Barshore District

Pishin Division · Balochistan

Barshore District: Quick Answers

Created
Balochistan Revenue Department notification of 8 July 2026, from Pishin District
2023 census
The census counted Barshore tehsil under Pishin District: 141,994 people on 2,288 km². No separate district total was published.
Headquarters
Barshore
Division
Pishin Division
Province / territory
Balochistan

Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Census 2023, Table 1.

Administrative status: ProPakistani, 2026-02-25; Dawn, 2026-07-12; Dawn, 2026-07-11.

Barshore (Barshor) District was approved by the Balochistan cabinet in early 2026 and is part of the new Pishin Division. The 8 July 2026 notification upgraded Barshore to a tehsil and created the Toba Kakari sub-division and tehsil in the district.

How the district was created

Created by the Balochistan Revenue Department notification of 8 July 2026. It was formed from Pishin District.

Sources

Sources

  1. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Census 2023, Table 1: area, population, density, urban share, household size and growth by district and tehsil
  2. ProPakistani: Balochistan Approves New Divisions and Districts (2026-02-25)
  3. Dawn: Balochistan undergoes major restructuring (2026-07-12)
  4. Dawn: Quetta split into two districts as Balochistan undergoes administrative restructuring (2026-07-11)

Census figures checked against the PBS tables on 2026-09-30.