Musakhel in comparison to Balochistan
The data and other information provided so far in this District Profile, were in
most cases district specific. They reflected the situation in Musakhel district without
providing a relation with the situation in other districts or in the province as a whole.
To add that perspective, 32 indicators have been compiled on which the districts can be
compared. These indicators can be found in the table on the following two pages. Each of
the 26 districts is ranked on each of the indicators.
The relative position of Musakhel district with regard to the 32 indicators is given in
the diagram on the third page. It is a bottom-up ranking: position nr. 1 means the highest
score on that indicator, while position nr. 26 means the lowest score. An overall ranking
of the districts is not given, since that would require attaching a weight to each of the
indicators.
- The table indicates that Musakhel district has a comparatively small area, while its
population ranking is in the middle. This implies a relatively high population density.
The estimated population growth rate is much higher than the one of the province as a
whole.
- The district scores low on nearly all the agricultural indicators (such as area
cultivated, total production and total value of production); but the value of production
per cultivated ha. is relatively high, which seems to point a a good productivity.
- The text in chapter 5 (5.2.) makes it clear that livestock is an important economic
activitiy which involves a large part of the population of Musakhel. The density of
livestock scores in the top half, but the value per capita of the livestock offtake
takes the 8th position from the bottom.
- The enrolment figures for boys and girls in primary education are the lowest in the
province. These low enrolment figures might partly explain why the ratio between number of
pupils and teachers on primary schools is relatively favourable.
- Musakhel district is still in want of a hospital (currently a district hospital is under
construction), which makes its position in the top on the population per bed indicator not
surprising. Since there is no practising doctor in the district, the same position is
taken on the population per doctor indicator.
- The district scores low as far as coverage of the population with water supply schemes
is concerned.
- The density of metalled road is in Musakhel the lowest of all districts in Balochistan,
while for shingle roads the district takes a relatively high position.
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