Khuzdar

Khuzdar district, Balochistan — 997,214 people at the 2023 census.

Census, 1981 to 2023

Indicator	1981	1998	2017	2023
Population	276,449	417,466	798,896	997,214
Urban population		118,248	275,762	364,378
Yearly growth since the previous census		2.45%	3.47%	3.78%
Literacy rate (age 10+)		17.4%		38.6%
Female literacy rate		8.39%		31.4%
Average household size		5.40	6.59	6.10
Males per 100 females		111.4	110.5	116.8
Urban share		28.3%	34.5%	36.5%
People per km²		12	23	28
Area		35,380 km²	35,380 km²	35,380 km²

Schooling, connectivity and living conditions

Indicator	2014-15	2019-20	Balochistan, 2019-20
Adult literacy (15+)	37.0%	18.0%	44.0%
Net primary enrolment	67.0%	53.0%	56.0%
Children out of school (5-16)		60.0%	47.0%
People using the internet		7.55%	14.7%
People owning a mobile phone		23.6%	41.6%
Households with a smartphone		7.09%	21.2%
Households with tap water	18.0%	7.02%	32.2%
Households with a flush toilet	20.0%	1.00%	44.0%
Households cooking with gas		1.22%	34.8%
Households lit by electricity		38.3%	77.0%
Children (12-23 months) vaccinated against measles		37.0%	58.0%
Households moderately or severely food-insecure		29.3%	23.4%

Businesses and farms

Business establishments (2023)	20,191
People working in them (2023)	66,627
Farms (2024)	22,997
Cultivated area (2024)	346,816 acres
Tractors (2024)	1,783
Tubewells and lift pumps (2024)	3,682
Cattle (2024)	165,346
Buffaloes (2024)	32,152
Goats (2024)	3,083,061

Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. About the data · All districts