headquarters Dhadar · 6 census units · 442,674 people (2023 census)
Kachhi District is one of the 41 districts of Balochistan, in Sevi Division, with its headquarters at Dhadar. The 2023 census lists 6 administrative units in it: Balanari, Bhag, Dhadar, Khattan, Mach and Sanni. The 2023 census counted 442,674 people on 5,682 km², and 30.2% of residents aged 10 and over were literate.
| Name | Type | Population | Area (km²) | Urban | Literacy (10+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanari | Sub-tehsil | 60,158 | 402 | – | 32.21% |
| Bhag | Sub-division | 83,687 | 1,308 | 22.27% | 35.24% |
| Dhadar | Sub-division | 49,836 | 976 | 34.67% | 45.1% |
| Khattan | Sub-tehsil | 22,900 | 277 | – | 41.86% |
| Mach | Sub-division | 75,272 | 708 | 59.17% | 38.8% |
| Sanni | Sub-division | 150,821 | 2,011 | – | 15.58% |
The 2023 census counted 6 administrative units in Kachhi District: Balanari (sub-tehsil), Bhag (sub-division), Dhadar (sub-division), Khattan (sub-tehsil), Mach (sub-division) and Sanni (sub-division). Sanni is the most populous, with 150,821 people, and it is also the largest by area (2,011 km²). Literacy ranges from 15.58% in Sanni to 45.1% in Dhadar.
Kachhi District had 442,674 people in the 2023 census, up from 308,000 in 2017 (average annual growth 6.25%). It covers 5,682 km². Of the 34 Balochistan districts in the census, it ranks 10th by population and 19th by area. 18.17% of residents were counted in urban areas. There were 111.73 males for every 100 females.
The census lists 3 urban localities: Mach (44,542), Bhag (18,634) and Dhadar (17,276). Balochi was the most common mother tongue (58.88%), followed by Sindhi (17%), Saraiki (12.29%) and Brahui (10.25%).
30.2% of people aged 10 and over were literate in 2023, 28th of the 34 districts in Balochistan. Male literacy was 36.47% and female literacy 23.29%; the urban rate was 52.27% and the rural rate 25.21%. The census counted 140,355 children aged 5 to 16 out of school (67,502 girls and 72,838 boys).
The 2023 census counted 442,674 people in Kachhi District, up from 308,000 in 2017 (annual growth 6.25%). 18.17% of the population lived in urban areas.
Kachhi District covers 5,682 km² according to the 2023 census, a density of 77.91 people per km².
The 2023 census lists 3 urban localities in Kachhi District: Mach (44,542, municipal committee), Bhag (18,634, municipal committee) and Dhadar (17,276, municipal committee).
30.2% of people aged 10 and over were literate in the 2023 census (male 36.47%, female 23.29%).
The most common mother tongue in the 2023 census was Balochi (58.88% of the 442,674 people in the mother-tongue table), followed by Sindhi (17%), Saraiki (12.29%), Brahui (10.25%).
Kachhi District is in Balochistan, in Sevi Division. Its headquarters is Dhadar.