Surab District (Balochi, Brahui and Urdu: سوراب), is a district located in central Balochistan province, Pakistan. Prior to its creation as a separate district in 2017, Surab was part of Kalat District.

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Surab District ضلع سوراب
District of Balochistan
Map of Balochistan with Surab District highlighted in maroon
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Division	Kalat
Established	2017
Headquarters	Surab
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	N/A
• District Police Officer	N/A
• District Health Officer	N/A
Area
• Total	762 km2 (294 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	200,857
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)

Administration

The headquarters of Surab district is Surab.

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 200,857, of which 102,427 were males and 98,430 females. Rural population was 165,260 (82.28%) while the urban population was 35,597 (17.72%). The literacy rate was 44.46% - the male literacy rate was 53.17% while the female literacy rate was 35.37%. 48 people in the district were from religious minorities. Brahui was the predominant language, spoken by 98.57% of the population.[1]

Surab is largely based on a tribal society and one of the main tribes would be the Muhammad Hassani tribe.

See also

• Surab, Pakistan
• Kalat District
• Balochistan, Pakistan

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