A STATISTICAL PROFILE OF BALOCHISTAN

Total area of

Greater Balochistan. (Est.) 3,450,000 sq. miles

The Baloch Coast 960 miles

(From Somiani to Bandar Abbas)

Population. 19,500,000

Pakistani Balochistan

Population (1981) 4,305,000
Sex ratio 112
(Males per hundred Females)

Rural Urban 84:16

Population Density 12

(Person per sq. kin)

Housing Units (1981) 529,814
Villages/settlements 7400
Hospitals and Dispensaries (1982) 631
Enrolment in Schools (1982—83) 193,816
Enrolment in Colleges (1982-83) 5367
Enrolment in University (1982-83) 2034
Literacy ratio (official figures) 8.2%

Administrative Divisions. 6
Districts. 20
Sub-Divisions 47
Tehsil 94
Mettle Roads 3232 km
Industrial Units 16
Annual Growth Rate (1981) 7 %

Average Rainfall. 3 to 12 inches p/y