Awaran District is a district

Districts of Pakistan

The Districts of Pakistan are the second order administrative divisions of Pakistan. Districts were the third order of administrative divisions, below provinces and "divisions", until the reforms of August 2000, when "divisions" were abolished...

 in the south of the Balochistan

Balochistan (Pakistan)

Balochistan is one of the four provinces or federating units of Pakistan. With an area of 134,051 mi2 or , it is the largest province of Pakistan, constituting approximately 44% of the total land mass of Pakistan. According to the 1998 population census, Balochistan had a population of...

 province

Subdivisions of Pakistan

The administrative units of Pakistan consist of four provinces, one federal capital territory, and a group of federally-administered tribal areas...

 of Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. It was notified as a separate district on 11 November 1992. It is considered the poorest district in the province.

Administration

The district is administratively subdivided into the following tehsil

Tehsil

A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....

s:

• Awaran
  Awaran Tehsil
  Awaran is an administrative subdivision, of Awaran District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 3 Union Councils....
  
  
• Jhal Jhao
  Jhal Jhao Tehsil
  Jhal Jhao is an administrative subdivision, of Awaran District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into 2 Union Councils....
  
  
• Mashkai
  Mashkai Tehsil
  Mashkai is a tehsil of Awaran District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into three Union Councils, these are:* Gajjar* Nokjo* Parwar-Demography:...
  
  

It also has eight patwar circles – Jebree, Gajar, Parwar

Parwar

Parwar may refer to:*Parwar, Pakistan - town in Pakistan*Parwar - a Jain community...

, Peelar Jah, Awaran

Awaran

Awaran is the capital of Awaran District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. As well as district capital the town serves as tehsil headquarters and as a Union Council.-References:...

, Gashkore, Peelar Jhao and Camp Jhao; and 216 mauzas (villages).

Demographics

Over 98% of the people of the area are Muslims and a small Zikri

Zikri

The Zikris are a branch of Islam settled in Balochistan region of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. They are followers of Imam e Akhar Zama . The name Zikri comes from the Arabic word dhikr . The Zikri sect developed within Sunni Hanafi during the 18th century Mahdi movement as a reaction to British...

 minority. The tribes in Awaran are divided into several clans, the Baloch

Baloch people

The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....

 tribes in the district are, Rind

Rind (tribe)

Rind are a Baloch tribe settled in the Balochistan province of Iran, and the Balochistan Province of Pakistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan....

, Qambrani

Qambrani

Qambrani or Qambarani is a Baloch tribe in Sindh and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan.'qambrani are balouchs'The Qambrani are a clan of Chandio tribe. The clans of Chandio, like Husnani, Aajbani, Qambrani, Ghaibiani, Marfani, Choliyani, Bangulani, Misrani, Mirwani, Sakhani, Bhunda...

, Bizenjo

Bizenjo

Bizenjo is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan. This tribe is mainly located in Awaran Districtkolwa and grashag and district khuzdar,naal,ornach mountains till jhaoo and lasbella,and in district makran,gwadar,pasni,turbat the bizenjo tribe has four clans hamalani,tumrani,omrani,sehpaad sardar aslam...

, Mirwani, Mengal

Mengal

Mengal is a Brahui / Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Pakistan- Demographics :The Mengal tribe is one of the largest Baloch tribe. Mengal people speak Brahui, a Dravidian language that has been heavily influenced by other Iranian languages spoken in the area, especially Balochi...

, and Kalyar

Kalyar

The Kalyar is a prominent Punjabi tribe in Pakistan, found among both the Rajputs and Jats communities.- Origin :According to their traditions, the tribe claims descent from a Bhatti Rajput nobleman, a Rana Rajwadhan. The Rana lived in Ghazni, and then moved to Delhi in India. After sometime, he...

.

Agriculture

Agricultural production in the district is very limited with wheat

Wheat

Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...

 being the principal crop. Besides wheat, barley

Barley

Barley is a major cereal grain, a member of the grass family. It serves as a major animal fodder, as a base malt for beer and certain distilled beverages, and as a component of various health foods...

 is the other major Rabi crop

Rabi crop

Different crops have different requirements for their proper growth , as they grow in different season . Based on the season in which they grow , crops are categorised as:-1.rabi crops2.kharif crops...

. Kharif crops are fruits and pulses.

External links

• District Awaran - Balochistan Police