Outline District Killa Abdullah

District at a Glance

· District Headquarters :

Chaman

Date of Notification:

 

14-6-1993

· Area:

5263 km

 

 

 

· Population

1981

1995

(projection)

Male

Female

Total

 

87,013

83,577

170,590

Total 272,221

· Sex Ratio m/f

 

1.04:1

 

 

 

· Population density

 

32/sq km

 

 

 

52/sq km

· Registration of Voters January

(1997)

 

Male

99,853

 

Female

86,124

 

 

· Major Ethnic Groups

 

Pashtoon

 

 

 

· Major Languages

 

Pashto

 

 

 

· Climate

Semi-arid with warm summer and cold winter.

 

· Major Crops (1995/96)1

 

Area in ha

Tonnes / ha

 

Wheat

7,860

2.36

 

Potato

769

18.00

 

Fruits

19,256

10.17

 

Tobacco

113

1.68

 

Fodder

311

44.66

 

Barley

542

10.10

 

Melon

3,164

15.62

 

Onion

187

20.00

 

Vegetable

529

14.71

 

 

 

 

 

· Major livestock (1995-96)2

 

Number

 

 

Cattle

32,500

 

 

Sheep/Goats

216,348

 

 

Draught Animals

2,207

 

 

Camels

1,560

 

 

Livestock Unit (L.U.)

 

146,794

Grazing Capacity

in L.U.: 0.31

· Economy

 Horticulture & trade

 

· Important Minerals

Antimony

· Important Places

 Chaman, Killa Abdullah, Shella Bagh, Gulistan

And Khujak Tunnel.

 

· Education Facilities (1996)

 

For boys

for girls

 

 

Mosque

24

-

 

 

Primary

324

23

 

 

Middle

16

3

 

 

High

10

2

 

 

College

1

1

 

 

Vocational

-

-

 

 

  • Pupils/teacher ratio 1995

 

32:1 M

 

118:1 F

 

 

 

· Health Facilities (1995)

 

Number

 

 

 

Hospital

2

 

 

 

Dispensary

19

 

 

 

RHC

4

 

 

 

BHU

20

 

 

 

MCH Centre

2

 

 

 

Private Clinic

14

 

 

· Water supply (coverage)

 Major source PHE covers 41% of population

· Energy (sources)

 Electricity, wood, Animal dung, Kerosene oil, Gas Cylinder and Dry bushes.

· Major Industries

No major industry exist except 13 Flour Mills.

 

· Communication

Metalled (km)

153

 

 

 

Shingle (km)

1020

 

 

 

Railway (km)

73

 

 

 

Airport (No)

-

 

 

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