Hub District

Hub District
ضِلع حَب
Hub District ; ضِلع حَب
District of Balochistan
	Hub District
	Top: Gadani Beach; Bottom: Hanidan Tombs
	Map of Balochistan with Hub District highlighted
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Division	Qalat
Established	2022
Headquarters	Hub
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	Rohana Gul Kakar
• District Police Officer	N/A
• District Health Officer	Dr Noor Bux Bezanjo
Area
• Total	6,716 km2 (2,593 sq mi)
Population (2023)
• Total	382,885
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
• Urban	195,661
• Rural	37,782
Time zone	UTC+5 (PKT)

Hub District (Balochi, Lasi, Urdu: ضِلع حَب), is a coastal administrative district and located at southern part of Balochistan Province of Pakistan.^[2] The district was created after bifurcation of Lasbela District in 2022.^[2]^[3]

It is located in the south of the Balochistan province, Hub district is bordered by Arabian sea to its south, Lasbela district to its west, Karachi division to its south east, Dadu district to its north east, Jamshoro district to its east, Khuzdar to its north and north west.

Its Provincial Assembly seat is PB-21 and National Assembly seat is NA-257 shared with district Awaran & district Lasbela.

Sardar Muhammad Saleh Bhootani confirmed that the creation of Hub District is a long-standing demand of his people of PB-49 constituency.^[2]

Member, National Assembly of Pakistan (MNA) Mohammad Aslam Bhutani has thanked Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo for approving the creation of this district.^[2]

Administrative divisions

The district of Hub is administratively divided in five tehsils as:

Tehsil	Area (km²)^[4]	Pop. (2023)	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)	Literacy rate (2023)^[5]	Union Councils
Gadani Tehsil^[2]	419	29,215	69.73	48.57%	Gadani
Sonmiani Tehsil^[2]	2,616	67,991	25.99	35.80%	Sonmiani Winder
Hub Tehsil^[2]	868	233,443	268.94	44.35%	Allahabad Pathra Barot
Sakran Tehsil^[2]	...	...	...	...	Sakran
Dureji Tehsil^[2]	2,813	52,236	18.57	...	Dureji Lohi

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	N/A	—
1961	N/A	—
1972	N/A	—
1981	N/A	—
1998	163,194	—
2017	339,640	+3.93%
2023	382,885	+2.02%
Sources:^[6]

Population

According to 2023 population census, the district had a population of 382,885. However, At the time of the 2017 census, Hub district had 49,449 households and a population of 339,640. Hub had a sex ratio of 913 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 35.90% - 45.37% for males and 25.49% for females. 227,872 (67.09%) lived in urban areas. 105,437 (31.04%) were under 10 years of age.^[1]

Religions in Hub district (2017)
Religion			Percent
Islam			97.93%
Hinduism			1.67%
Other or not stated			0.40%

Religion

In the 2017 census, Islam was the predominant religion with 97.93%, while Hindus were 1.67% of the population.^[7]

Language

Languages of Hub district (2017)

Balochi (58.31%)

Sindhi (18.51%)

Brahui (15.80%)

Pashto (4.08%)

Saraiki (1.22%)

Others (2.08%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 58.31% of the population spoke Balochi, 18.51% Sindhi, 15.80% Brahui, 4.08% Pashto and 1.22% Saraiki as their first language.

References

^ ^a ^b "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Lasbela bifurcated, Hub made new district". Dawn (newspaper). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
^ "Zila (District), Tehsil & Town Councils Membership for Balochistan (old Hub Tehsil is shown in Lasbela District before Hub becoming a new District by itself in 2022)". National Reconstruction Bureaue, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
^ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
^ "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

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[2017census-1] "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

[:0-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Lasbela bifurcated, Hub made new district". Dawn (newspaper). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

[NRB-3] "Zila (District), Tehsil & Town Councils Membership for Balochistan (old Hub Tehsil is shown in Lasbela District before Hub becoming a new District by itself in 2022)". National Reconstruction Bureaue, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

[4] "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).

[5] "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).

[6] "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

[2023census-7] "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

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v t e Districts of Balochistan, Pakistan
Provincial capital: Quetta
Kalat	Awaran Kalat Khuzdar Hub Lasbela Mastung Surab
Makran	Gwadar Kech Panjgur
Nasirabad	Jafarabad Jhal Magsi Kachhi Nasirabad Sohbatpur Usta Muhammad
Quetta	Chaman Killa Abdullah Pishin Karezat^d Quetta
Sibi	Dera Bugti Harnai Kohlu Sibi Ziarat
Zhob	Killa Saifullah Sherani Zhob
Rakhshan	Chagai^a Kharan^b Nushki^a Washuk^b Chaman^a
Loralai	Barkhan^c Loralai^c Musakhail^c Duki^c
^a - formerly part of Quetta Division; ^b - formerly part of Kalat Division; ^c - formerly part of Zhob Division ; ^d - abolished