• District Headquarters

Killa Saifullah

• Date of Notification

14^th December 1988

• Area

10,609 sq.km.

• Population

1981

1995

Male

Female

Total

(Projection)

83,003

69,131

152,134

234,534

• Sex Ratio m/f

1.2

-

• Population density per sq.km.

13.1

20.1

• Registered Voters (1997)

Male: 58,374

Female: 47,434

Total: 105,808

• Major Ethnic Groups

Except a negligible proportion, all of the population is Pushtun, majority of which belongs to the Kakar tribe.

• Major Languages

Pushto is spoken in about 99 percent of the households in the district.

• Climate

Semi-arid with warm summer and cool winter.

• Major Crops (1994-95)

Area (Ha.)

Ave. Yield (kg/Ha.)

Wheat

6,630

2,241

Fruits

5,284

11,182

Spices & Coriander

1,760

7,807

Vegetables

1,250

14,382

Potato

1,150

13,104

Barley

1,000

1,370

Tobacco

1,000

1,850

Maize

800

900

Melons

650

16,800

Fodder

490

37,857

Pulses

400

588

Jowar

400

925

• Major livestock (1990)

Number

Sheep

422,974

Goats

313,727

Cattle

22,069

Draught Animals

13,854

Camels

9,574

Buffaloes

81

Total Livestock Units (LU)

407,616.5

Grazing Capacity (Ha./LU)

0.9

• Economy

Agriculture and horticulture are the major economic activities, followed by livestock farming.

• Important Minerals

Chromite, magnesite, asbestos, granite and gabro.

• Important Places

Killa Saifullah, Muslim Bagh and Kan Mehterzai.

• Education Facilities (1996)

for Boys

For Girls

Primary Schools

278

54

Middle Schools

16

4

High Schools

8

2

Intermediate College

1

0

Private Primary Schools

2

English Language Institute

1

• Level of recurrent expenditure per primary student (1995-96)

Rs. 2,867.6 (as per enrolment of all the primary school students in the district in April 1996).

• Teacher-student ratio (1996)

Male

Female

Primary

1:18

1:29

Middle

1:8

1:19

High

1:13

1:6

Intermediate

1:19

1:1

• Health Facilities (1996)

Number

Hospital

2

Rural Health Centre

1

Dispensaries

20

Basic Health Units

11

Sub Health Centres

3

Private Clinics

10

• Water supply (coverage)

In 1997, about one third (32.4%) of the population has access to drinking water through water supply schemes of PHED.

• Energy (sources)

Mainly fuel wood is used for cooking and heating while kerosene lamps are the major source of light.

• Major Industries

There is no major industry in the district.

• Communication (1996)

Metalled Road

219.5 km

Shingle Road

186 km

Railway

narrow gauge (abandoned)

Airport

None