Usta Muhammad District

Usta Muhammad
استا محمد
District of Balochistan
Usta Muhammad
Map of Balochistan with Usta Muhammad District highlighted
Map of Balochistan with Usta Muhammad District highlighted
Coordinates: 28°10′42″N 68°2′35″E / 28.17833°N 68.04306°E / 28.17833; 68.04306
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
DivisionNasirabad
EstablishedSeptember 01 2022
HeadquartersUsta Mohammad
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerMuhammad Ramzan
 • District Police OfficerGulam Hussain Bajoi
 • MPASardarzada Mir Faisal Khan Jamali
Area
 • Total
953 km2 (368 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
292,060
 • Density306/km2 (794/sq mi)
Literacy
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (38.17%)
  • Male:
    (45.95%)
  • Female:
    (30.30%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Constituency ProvincialPB 17
WebsiteOfficial site

Usta Muhammad (Urdu: استہ محمد, Balochi استا محمد) district lies in the southeastern part of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. It is named after Mulla Mohammad Khan Usto. Usta Mohammad city serves as the district headquarters.

History

It was originally a city founded by the Usta branch of the Soomro Tribe. They were initially masters and skilled craftsmen of wood carving. Because they were masters (Ustads) of their craft, they began to be called "Usta" by caste. Former minister Dur Muhammad Usto used to say that Ustas are Soomras.

It was created in September 2022 by dividing Jaffarabad District.

Climate

The district is situated in the Kachhi plain basin with an average elavation of about 55 meters. The Summers are very hot and dry and Winters are cold. The region receives very less annual rainfall of about 90mm. The region was also affected by flooding in 2007 after Cyclone Yemyin.

Administration

The district is administratively subdivided into the following two Tehsils:

Tehsil Area

(km²)

 Pop.

(2023)

 Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

 Literacy rate

(2023)

 Union Councils Municipal Corporation
Usta Muhammad Tehsil 399 210,870 528.50 38.17% 11 MCUsta
Gandakha Tehsil 554 81,190 146.55 24.59% 09


TC

Demographics

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951...—    
196147,697—    
197274,316+4.11%
1981107,139+4.15%
1998160,230+2.40%
2017260,865+2.60%
2023292,060+1.90%
Sources:

According to 2023 census, Usta Muhammad District had a population of 292,060. At the time of the 2017 census the district had 27,372 households and a population of 260,865. Usta Muhammad district had a sex ratio of 963 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 29.52% - 39.72% for males and 19.02% for females. 76,753 (29.42%) lived in urban areas. 94,009 (36.03%) were under 10 years of age.

Religion

Religions in Usta Muhammad district (2023)
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 97.73%
Hinduism
 
 1.37%
Other or not stated
 
 0.9%

Majority of the population follow Islam with a small minority practicing Hinduism.

Languages

Languages of Usta Muhammad district (2017)
  1. Balochi (40.2%)
  2. Sindhi (24.7%)
  3. Saraiki (19.1%)
  4. Brahui (14.3%)
  5. Others (1.71%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 40.18% of the population spoke Balochi, 24.71% Sindhi, 19.05% Saraiki and 14.35% Brahui as their first language.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Usta Muhammad District Population (Census - 2017) (Usta Muhammad Tehsil became a District in 2022)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. ↑ census when Usta Muhammad & Gandakha were tehsils of Jaffarabad
  3. ↑ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Balochistan's new districts to bring prosperity: Farah". The Nation newspaper. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  5. 1 2 "History of District". bhc.gov.pk. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  6. ↑ PCO 2000, p. 1.
  7. ↑ Buriro Sewhani, Khair Mohammad (2005). Zatin Ji Encyclopedia (in Sindhi). Sewhan Sharif: Murad Publications. p. 51.
  8. 1 2 "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Jaffarabad (new Usta Muhammad District created from old Jaffarabad District in 2022)". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  12. ↑ "AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  13. ↑ "PBS Pakistan Bureau of Statistics". Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 May 2026.

Works cited

  1. ↑ The district was formed by carving Usta Muhammad and Gandakha tehsil out of Jaffarabad district.