• District Headquarters

Kohlu

• Date of Notification

6^th February 1974, reshaped in July 1983.

• Area

7,610 sq. km.

• Population

1981

1995

Male

Female

Total

(Projection)

36,366

34,903

71,269

105,050

• Sex Ratio m/f

1.04

n/a

• Population density per sq.km.

9.4

13.8

• Registered Voters (1996)

Male: 44,471

Female: 26,981

Total: 71,452

• Major Ethnic Groups

Balochs (mostly Marri).

• Major Languages

Balochi is spoken in 93.8 percent of the households.

• Climate

Arid with warm summer and cool winter.

• Major Crops (1994-95)

Area (Ha.)

Ave. Yield (kg/Ha.)

Wheat

5,710

1,368

Fodder

1,140

22,228

Fruits

810

8,188

Vegetables

349

15,845

Melons

265

14,377

Jowar

180

944

Condiments & Spices

158

9,462

Pulses

116

750

• Major livestock (1990)

Number

Sheep

835,521

Goats

509,231

Cattle

57,856

Camels

17,312

Draught Animals

2,959

Buffaloes

74

Total Livestock Units (LU)

767,884

• Economy

Agriculture is the major economic activity followed by livestock farming.

• Important Minerals

Coal is being mined out while occurrence of sulphur and salt has been indicated.

• Important Places

Kohlu, Mawand and Kahan.

• Education Facilities (1997)

For Boys

For Girls

Primary Schools

245

43

Middle Schools

16

3

High Schools

5

1

Intermediate College

1

0

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

Rs. 3720 (as per enrolment of all the primary students in Kohlu district in April 1996).

• Teacher-student ratio (1997)

Male

Female

Primary Section

1:14

1:24

Middle Section

1:5

1:4

High Section

1:13

1:9

Intermediate

1:9

1:0.5

• Health Facilities (1997)

Number

Hospital

1

Civil Dispensaries

32

Basic Health Units

19

Health Auxiliaries

4

Mother-Child Health Centres

2

Mobile Dispensary

1

TB Clinic

1

Private Clinics

4

• Water supply (coverage)

At present (1997), a small proportion (18.4%) of the population has access to drinking water through the functional water supply schemes of PHED.

• Energy (sources)

Fuel wood and dung-cakes are used for cooking and heating. Kerosene lamps are used for lighting by majority of the population while 4 villages have been electrified. Tubewells are run with electricity and diesel.

• Major Industries

There is no major industry in the district.

• Communication (1996)

Metalled Road

None

Shingle Road

986 km

Railway

None

Airport

None