• District Headquarters

Panjgur at Chitkan

• Date of Notification

1^st July 1977

• Area

16,891 sq.km.

• Population

1981

1995

Male

Female

Total

(Projection)

87,704

73,046

160,750

243,149

• Sex Ratio m/f

1.2

• Population density per sq.km.

9.5

14.4

• Registered Voters (1997)

Male: 36,072

Female: 34,088

Total: 70,160

• Major Ethnic Groups

An overwhelming proportion (about 98%) of the population is Baloch.

• Major Languages

Balochi.

• Climate

Arid with warm summer and cool winter.

• Major Crops (1994-95)

Area (Ha.)

Ave. Yield (Tonnes/Ha.)

Fruits

13,890

9.6

Wheat

1,740

1.4

Fodder

650

37.7

Barley

420

1.1

Vegetables

342

12.5

Condiments & Spices

108

15.1

• Major livestock (1996)

Number

Goats

187,825

Sheep

117,012

Camels

5,725

Cattle

12,983

Draught Animals

2,375

Livestock Units (LU)

172,364

Grazing Capacity (Ha./LU)

0.4

• Economy

Agriculture is the major economic activity followed by livestock farming, and government service. Trading community is involved in cross-border trade also.

• Important Minerals

No mining activity is reported in the district except for a limited quantity of Antimony.

• Important Places

A few archaeological sites including centuries old tombs, an old dam named Band-e-Gillar and remnants of a fort at Khudabadan are of interest in the district.

• Education Facilities (1996)

for Boys

for Girls

Primary Schools

168

59

Middle Schools

15

5

High Schools

11

4

Degree College

1

1

Elementary College

1

0

Vocational Institute

0

0

Private Primary Schools

4

English Language Institute

1

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

Rs. 1040 (as per enrolment of all the students in Panjgur in April 1996).

• Teacher-student ratio (1996)

Male

Female

Primary

1:30

1:68

Middle

1:15

1:45

High

1:15

1:41

Intermediate & Degree

1:41

1:8

• Health Facilities (1995)

Number

Hospital

1

Dispensaries

15

Rural Health Centre

1

Basic Health Units

11

Sub Health Centres

3

Mother-Child Health Centres

4

School Health Service

1

Private Clinics

10

• Water supply (coverage)

About one third of the population has access to potable water through water supply schemes.

• Energy (sources)

Wood and kerosene oil are widely used as fuel for cooking and heating, while illumination is arranged through kerosene oil lamps. Electricity, diesel power generators, and gas are used as fuel by a small proportion of the population for light, cooking, and heating.

• Major Industries

The only industry in Panjgur is a power generation plant owned by WAPDA.

• Communication (1996)

Metalled Road

58 km.

Shingle Road

1,597 km.

Railway

None

Airport

1