History of District
Nasirabad is a district in the centre-west of Balochistan, Pakistan. Nasirabad's headquarters are at Dera Murad Jamali. Its original name was Temple Dera, named after Captain H. M. Temple, a career British civil servant, who served as the Political Agent for Sibi from 1891 to 1892.
Among the local population it is still known as 'Tipul', a corruption of the word 'temple'. The District was notified in 1974. For three years, from July 1987 to December 1990, it was known as Tamboo District. Tamboo is a small village 40 km west of Dera Murad Jamali. The district has two sub-divisions, D.M. Jamali and Chattar.
Administration
The District is administratively subdivided into three Tehsils, these are:Population
The population of Nasirabad district is estimated to be over 350,000 in 2005.Language
Local languages are Sindhi,Brohi, Saraiki and Balochi . Official languages are Urdu and EnglishTEHSILS & UNIONS IN THE DISTRICT OF NASIRABAD.
| Tehsil | Unions | Total Unions |
|---|---|---|
Chattar | CHATTAR, DOULAT GHARI, PHULEJI, SHAH PUR, SHORI DHARBI | 5 |
Dera Murad Jamali | BEDAR, GHARBI D.M.JAMALI, JHUDAIR JANOBI, JHUDAIR SHUMALI, MANJHOOTI, QUBA SHER KHAN, SHERQI D.M. JAMALI | 7 |
Tamboo | ALI ABAD, ALLAH ABAD, GOLA WAH, KHAROOS WAH, KOHANG TAMBOO, MANJHOO SHORI, MIR WAH | 7 |
Total Number of Tehsils = 3 and Total Unions = 19 |