Outline Mastung

District at a Glance

 

  • District Headquarters

Mastung

Date of Notification

July 7,1991

· Area:

5,896 Sq: km

(started functioning on Feb: 18, 1992)

· Population

1981

1995 (projection)

 

Male:

67,000

Female:

65,000

Total:

132,000

Total:

200,000

· Sex Ratio m/f

1,03

 

 

 

· Population density (1995)

34/sq.km

 

 

 

· Registration of Voters (1991)

Male:

53,042

Female:

41,143

Total:

94,185

 

· Major Ethnic Groups

Brahvi

 

 

 

· Major Languages

Brahvi, Persian, Urdu and Pashto

· Climate

Dry in summer and cold in winter. The variation between day and night temperatures is large in all parts of the district. Rainfall is scanty. During winter, snow falls in Mastung and Dasht.

 

· Major Crops (1995)

 

Area in Hectares

Tonnes /Hectare

 

 

Wheat

19,250

1,982

 

 

Vegetables

692

15,697

 

 

Fruits

3,891

8,759

 

 

Jowar

70

1,000

 

 

Fodder

4,215

38,127

 

 

Barley

5,000

1,516

 

 

Onion

4,170

23,501

 

 

Melon

394

13,096

 

 

Cumin

4,300

605

 

 

 

 

 

 

· Major livestock (1996)

 

Number

 

 

 

Cattle

 

 

 

No separate data for

Sheep/Goats

 

 

 

Mastung available.

Draught Animals

 

 

 

 

Camels

 

 

 

 

Poultry

 

 

 

 

Livestock Unit (L.U.)

 

 

Grazing Capacity in L.U

 

· Economy

Agriculture, including horticulture, and mining

· Employment per sector m/f

 

 

 

 

· Important Minerals

coal

 

 

 

· Important Places

Mastung, Lack-Pass, Hazargunji and Degari Mines.

 

· Education Facilities (1995)

 

for boys

for girls

 

 

Primary

214

44

 

 

Middle

18

7

 

 

High

9

3

 

 

College

2

2

 

 

Vocational

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level of recurrent expenditure per school going child

Rs. 180/68

 

 

 

Pupils/teacher ratio

20.01

 

 

 

 

· Health Facilities (1995)

 

Number

 

 

 

Hospital

1

 

 

 

Dispensary

12

 

 

 

RHC

1

 

 

 

BHU

14

 

 

 

MCH Centre

3

 

 

 

Private Clinic

10

 

 

 

 

· Water supply (coverage)

Tube wells, springs and surface wells cover 59% of all households. Hand pumps and piped schemes cover 41%.

· Energy (sources)

For cooking purposes, wood, dung cake, piped gas, gas cylinders and electricity are used.

For lighting 35% of all households uses electricity and 65% uses kerosine oil.

· Major Industries

Coal mining, cottage industry, embroidery, woollen carpets and shoe making.

 

 

 

 

 

· Communication

Metalled

288 km

 

 

 

Shingle

269 km

 

 

 

Railway

104 km

 

 

 

Airport

-

 

 

 

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