Nushki District (Urdu: ضلع نوشکی) is one of the districts of Balochistan province, Pakistan. The administration of the Nushki district was taken over from the Khan of Kalat by the Indian government in 1896, and was leased from him on a perpetual quit rent in 1899.
1 History
2 Administration
3 Demographics
4 References
5 Bibliography
6 External linksNushki initially belongs to rakhshanis i.e., Mandaee, Badini and Jamaldini tribes. Later on Khan of Kalat sent Mengal and Sumalani tribes along with Pirkani, Siapad Sarparah and Rodeni tribes as border security force against Afghan invaders.
Administration[edit]
The district of Nushki is administratively subdivided into the following tehsils:
Nushki
Demographics[edit]
In 1998, Nushki (then a subdivision of Chagai District) had a total population of 98,000. During the 1998 census, 92% of the population reported their first language as Balochi, while 4.8% opted for Pashto.[2] The following tribes are found in the district:[citation needed]
Mengal
Badini
Jalamdini
Mohammad Hassani
Sasoli
Syed
Barech
Mandai
Pirkani
Sarpara
Sumalani
Rodeni
Yallanzai
Siapad
Sherani
Sanjrani
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