Balochistan’s tehsils in Pakistan, from most to least densely populated. Density is given in people per square kilometre (ppl/km²) and is shown alongside each tehsil’s total population.
Top 10 Most Densely Populated Tehsils in Balochistan
Chaman Tehsil: 5,915.41 people per km² (population 130,139)
Sariab Tehsil: 2,592.10 people per km² (population 572,854)
Kuchlak Tehsil: 1,723.59 people per km² (population 310,246)
Dera Murad Jamali: 945.99 people per km² (population 265,822)
Saranan Tehsil: 785.02 people per km² (population 65,157)
Shaheed Meharabad Zehri: 609.50 people per km² (population 66,435)
Usta Muhammad Tehsil: 528.50 people per km² (population 210,870)
Faridabad Tehsil: 503.27 people per km² (population 68,948)
Panhwar Tehsil: 481.05 people per km² (population 47,624)
Jhatpat Tehsil: 438.40 people per km² (population 302,498)
Highest and Lowest Density
Chaman Tehsil is the most densely populated, at 5,915.41 ppl/km². The least densely populated tehsil with data is Nok Kundi, at 1.90 ppl/km², so Chaman is more than 3,000 times denser. Taftan (2.07), Yakmach (3.03), Awaran (3.50) and Kashatu (3.65) are also among the thinnest. Many of these are large, arid or mountainous areas with scattered settlements.
How Density Is Distributed
Only three tehsils (Chaman, Sariab and Kuchlak) have more than 1,000 people per km². The 38 tehsils above 100 ppl/km² make up about a quarter of the list. The median tehsil has roughly 48 ppl/km², and 22 tehsils fall below 10.
Density Versus Population Size
A high density does not always mean a large population. Chaman Tehsil has the highest density but only 130,139 residents, because it covers a small area. Sariab Tehsil has the largest population in the top 10 at 572,854, and Jhatpat has 302,498 despite ranking tenth for density. Panhwar (47,624) and Saranan (65,157) have small populations but still rank in the top 10. At the other extreme, Turbat has 470,605 people but a density of only 48.31 ppl/km² because its area is so large.
The Top 10 Combined
Together, the top 10 tehsils hold about 2.04 million people. They are concentrated around the Quetta region and the Pishin–Chaman corridor, plus the Nasirabad and Jaffarabad belt in the east.
Tehsil
Density (ppl/km2)
Population
1
Chaman Tehsil
5,915.41
130,139
2
Sariab Tehsil
2,592.10
572,854
3
Kuchlak Tehsil
1,723.59
310,246
4
Dera Murad Jamali
945.99
265,822
5
Saranan Tehsil
785.02
65,157
6
Shaheed meharabad zehri
609.5
66,435
7
Usta Muhammad Tehsil
528.5
210,870
8
Faridabad Tehsil
503.27
68,948
9
Panhwar Tehsil
481.05
47,624
10
Jhatpat Tehsil
438.4
302,498
11
Gidder
437.22
89,631
12
Surab Tehsil
409.74
95,469
13
Qilla Abdullah Tehsil
401.3
165,738
14
Hurramzai Tehsil
353.69
147,844
15
Harnai Tehsil
316.61
82,001
16
Manjipur Tehsil
288.1
23,624
17
Pishin Tehsil
271.59
325,641
18
Hub Tehsil
268.94
233,443
19
Bostan Tehsil
267.32
49,721
20
Quetta Sadar Tehsil
257.54
330,421
21
Chaman Saddar Tehsil
254.8
336,079
22
Saeed Muhammad Kanrani Tehsil
236.04
18,175
23
Mastung Tehsil
234.57
162,319
24
Meer Hassan Tesil
233.19
53,400
25
Hayrvi Tehsil
231.38
16,891
26
Tamboo Tehsil
218.91
149,518
27
Kohlu Tehsil
208.01
48,050
28
Sohbatpur Tehsil
194.14
64,844
29
Balanari Tehsil
149.65
60,158
30
Gandakha Tehsil
146.55
81,190
31
Duki Tehsil
146.37
137,294
32
Killa Saifullah Tehsil
138.27
152,516
33
Panjgur Tehsil
133.2
392,277
34
Baiker Tehsil
129.5
33,410
35
Dasht e Goran
127.92
27,503
36
Machh Tehsil
106.32
75,272
37
Toisar Tehsil
105.41
56,818
38
Bori Tehsil
102.42
225,642
39
Kan Mehtarzai
89.55
34,298
40
Muslim Bagh Tehsil
88.86
83,795
41
Grisani Tehsil
87.62
15,246
42
Bela Tehsil
84.65
129,264
43
Khattan
82.67
22,900
44
Gulistan Tehsil
