Kharan District

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Kharan District ضلع خاران ھاران دمگ‎ ضلع خاران
District of Balochistan
Kharan
Kharan Fort
Map of Balochistan with Kharan District highlighted
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Division	Rakhshan
Established	March 15, 1952
Headquarters	Kharan
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	N/A
• District Police Officer	N/A
• District Health Officer	N/A
Area
• District of Balochistan	14,958 km2 (5,775 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• District of Balochistan	260,352
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
• Urban	80,806
• Rural	179,546
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
District Councils	9 Union Councils
Number of Tehsils	3 (1 Sub Tehsils

Kharan district (Balochi: ھاران دمگ; Urdu: ضلع خاران) is a district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.

As of the 2023 census, Kharan district has 35,843 households and a population of 260,352. The district has a sex ratio of 115.79 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 41.07%: 51.78% for males and 29.36% for females.^[5][6] 107,876 (41.43% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.^[7] 80,806 (31.04%) live in urban areas.^[5]

In the 2023 census, 2,240 (1.05%) people in the district were from religious minorities, mainly Hindus.^[8]

At the time of the 2023 census, 91.24% of the population spoke Balochi and 8.5% Brahui as their first language.^[9]

According to the Pakistan District Education Rankings 2017, district Kharan is ranked at number 110 out of the 141 ranked districts in Pakistan on the education score index. This index considers learning, gender parity and retention in the district.

Literacy rate in 2014–15 of population 10 years and older in the district stands at 44% whereas for females it is only 27%.^[10]

Post primary access is a major issue in the district with 78% schools being at primary level. Compare this with high schools which constitute only 8% of government schools in the district. This is also reflected in the enrolment figures for 2016–17 with 6,987 students enrolled in class 1 to 5 and only 170 students enrolled in class 9 and 10.

Gender disparity is another issue in the district. Only 26% schools in the district are girls’ schools. Access to education for girls is a major issue in the district and is also reflected in the low literacy rates for females.

Moreover, the schools in the district lack basic facilities. According to Alif Ailaan district education rankings 2017, the district is ranked at number 141 out of the 155 districts of Pakistan for primary school infrastructure. At the middle school level, it is ranked at number 126 out of the 155 districts. These rankings take into account the basic facilities available in schools including drinking water, working toilet, availability of electricity, existence of a boundary wall and general building condition. Approximately 4 out of 5 schools do not have electricity in them. 1 out 3 schools lack a toilet and 3 out of 5 do not have a boundary wall. About 1 out of 2 schools do not have clean drinking water.

• Kharan (princely state)
• Nausherwani tombs
• Qila Ladgasht

Media related to Kharan District at Wikimedia Commons

• Kharan District at www.balochistan.gov.pk
• Kharan District Archived 2018-04-26 at the Wayback Machine at www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk

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