Kharan District

Kharan (Urdu: خاران) is a district in the north-west of Balochistan province of Pakistan.^[1] Kharan was notified as a district in 1951 and the Deputy Commissioner’s office started functioning on March 15, 1952. The Deputy Commissioner directly supervises all activities in the district and the functions of all departments through the district-level heads of these departments. The district is divided into five Tehsils, eleven Patwar Circles and 174 Mauzas (villages). Pakistan's second nuclear test was performed in the Kharan desert on May 30, 1998 with a miniaturised device yielding 60 percent of the Ras Koh Hills tests.

Government

The district is administratively divided into the following tehsils:

• Kharan, comprising five union councils:
  • Sarawan
  • North City
  • South City
  • Raskoh
  • Toumoulk
• Sar Kharan, comprising two union councils:
  • Joda-e-Kalat
  • Jamak

Demographics

The Population of the state was mainly Baloch tribes mainly, Yallanzai, Kubdani, Qambrani and Nausherwani and with some Brahui scattered across the area. Nausherwanis are considered as the Rulers of Kharan.Nausherwanis are the most respected and educated tribe in Kharan. The population of Kharan district was estimated to be over 197,500 in 2010. Over 99% of the people of the district are Muslims.

See also

• Kharan (princely state)
• Qila Ladgasht
• Nausherwani tombs

References