Kohlu District

Kohlu District ضلع کوہلو کۏهلو دمگ‎
District of Balochistan
Map of Balochistan Districts with Kohlu District highlighted
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Division	Sibi
Established	1974
Headquarters	Kohlu
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	N/A
• District Chairman	Mir Nisar Ahmed Marri (PTI)
• District Vice Chairman	Ghazi Khan Loharani (PTI)
Area [1]
• Total	7,610 km2 (2,940 sq mi)
Population  (2017 Census of Pakistan)[2]
• Total	214,350
• Density	28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils	3

Kohlu district (Balochi: کوہلو, Urdu: ضلع کوہلو) is a district of the Balochistan province of Pakistan.^[3] It is bounded in the north by Loralai District, with Dera Bugti in the south, Barkhan in the east, and Sibi District in the west.

Demographics

At the 2017 census, the district had 25,962 households and a population of 214,350.^[2] Kohlu had a sex ratio of 908 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 18.77% - 25.91% for males and 10.48% for females. 77,735 (36.34%) were under 10 years of age. 17,443 (8.15%) lived in urban areas. 289 (0.14%) people in the district were from religious minorities.

At the time of the 2017 census, 93.15% of the population spoke Balochi and 5.09% Pashto as their first language.

Education

According to the Pakistan District Education Rankings 2017, district Kohlu is ranked at number 116 out of the 141 ranked districts in Pakistan on the education score index. This index considers learning, gender parity and retention in the district.

Literacy rate in 2014–15 of population 10 years and older in the district stands at 32%, whereas for females it is only 12%.^[4]

Post primary access is a major issue in the district with 91% of schools being at primary level. Compare this with high schools, which constitute only 4% of government schools in the district. This is also reflected in the enrollment figures for 2015–17 with 2,754 students enrolled in class 1 to 5 and only 8 students enrolled in class 9 and 10.

Gender disparity is another issue in the district. Only 20% schools in the district are girls’ schools. Access to education for girls is a major issue in the district and is also reflected in the low literacy rates for females.

Moreover, the schools in the district lack basic facilities. According to Alif Ailaan district education rankings 2017, the district is ranked at number 150 out of the 155 districts of Pakistan for primary school infrastructure. At the middle school level, it is ranked at number 149 out of the 155 districts. These rankings take into account the basic facilities available in schools including drinking water, working toilet, availability of electricity, existence of a boundary wall and general building condition. More than 4 out of 5 schools do not have electricity. 9 out 10 schools lack a toilet and 3 out of 4 schools do not have a boundary wall. 1 out of 2 schools do not have clean drinking water.

References

Bibliography

• 1998 District census report of Kohlu. Census publication. Vol. 22. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kohlu District.

• Kohlu District at www.balochistan.gov.pk
• Kohlu District Archived 2018-04-26 at the Wayback Machine at www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk

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