances between settlements, knowing both population and land area gives a clearer picture of how services must be spread.

Related Rankings

• Tehsils of Balochistan by population
• Tehsils of Balochistan by land area
• Tehsils of Balochistan by literacy level
• Population density of Balochistan tehsils