Sherani (District)

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Sherani District
State : Pakistan Pakistan
Province : Balochistan
Seat : Stano Raaghah
Coordinates : 26 ° 40 ′  N , 64 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 26 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  N , 64 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  E
Area : 2 800  km²
 
Residents : 153,116 (2017)
Population density : 55 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : PST ( UTC + 5 )
Map of Pakistan, position of Sherani district highlighted

Sherani District is an administrative district in Pakistan in Balochistan Province . The seat of the district administration is the city of Stano Raaghah .

The district has an area of ​​2800 km² and according to the 2017 census 153,116 inhabitants. The population density is 55 inhabitants / km².

geography

The district is located in the extreme northeast of the Balochistan Province, which is located in western Pakistan. Much of Sherani consists of rough, mountainous and difficult to access terrain.

climate

The climate in the district is pleasant in summer and extremely cold in winter. In autumn the weather becomes very dry. The rainy season is mostly in June, July and August. It is accompanied by thunderstorms and storms from July to September due to the diversion of monsoon winds westward from Punjab . The higher altitude areas are exposed to heavy snowfall and blizzards in winter.

history

The district was created in 2006 from parts of Zhob .

Administrative division

The district is administratively divided into a Tehsil :

Demographics

Between 1998 and 2017 the population grew by 3.35% annually. 100% of the population lives in rural regions. 84,994 men, 68,115 women and 7 transgender people live in 21,213 households, resulting in a gender ratio of 124.8 men per 100 women, which is a common surplus for Pakistan.

The literacy rate in 2014/15 among the population aged 10 and over was 38% (women: 6%, men: 68%).

year population
1998 81,684
2017 153.116

economy

Most of the workers are employed in agriculture. The district is completely rural and there is almost no industry.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017. August 29, 2017, accessed May 30, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Pakistani Districts wise Population Census 2017. Accessed May 30, 2019 .
  3. ^ A b c District Development Profile: Sherani. Retrieved June 28, 2019 .
  4. ^ Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (2016). Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey 2014-15. Government of Pakistan, accessed June 29, 2019 .