Sohbatpur District

Sohbutpur ضلع صحبت پور
District of Balochistan
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Division	Nasirabad
Established	May 2013
Headquarters	Sohbatpur
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	N/A
• District Police Officer	N/A
• District Health Officer	N/A
Area
• Total	802 km2 (310 sq mi)
Population  (2023)
• Total	240,106
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Sohbatpur District (Urdu: ضلع صحبت پور) is a district in the Pakistani province of Balochistan.

It was created in May 2013 from parts of Jafarabad District.

The district has a population of over 240‚000.

Administration

District Sohbatpur Inauguration in May 2013 by then Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso.

Sohbatpur District consists of the following Tehsils:

• Manjhipur;
• Hairdin;
• Faridabad; and
• Sohbatpur.

The district borders the Naseerabad, Jafarabad and Dera Bugti districts of Balochistan, and Jacobabad and Kashmore districts of Sindh.

The district has eight police stations.

Demographics

Religions in Sohbatpur district (2023)
Religion			Percent
Islam			98.99%
Hinduism			0.75%
Other			0.26%

In the 2023 census, Islam was the predominant religion with 98.99%, while Hindus constituted 0.75% of the population.

Languages of Sohbatpur district (2023)

  Balochi (67.39%)

  Sindhi (17.63%)

  Brahui (7.92%)

  Saraiki (6.38%)

  Others (0.68%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 67.39% of the population spoke Balochi, 17.63% Sindhi, 7.92% Brahui and 6.38% Saraiki as their first language.