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Hub District

Hub District is a coastal administrative district located in the southern part of Balochistan Province of Pakistan. The district was created after bifurcation of Lasbela District in 2022.

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Hub District
ضِلع حَب
District of Balochistan
Hub District
Top: Gadani Beach
Bottom: Hanidan Tombs
Map of Balochistan with Hub District highlighted
Map of Balochistan with Hub District highlighted
Country Pakistan
Province Balochistan
DivisionLasbela
Established2022
HeadquartersHub
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerRohana Gul Kakar
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerDr Noor Bux Bezanjo
Area
 • Total
6,716 km2 (2,593 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)1
 • Total
382,885
 • Density57.01/km2 (147.7/sq mi)
 • Urban
195,661 (51.10%)
 • Rural
37,782 (48.90%)
Literacy
2
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (44.35%)
  • Male:
    (53.87%)
  • Female:
    (34.34%)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)

Hub District (Balochi, Lasi, Urdu: ضِلع حَب) is a coastal administrative district located in the southern part of Balochistan Province of Pakistan.3 The district was created after bifurcation of Lasbela District in 2022.34

Hub district is bordered by Arabian sea to the south, Lasbela district to the west, Karachi division to the southeast, Dadu district to the northeast, Jamshoro district to the east, and Khuzdar to the north and northwest.

Its Provincial Assembly seat is PB-21 and National Assembly seat is NA-257 shared with the districts Awaran and Lasbela.

Sardar Muhammad Saleh Bhootani confirmed that the creation of Hub District is a long-standing demand of his people of PB-49 constituency3 and he thanked chief minister of Balochistan Abdul Quddus Bizenjo for approving the creation of this district.3

Administrative divisions

The district of Hub is administratively divided in five tehsils as:

Tehsil Area

(km²)5

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023)6

Union

Councils

Gadani Tehsil3 419 29,215 69.73 48.57% Gadani
Sonmiani Tehsil3 2,616 67,991 25.99 35.80% Sonmiani

Winder

Hub Tehsil3 868 233,443 268.94 44.35% Allahabad

Pathra Barot

Sakran Tehsil3 ... ... ... ... Sakran
Dureji Tehsil3 2,813 52,236 18.57 15.58% Dureji

Lohi

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951...—    
196131,075—    
197249,094+4.25%
198173,256+4.55%
1998163,194+4.82%
2017339,640+3.93%
2023382,885+2.02%
Sources:7

Population

According to 2023 population census, the district had a population of 382,885. However, At the time of the 2017 census, Hub district had 49,449 households and a population of 339,640. Hub had a sex ratio of 913 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 35.90% - 45.37% for males and 25.49% for females. 227,872 (67.09%) lived in urban areas. 105,437 (31.04%) were under 10 years of age.1

Religion

Religions in Hub district (2017)
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 97.93%
Hinduism
 
 1.67%
Other or not stated
 
 0.40%

In the 2017 census, Islam was the predominant religion with 97.93%, while Hindus were 1.67% of the population.8

Language

Languages of Hub district (2017)
  1. Balochi (58.3%)
  2. Sindhi (18.5%)
  3. Brahui (15.8%)
  4. Pashto (4.08%)
  5. Saraiki (1.22%)
  6. Others (2.08%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 58.31% of the population spoke Balochi, 18.51% Sindhi, 15.80% Brahui, 4.08% Pashto and 1.22% Saraiki as their first language.

Old Hub Canal

As of 13 August 2025, Old Hub Canal is under renovation.910 At this time it was almost 50 years old, and suffered leaks.10

New Hub Canal

On 13 August 2025, Bilawal Bhutto inaugurated New Hub Canal.9 Capacity of the new canal is 100 MGD (million gallons per day), while canal supply water from Hub Dam to Karachi.10 The canal will serve people in Keamari District and Karachi West.11 The cost of New Canal is Rs 12.8 billion.11

See also

See also

References

References

  1. "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  3. "Lasbela bifurcated, Hub made new district". Dawn (newspaper). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  4. "Zila (District), Tehsil & Town Councils Membership for Balochistan (old Hub Tehsil is shown in Lasbela District before Hub becoming a new District by itself in 2022)". National Reconstruction Bureaue, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  5. "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  6. "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, BALOCHISTAN" (PDF).
  7. "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  8. "Population by Sex, Religion and Rural/Urban, Census - 2023" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  9. "Bilawal inaugurates new Hub canal to address Karachi's water crisis". The Express Tribune. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  10. Ayub, Imran (20 July 2025). "Hub Canal, Korangi causeway among six projects to be ready in weeks, says mayor Karachi". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  11. Siddiqui, Tahir (24 July 2025). "Rs12.8bn new Hub Canal to become operational on Aug 14". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 15 August 2025.