Sohbatpur

Sohbatpur
صحبت پور
City
Sohbatpur is located in Balochistan, Pakistan
Sohbatpur
Sohbatpur
Location of Sohbatpur
Sohbatpur is located in Pakistan
Sohbatpur
Sohbatpur
Sohbatpur (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 28°31′06″N 68°32′38″E / 28.51833°N 68.54389°E / 28.51833; 68.54389
Country Pakistan
ProvinceBalochistan
DistrictSohbatpur
DivisionNasirabad Division
FounderSohbat Khan Gola
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Committee
 • ChairmanVacant
 • Vice-ChairmanVacant
 • MPASaleem Ahmed Khosa
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
14,728
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Calling code0838

Sohbatpur (Urdu: صحبت پور) or Sohbat Pur is a city in the Pakistani province of Balochistan. It is the headquarters of Sohbatpur District. Until 2012, the city was a Tehsil of Jaffarabad District. The Sohbatpur district was created by then Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan Mir Hazar Khan Khosa in May 2013.

Demographics

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19988,206—    
201712,867+2.40%
202314,728+2.28%
Source:

As of the 2023 census, Sohbatpur town had a population of 14,728.

Transportation

Sukkur-Quetta Highway N-65

Located approximately 24 km from Sohbatpur via Dera Allah Yar, this highway connects the region with Quetta, Sibi, and Sukkur.

Dera Allah Yar–Kashmore Road

An important regional route connecting Sohbatpur with Dera Allah Yar in Balochistan and Kashmore in the neighbouring province of Sindh.

References

  1. ↑ "PM Khoso inaugurates new district of Sohbatpur in Balochistan". Paktribune. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  2. ↑ "Sohbat Pur district". dawn.com. 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  3. ↑ "Khoso announces new district in Balochistan". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  4. ↑ "AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  5. ↑ "AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).