Usta Muhammad استا محمد
District of Balochistan
Usta Muhammad
Map of Balochistan with Usta Muhammad District highlighted
Coordinates: 28°10′42″N 68°2′35″E / 28.17833°N 68.04306°E / 28.17833; 68.04306
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Division	Nasirabad
Established	September 01 2022
Headquarters	Usta Mohammad
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	Muhammad Hussain
• District Police Officer	N/A
• MPA	Mir Jan Mohammad Jamali
Area
• Total	953 km2 (368 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	260,865
• Density	270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Constituency Provincial	PB 14
Website	Official site

Usta Muhammad (Balochi: استا محمد, Sindhi: اوستہ محمد) district lies in the southeastern part of the Pakistani province of Balochistan.^[1] Usta Muhammad District is sub-divided into two tehsils. Usta Mohammad tehsil serves as the district headquarters.^[2] It was created in September 2022 by dividing Jaffarabad District.

Usta Muhammad district lies in the plains adjoining the Sindh province.

Administration

The district is administratively subdivided into the following two Tehsils:^[3]

• Usta Muhammad Tehsil
• Gandakha Tehsil

MC/TC

There are 20 Union Councils in Usta Muhammad District: Union Councils are given below:

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census the district had 27,372 households and a population of 260,865. Usta Muhammad district had a sex ratio of 963 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 29.52% - 39.72% for males and 19.02% for females. 76,753 (29.42%) lived in urban areas. 94,009 (36.03%) were under 10 years of age.^[4]

At the time of the 2017 census, 40.18% of the population spoke Balochi, 24.71% Sindhi, 19.05% Saraiki and 14.35% Brahui as their first language.^[4]