82.34
126,474
45
Sibi Tehsil
79.51
154,970
46
Jiwani Tehsil
77.1
35,004
47
Musakhel Tehsil
75.7
49,809
48
Tump Tehsil
75.6
147,041
49
Sani Tehsil
75
150,821
50
Darug Tehsil
72.4
21,792
51
Khad Koocha Tehsil
72.37
46,316
52
Tamboo Tehsil
69.87
37,449
53
Mangocher Tehsil
69.81
80,138
54
Gadani Tehsil
69.73
29,215
55
Jhal Magsi Tehsil
69.4
116,528
56
Dasht Tehsil
64.89
67,935
57
Bhag Tehsil
63.98
83,687
58
Barshore Tehsil
62.06
141,994
59
Sinjawi Tehsil
61.05
110,623
60
Barkhan Tehsil
59.83
210,249
61
Khuzdar Tehsil
58.8
359,358
62
Nal Tehsil
57.86
103,631
63
Gwadar Tehsil
57.02
147,673
64
Baba Kot Tehsil
55.49
53,661
65
Dera Bugti Tehsil
54.95
50,943
66
Wadh Tehsil
54.88
116,229
67
Buleda Tehsil
54
107,847
68
Ziarat Tehsil
53
78,912
69
Gandavah Tehsil
53
71,230
70
Nushki Tehsil
51.17
190,905
71
Dhadar Tehsil
51.06
49,836
72
Uthal Tehsil
50.65
88,933
73
Zamuran Tehsil
48.98
71,616
74
Turbat Tehsil
48.31
470,605
75
Karezat Tehsil
48.19
59,756
76
Shahrig Tehsil
47.24
29,005
77
Sherani Tehsil
44.47
191,687
78
Kalat Tehsil
44.19
167,405
79
Dobandi Tehsil
43.49
69,759
80
Balnigor Tehsil
40.71
50,404
81
Kardigap Tehsil
39.51
36,701
82
Zimri Plaseen Tehsil
38.99
9,670
83
Mand Tehsil
38.99
56,772
84
Zehri Tehsil
37.53
150,928
85
Dasht Tehsil
36.23
90,080
86
Kharan Tehsil
35.37
104,035
87
Tiyar Essot Tehsil
35.34
10,568
88
Chattar Tehsil
33.59
32,276
89
Sui Tehsil
32.85
126,725
90
Landhi Tehsil
32.47
8,638
91
Thal Chutyali Tehsil
30.82
32,205
92
Loiband Tehsil
30.55
29,693
93
Zhob Tehsil
30.53
284,620
94
Hoshab Tehsil
30.08
66,566
95
Lehri tehsil
29.72
53,999
96
Kallag Tehsil
29.71
21,095
97
Mekhtar Tehsil
29.58
46,790
98
Kahan Tehsil
28.73
107,840
99
Ashwat Tehsil
27.85
25,094
100
Karkh Tehsil
26.62
145806
101
Gresha Tehsil
26.57
69,665
102
Mirpur Tehsil
26.37
15,610
103
Sonmiani Tehsil
25.99
67,991
104
Luni Tehsil
24.62
13,615
105
Sar-Kharan Tehsil
24.3
86,015
106
Shinki Tehsil
24.24
59,258
107
Lakhra Tehsil
23.92
46,744
108
Gowargo Tehsil
21.56
31,718
109
Badini Tehsil
20.95
20,640
110
Mashkay Tehsil
19
45,938
111
Dureji Tehsil
18.57
52,236
112
Chagai Tehsil
18.49
73,482
113
Panjpai Tehsil
17.74
21,371
114
Maiwand Tehsil
17.71
51,635
115
Shahgori Tehsil
16.48
59,061
116
Dalbandin Tehsil
15.78
122,918
117
Pasni Tehsil
15.37
74,128
118
Kanraj Tehsil
13.44
15,996
119
Nag Tehsil
13.25
57,467
120
Talao Tehsil
12.92
21,930
121
Ornach Tehsil
12.41
41,811
122
Johan Tehsil
11.85
15,731
123
Saroona Tehsil
11.17
36,380
124
Besima Tehsil
10.54
63,368
125
Suntsar Tehsil
10.39
20,523
126
Khost Tehsil
10.23
16,565
127
Moola Tehsil
9.96
32,689
128
Ormara Tehsil
9.95
27,832
129
Patkain Tehsil
9.62
20,499
130
Paroom Tehsil
9.21
31,113
131
Kingri Tehseel
9.13
33,618
132
Korak Jhao Tehsil
9.04
27,652
133
Sambaza Tehsil
8.71
25,150
134
Liari Tehsil
8.53
17,155
135
Dak Tehsil
8.19
16,929
136
Tohumulk Tehsil
7.85
49,803
137
Washuk Tehsil
7.42
55,585
138
Gishkaur Tehsil
6.87
31,462
139
Aranji Tehsil
6.78
50,533
140
Gazg Tehsil
5.96
8,286
141
Mashkel Tehsil
5.76
67,142
142
Kutmandai Tehsil
4.93
9,748
143
Jhal Jhao Tehsil
4.41
28,132
144
Gichk Tehsil
4
33,578
145
Sangan Tehsil
3.94
5,431
146
Kashatu Tehsil
3.65
5,810
147
Awaran Tehsil
3.5
45,774
148
Yakmach
3.03
22,908
149
Taftan Tehsil
2.07
19,259
150
Nok Kundi Tehsil
1.9
30,625
151
Sakran Tehsil
152
Baghbana Tehsil
153
Amuri tehsil
154
Chilgazi tehsil
155
Shaheed Jahangir Abad
156
Phelawagh Tehsil
157
Gayab Tehsil
158
Solband Tehsil
159
Jaffarabad Tehsil
160
Chiltan Tehsil
161
Zarghoon Tehsil
162
Khanozai Tehsil
163
Qamar Din Karez Tehsil
Balochi people
Source: CENSUS 2023, BALOCHISTAN: AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE
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