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1981 |
1995 (projected) |
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Population |
265,342 |
555,557 |
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M/F Ratio |
1.03 |
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Population Density |
109 |
227 |
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No. of Households |
37,131 |
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Average Household size |
7.1 |
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Urban Population |
7% |
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M/F Ratio Urban |
1.21 |
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Rural Population |
93% |
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M/F Ratio Rural |
1.01 |
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Source: adjusted from 1981 census; NIPS Projection (1995) |
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POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN DISTRIBUTION |
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1998 CENSUS - BALOCHISTAN |
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Area |
Household |
Male |
Female |
Both Sexes |
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JAFARABAD DISTRICT |
62,054 |
219,122 |
201,960 |
421,082 |
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Rural |
52,664 |
176,131 |
162,974 |
339,105 |
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Urban |
9,390 |
42,991 |
38,986 |
81,977 |
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JHAT PAT TEHSIL |
30,195 |
107,936 |
99,969 |
207,905 |
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Rural |
25,239 |
84,400 |
78,688 |
163,088 |
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Urban |
4,956 |
23,536 |
21,281 |
44,817 |
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Dera Allah Yar T.C. |
3,983 |
19,640 |
17,624 |
37,264 |
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Sohbatpur T.C. |
973 |
3,896 |
3,657 |
7,553 |
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USTA MUHAMMAD TEHSIL |
31,859 |
111,186 |
101,991 |
213,177 |
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Rural |
27,425 |
91,731 |
84,286 |
176,017 |
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Urban |
4,434 |
19,455 |
17,705 |
37,160 |
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Usta Muhammad M.C. |
4,434 |
19,455 |
17,705 |
37,160 |
Population Growth Pattern
It is difficult to indicate the specific growth pattern for Jaffarabad only, as all population figures are based on estimates of NIPS and the NIPS estimates for both Jaffarabad and Naseerabad are based on data when the two districts were one. The joint estimated annual growth rate is 5.4%, which is among the highest in the Province. However, in the first place the population growth pattern for the two districts vary slightly. In the second place, within the district the growth pattern in rural areas is higher than urban areas. The urban areas are limited to the town of Usta Mohammad and Jhatpat . According to the 1981 census, the growth rate pattern can be realized as 4.41 for Usta Mohammad subdivision, and 4.88 for the (Jaffarabad) Jhatpat sub-division.
Family returning from work
Population Composition
There is no data available on the population composition in the district.
Household Size
According to the 1981 census the average household size in the district is 7.1 persons, which is below the average in Balochistan. The tribal homogeneity and entrenched family system advocate a joint family relationship. The families with literacy and outside family marriages have smaller households.
Dependent Population
The dependent population in the district consists of 46.4 percent of the total population (123,244 out of 265,342) according to the 1981 census. It was based on the groups aged from 1 to 14 and 70 years and above. The dependency ratio of women is much higher because of the lack of education, poverty and the prevailing social system. The joint family system takes care of the dependent population.
Rural-Urban Dimensions
The rural dimension of the Jaffarabad population, based on the 1981 census, is 92.9 % (246,596 out of 265,342).
Spatial Population Distribution
Houses are closely knit. The population all over the district lives in close homogeneity. Only in Quetta the population density is higher than in Jaffarabad.
Ethnic Composition
Jaffarabad district is ethnically / tribally heterogeneous. There are three ethnic groups inhabiting the district. They are Baloch, Jamoot/Jat and Brauhi. The two leading Baloch tribes are Khosa and Jamali. The Khosa tribe mainly lives in the east of the district while the Jamali tribesmen live in the west. The Khosa tribe has a little numerical edge over the Jamali tribe. They are followed by Jamoot, Brauhi and Sindhi. There are Syeds in the district. There are Gola, Mengal, Sasooli, Jattak, Lehri, Bungalzai, Shahwani, and Kakar tribes beside Khosa, Jamali, and Jamoot. Among the Brauhi tribes are Mengal, Jattak, Rakhsani.
A tribe is distinguished by its political affluence. Politically, the Jamali tribe is more effective. Jamali are more well off than Khosa. Despite their numerical strength, the Jamoots are less distinct as an ethnic community because of their lower standard of living and political weakness. Most of them are tenants and petty tillers on the lands owned by Jamali, Khosa and Umrani landlords. According to the District Gazetteer of 1901 they are said to "represent a congeries either of Muhammadans, nor Afghans, Baloch or Brahvis or Syeds. They were good cultivators and less extravagant than their Baloch neighbor".
The major language in the district is Sindhi. The other languages spoken are Balochi and Saraiki and even Brauhi. The Umrani and Jamali tribesmen speak Saraiki. The elite of Jamali tribe generally speak Saraiki. The Jamoots are both Sindhi and Saraiki speaking. Syeds speak Sindhi. The majority of the population is trilingual.
The Sindhi culture has a strong influence on the population because of the closeness of the area to Sindh province. It has been part of the Jacobabad district both before and after partition of Pakistan in 1947.
Urdu is spoken as a medium of education or communication between/among two different ethnic persons. Urdu is spoken in the major town of Dera Allah Yar. There is a small Pathan population (Kakar) living here. They speak Sindhi.
Nature and Extent of Migration
The district witnessed a large number of migration flows from other areas of Balochistan in search of livelihood because of the fertility of the area. A number of Baloch and Brauhi tribes, now locals of the area, actually migrated to the area 50 to 70 years ago, after the canals were dug and the area became irrigated.
The exact number of in-migrants to the district since 1981 is not recorded in any office. But it is one of the causes of the doubling of the population over the last 15 years. Migration from Sindh to the district during the last few decades was not common. Because of the agricultural fertility and availability of water the migration from the area is very limited. The migration from neighboring districts within the province is also very limited.
A large number of workers to work in rice fields and paddies may only be seasonal settlers . There is a seasonal migration into the district in winters along the canal. "Powandas" (nomads) and people from hilly areas come in winters. They are driven by the pursuit of pasture and shelter from snowy cold weather in hills. They leave in the beginning of summer season.
A large part of the district population has dual domicile of Balochistan and Sindh. It is particular the case for Khosa, Gola and Shawani living in Jafferabad, who simultaneously own land and villages in Jacobabad district.