Surab District

For other uses of "Surab", see Surab (disambiguation).

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)
• Total	200,752
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)

Surab District (Balochi: سۏراپ), (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.

Administration

The town of Surab serves as the headquarters of the district.

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census the district had 25,170 households and a population of 200,752. Surab had a sex ratio of 961 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 44.46% - 53.17% for males and 35.37% for females. 35,597 (17.72%) lived in urban areas. 87,269 (43.47%) were under 10 years of age. 48 (0.02%) people in the district were from religious minorities. Brahui was the predominant language, spoken by 98.57% of the population.

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