Zhob District ضلع ژوب ږوب ولسوالۍ‎
District of Balochistan
Top: Zhob Bazaar Bottom: Mountains near Zhob
Map of Balochistan with Zhob District highlighted
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Division	Zhob
Established	1890
Founded by	British government
Headquarters	Zhob(Formally Fort Sandeman)
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	N/A
• District Police Officer	N/A
• District Health Officer	N/A
Area
• Total	15,987 km2 (6,173 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	355,692
• Density	22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	PKT
Number of Tehsils	5
Main Language(s)	Pashto

Zhob District (Pashto: ږوب ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع ژوب) is a district in the northwestern part of Balochistan province of Pakistan. The population of Zhob District was estimated at 355,692 in 2023.^[2] Water from Zhob River is used for irrigation in the district.

The 1998 census report lists two sub-divisions: Lower Zhob (comprising Zhob tehsil and Sambaza sub-tehsil) and Kakar Khurasan (encompassing the tehsil of Qamar Din Karez and the subtehsil of Ashewat).^[3] A government webpage lists these as Ashwat, Qamar Din Karez, Sambaza and Zhob, without indicating if any of them are sub-tehsils.^[4]

In the 2023 census, 1,732 (0.49%) people in the district were from religious minorities.^[5]

At the time of the 2023 census, 97.65% of the population spoke Pashto and 1.49% Saraiki as their first language.^[1]

The majority of the population of Zhob district is Pashtun. The tribes of Zhob district include the Mandokhail, Khosti, Sherani, Kakar, Sulaimankhel, Harifal, Lawoon and Babar. A large number of IDPs were settled within the confines of the district as part of the evacuation from Operation Zarb-e-Azb that took place to the north of Zhob.^{[citation needed]}

• 1998 District Census report of Zhob. Census publication. Vol. 107. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.

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• Zhob District at www.balochistan.gov.pk
• Zhob District at www.balochistanpolice.gov.pk

31°10′N 68°50′E / 31.167°N 68.833°E / 31.167; 68.833

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