Quetta West District

Quetta Division · Balochistan

Quetta West District: Quick Answers

Created
Balochistan Revenue Department notification of 8 July 2026, from Quetta District
Sub-divisions (as notified)
Kuchlak, Brewery and Panjpai
2023 census
The census counted the units now in Quetta West under Quetta District: Kuchlak sub-division 310,246; Panjpai sub-tehsil 21,371. Boundaries were redrawn in 2026 (and new sub-divisions created), so no district total is given.
Division
Quetta Division
Province / territory
Balochistan

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

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

Quetta West is one of the two districts formed when Quetta District was divided along the railway line by the 8 July 2026 notification. It comprises the Kuchlak sub-division and the newly created Brewery and Panjpai sub-divisions, with a new Brewery tehsil.

How the district was created

Created by the Balochistan Revenue Department notification of 8 July 2026. It was formed from Quetta 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. Dawn: Balochistan undergoes major restructuring (2026-07-12)
  3. Dawn: Quetta split into two districts as Balochistan undergoes administrative restructuring (2026-07-11)
  4. ProPakistani: Balochistan Govt Notifies New Divisions and Districts (2026-07-12)

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

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