Dasht Tehsil
Dasht Kech | |
|---|---|
| Dasht | |
 Shooli, Dasht Tehsil | |
 Map of Dasht Tehsil | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| Division | Makran |
| District | Kech District |
| Government | |
| • Assistant Commissioner | Jahanzaib Shahwani[1] |
| Area | |
• Tehsil | 2,486 km2 (960 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | |
• Tehsil | 90,080 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
| • Urban | - |
| • Rural | 90,080 (100%) |
| Literacy (2023) | |
| • Literacy rate | 37.25% |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PST) |
| Number of Union Councils | 6 |
Dasht Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل دشت کیچ) is a tehsil of Kech District in Makran, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Geography
[edit]Dasht Tehsil is located in the south of Kech District. It is bordered by Gwadar District in the south, by Tump Tehsil in the northwest and Turbat Tehsil in the northeast.[3]
Subdivisions
[edit]The tehsil is subdivided into six union councils: Balnegore, Darachko, Kombail, Koncheti, Khuddan and Zarain Bug.[3] The headquarters of the tehsil is Khuddan.[4][5][6]
Other populated places in the tehsil include Shooli, which is close to Gwadar District.
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | 13,203 | — |
| 1998 | 19,560 | +2.34% |
| 2017 | 76,470 | +7.44% |
| 2023 | 90,080 | +2.77% |
| Sources: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics:[7] | ||
According to 2023 census, Tehsils had a population of 90,080 living in 21,083 households.[8] All population lives in rural areas.
As of the 2017 census, the tehsil's population is 76,470 inhabitants.[6]
Literacy
[edit]The overall literacy rate stands at 37.25%. A significant gender gap is also evident, with male literacy at 42.79% and females literacy at just 31.28%. These figures highlight persistent challenges in educational access, particularly for women and girls.
Personalities
[edit]Well-known personalities from Dasht Tehsil include Baloch poet Jan Dashti.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "District Kech – Mekran Website". Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "Table-1 Area, Population by Sex, Sex Ratio, Population Density, Urban Proportion, Household Size and Annual Growth Rate (Kech District, 2023 Population Census)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ a b "DEVELOPMENT PROFILE OF KECH/TURBAT DISTRICT" (PDF). ppaf.org.pk. 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Kech/Turbat - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-08-05 at archive.today
- ^ "Balochistan-Kech -". Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ a b "Population And Household Detail Blockwise - Kech District of Balochistan" (PDF). pp. 4–7.
- ^ "Table 4: Area and Population of Administrative Units by Rural/Urban: 1951–1998 Censuses" (PDF). Lahore School of Economics. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "Table 24: Housing Characteristics, Facilities of Toilet and Washroom Used by Households, Rural/Urban: Census 2023" (PDF). pbs.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
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