Surab Tehsil
Surab Tehsil
Brahui: تحصیل سوراب Soorab, Sorab | |
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On the N-25 National Highway in Surab Tehsil | |
Surab Tehsil Surab Tehsil | |
| Coordinates: 28°30′00″N 66°15′0″E / 28.50000°N 66.25000°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| District | Surab District |
| Tehsil | Surab |
| Area | |
• Tehsil of Surab District | 233 km2 (90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,762 m (5,781 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Tehsil of Surab District | 95,469 |
| • Density | 409.74/km2 (1,061.2/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 36,468 (38.2%) |
| • Rural | 59,001 (61.8%) |
| Literacy | |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Main languages | 91,107 Brahui, 3,964 Balochi, 126 Pashto |
Surab Tehsil, is an administrative sub-subdivision (tehsil) of Surab District, in central Balochistan, Pakistan. It lies about 82 kilometres (51 mi) northwest of Khuzdar, and 111 kilometres (69 mi) south from Kalat, forming the northern part of the district.
According to the 2023 national census, the tehsil has a population of 95,469. Agriculture, particularly the cultivation of temperate fruit and winter vegetables, forms the basis of the local economy, though yields are constrained by chronic by chronic water scarcity. [oultry farming is also present, including a government-run facility in Surab.