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Kech District

Kech District in Balochistan has 1,060,931 people and covers 22,539 sq km.

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Locator map of Kech highlighted within Balochistan.

1,060,931

People counted in the 2023 census

2nd of 34 districts in Balochistan. 7.1% of Balochistan

Bar chart of the population of Kech District at the 2017 and 2023 censuses. It rose from 907,182 to 1,060,931.
People counted in Kech at each census.

Change since 2017

CensusPeople
20231,060,931
2017907,182

Key numbers

  • 22,539 sq kmArea6.5% of Balochistan
  • 47.1People per sq kmAbove the Balochistan figure of 42.9
  • 36.4%Share living in towns and citiesAbove the Balochistan figure of 31.0%
  • 4.1People per householdBelow the Balochistan figure of 6.4
  • 109.82Men per 100 womenAbove the Balochistan figure of 109.02
  • 2.65%Population growth a yearBelow the Balochistan figure of 3.20%

Who lives here

GroupPeopleShare
Men555,21952.3%
Women505,58947.7%
Transgender people1230.0%
People in villages674,28563.6%
People in towns and cities386,64636.4%

Literacy and school attendance

PBS defines this literacy rate for people aged 10 and older. Rural and urban values are shown only where the census reports them.

GroupLiteracy rate
Overall49.6%
Men55.2%
Women43.5%
Rural43.8%
Urban60.2%

136,717 children aged 5–16 were recorded as out of school.

How this place ranks in Pakistan

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Inside Kech

Bar chart of the 8 biggest tehsils in Kech District by 2023 population. Turbat Tehsil is largest at 470,605.
The biggest tehsils in Kech, by people counted in 2023.
TehsilPeopleArea (sq km)Share
Turbat470,6059,742 sq km44.4%
Tump147,0411,945 sq km13.9%
Bulaida107,8471,997 sq km10.2%
Dasht90,0802,486 sq km8.5%
Zamoran71,6161,462 sq km6.8%
Hoshab66,5662,213 sq km6.3%
Mand56,7721,456 sq km5.4%
Balnigore50,4041,238 sq km4.8%

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Common questions about Kech

What is the population of Kech District?
Kech District had 1,060,931 people in the 2023 census. That is the 2nd largest of the 34 districts in Balochistan, and 7.1% of everyone there. The 2017 census counted 907,182, so there are 153,749 more people now.
How fast is Kech growing?
The population of Kech grew 2.65% a year between the 2017 and 2023 censuses. That is faster than Pakistan as a whole, which grew 2.55% a year.
How big is Kech?
Kech covers 22,539 square kilometres. That works out at 47.1 people per square kilometre. A household here holds 4.1 people on average.
How many people in Kech live in towns and cities?
386,646 people in Kech live in towns and cities and 674,285 live in villages. That makes it 36.4% urban, against 31.0% for Balochistan.
How many men and women live in Kech?
The census counted 555,219 men and 505,589 women in Kech. It also counted 123 transgender people. That is 109.82 men for every 100 women.
What is the literacy rate in Kech?
The 2023 census literacy rate for people aged 10 and older in Kech was 49.6%. It was 55.2% for men and 43.5% for women, a gap of 11.8 percentage points.
Where does Kech rank by population?
Kech ranks 81st of 136 districts in Pakistan by 2023 census population.

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