Panjgur District
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Panjgur is a district
in the west of Balochistan
province of Pakistan
. Panjgur was one of the three tehsils of Makran District until 1 July 1977 when that district became Makran Division
and Panjgur became a district. Some of the towns that are within Panjgur District are Tasp, Paroom, Washbood, Gramkan, Khudabadan, Chitkan, Tar Office, Sarikoran, Bonistan, Hiraap, Sarekalat, Isaai and Surdoo. Tar Office is the main town of Panjgur, where most of the offices are situated. Tar office used to be offices for British Army during British Raj as the headquarter of Makran. A few archaeological sites including centuries old tombs, an old dam named Band-e-Gillar and remnants of a fort at Khudabadan are of interest in the district.
In Panjgur there are 6 high schools, 40 primary schools for girls, 8 primary schools for boys, 18 middle schools of which 3 schools are for girls,some private schools, 1 teacher training school and one inter college. The historical castle of Nawab kharan is also present at Panjgur.
s which contain a total of 16 Union Councils
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is spoken in Panjgur as a local language. The majority of the population works in agricultural activities revolving around dates.
Districts of Pakistan
The Districts of Pakistan are the second order administrative divisions of Pakistan. Districts were the third order of administrative divisions, below provinces and "divisions", until the reforms of August 2000, when "divisions" were abolished...
in the west of Balochistan
Balochistan (Pakistan)
Balochistan is one of the four provinces or federating units of Pakistan. With an area of 134,051 mi2 or , it is the largest province of Pakistan, constituting approximately 44% of the total land mass of Pakistan. According to the 1998 population census, Balochistan had a population of...
province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Panjgur was one of the three tehsils of Makran District until 1 July 1977 when that district became Makran Division
Makran Division
Makran Division was an administrative division of the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.Disctricts of Makran DivisionGwadarTurbatPanjgoor-See also:*Makran...
and Panjgur became a district. Some of the towns that are within Panjgur District are Tasp, Paroom, Washbood, Gramkan, Khudabadan, Chitkan, Tar Office, Sarikoran, Bonistan, Hiraap, Sarekalat, Isaai and Surdoo. Tar Office is the main town of Panjgur, where most of the offices are situated. Tar office used to be offices for British Army during British Raj as the headquarter of Makran. A few archaeological sites including centuries old tombs, an old dam named Band-e-Gillar and remnants of a fort at Khudabadan are of interest in the district.
In Panjgur there are 6 high schools, 40 primary schools for girls, 8 primary schools for boys, 18 middle schools of which 3 schools are for girls,some private schools, 1 teacher training school and one inter college. The historical castle of Nawab kharan is also present at Panjgur.
Administration
The district is administratively subdivided into three tehsilTehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
s which contain a total of 16 Union Councils
Union Councils of Pakistan
A sherwan or village council in Pakistan is an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by a nazim and a naib nazim...
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Population
The population of Panjgur district is about 380,001. Over 99% of the people of the area are Sunni Muslims. BalochiBalochi language
Balochi is a Northwestern Iranian language. It is the principal language of the Baloch of Balochistan, Pakistan, eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan. It is also spoken as a second language by some Brahui. It is designated as one of nine official languages of Pakistan.-Vowels:The Balochi vowel...
is spoken in Panjgur as a local language. The majority of the population works in agricultural activities revolving around dates.