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Jhalawan

Jhalawan was an administrative division of the Khanate of Kalat, a princely state ruled by Brahuis that acceded to Pakistan in 1947. It was established in the 17th-century and its boundary was fixed with Sindh in 1853. It was located in the southeastern part of Kalat State, north of Las Bela, west of the Kacchi and Sindh and east of the Kharan and Makran.

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Jhalawan (Brahui: جھالاوان, romanized: Jhālāwān) was an administrative division of the Khanate of Kalat, a princely state ruled by Brahuis that acceded to Pakistan in 1947. It was established in the 17th-century and its boundary was fixed with Sindh in 1853. It was located in the southeastern part of Kalat State, north of Las Bela, west of the Kacchi and Sindh and east of the Kharan and Makran.

Demographics

Religious groups in the Jhalawan Division of Kalat State (British Baluchistan era)
Religious
group 		19111 19212 19313 19414
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 83,914 99.43% 79,293 99.48% 88,780 99.78% 52,194 99.85%
Hinduism 472 0.56% 417 0.52% 197 0.22% 78 0.15%
Sikhism 12 0.01% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0%
Christianity 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Zoroastrianism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Judaism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Jainism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Buddhism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Tribal N/a N/a N/a N/a 0 0% 0 0%
Others 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Total population 84,398 100% 79,710 100% 88,978 100% 52,272 100%
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