Dasht Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل دشت کیچ) is a tehsil of Kech District in Makran, Balochistan, Pakistan. Dasht Tehsil consists of two sub-tehsils, Balnigore and Dasht.

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CountryPakistan
ProvinceBalochistan
DivisionMakran
DistrictKech District
Government
 • Assistant CommissionerJahanzaib Shahwani[1]
Area
 • Total
3,722 km2 (1,437 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total
121,065
Time zoneUTC 05:00 (PST)
Number of Union Councils6

Geography

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Dasht Teshsil is located in the south of Kech District. It is bordered by Gwadar District in the south, by Tump Tehsil in the northwest and Turbat Tehsil in the northeast.[3]

Subdivisions

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The tehsil is subdivided into six union councils: Balnegore, Darachko, Kombail, Koncheti, Khuddan and Zarain Bug.[3] The headquarters of the tehsil is Khuddan.[4][5][6]

Other populated places in the tehsil include Shooli, which is close to Gwadar District.

Demographics

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As of the 2017 census, the tehsil's population is 121,065. Dasht is the most populated of the two sub-tehsils with 76,470 inhabitants, while Balnigore has 44,595.[6]

Personalities

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Well-known personalities from Dasht Tehsil include Baloch poet Jan Dashti.

References

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  1. ^ "District Kech – Mekran Website". Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  2. ^ "Table-1 Area, Population by Sex, Sex Ratio, Population Density, Urban Proportion, Household Size and Annual Growth Rate (Kech District, 2017 Population Census)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "DEVELOPMENT PROFILE OF KECH/TURBAT DISTRICT" (PDF). ppaf.org.pk. 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  4. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Kech/Turbat - Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-08-05 at archive.today
  5. ^ "Balochistan-Kech -". Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  6. ^ a b "Population And Household Detail Blockwise - Kech District of Balochistan" (PDF). pp. 4–7.