Chaman District

District in Balochistan, Pakistan

Chaman District ضلع چمن
District
Pakistan-Afghanistan Friendship Gate
Map of Balochistan with Chaman District highlighted in maroon
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Divisions	Quetta
Established	2021
Headquarters	Chaman
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	N/A
• District Chairman	Haji Amanullah (JUI(F))
• District Vice Chairman	Majeed Khan Achakzai (BAP)
Area
• Total	1,341 km² (518 sq mi)
Population (2023 Census of Pakistan)
• Total	466,218
• Density	350/km² (900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PKT)

Chaman District (Pashto: چمن ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع چمن) is a district of Balochistan Province, Pakistan.^[1]^[2] Chaman District was created after the bifurcation of Qila Abdullah District in 2021.^[2]^[3]

Administrative divisions

It contains the following Tehsils:^[2]^[3]

Chaman City Tehsil
Chaman Saddar Tehsil

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1961	26,087	—
1972	47,692	+5.64%
1981	68,848	+4.16%
1998	151,854	+4.76%
2017	434,561	+5.69%
2023	466,218	+1.18%
Sources:^[4]

As of the 2023 census, Chaman district has 61,915 households and a population of 466,218. The district has a sex ratio of 127.40 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 39.97%: 47.73% for males and 30.60% for females.^[5]^[6] 182,044 (39.05% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.^[7] 130,139 (27.91%) live in urban areas.^[5] 1,654 (0.35% of the surveyed population) are religious minorities, mainly Christians and some Hindus.^[8] Pashto is the predominant language, spoken by 99.37% of the population.^[9]

References

^ "District and Tehsil Level Population Summary With Region Breakup (population of old Chaman Tehsil which was upgraded to Chaman District in 2021)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "New division, two districts created in Balochistan". Dawn (newspaper). 30 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "New district, division established in Balochistan". GEO TV News website. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
^ ^a ^b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
^ "7th Population and Housing Census: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
^ "7th Population and Housing Census: Population by Mother Tongue, Sex and Rural/Urban" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.