All set for two-phase sixth census from tomorrow

Chitral at a glance

Area                                                               14850 Sq.Kms. Population                                                      (1998) 318689 Male                                                               162082   (50.86 %) Female                                                           156607 (49.14 %) Sex Ratio (males per 100 females)                103.5 Population Density                                          21.5 per Sq. Km Urban Population 30622                                 (9.61 %) Rural Population 288067                                (90.39 %) Average Household Size                                7.9 Literacy Ratio (10 +)                                       40.30 % Male 58.02 % Female                                    22.09 % Population                                                      1981 208560 Average Annual Growth                                 (1981 – 98) 2.52 % Total Housing Units                                        40060 Pacca Housing Units                                      12802 (31.95 %) Housing Units having Electricity                     11766 (29.37 %) Housing Units having Piped Water                 10068 (25.13 %) Housing Units using gas for cooking              29 (0.07 %) Administrative Units Tehsils                                                            02 Union Councils                                               24 Mauzas                                                          463 Municipal Committees                                   01. There are approximately 168,000 blocks, and there will be a soldier accompanying every civilian enumerator on that level. Soldiers will go door-to-door with enumerators, fill in their own forms and once the data is provided, the soldier ─ who will have a link to the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) ─ will be able to get Nadra verification of the data immediately. Dual nationals who are present in Pakistan at the time of the census will be included, Aurangzeb said. The army has created a support plan for the census according to which the military has three tasks. With help from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, master trainers in various cities have trained more trainers under them at the division level. Form 2A of the census will count transgender individuals for the first time, Aurangzeb said, along with people with disabilities. However, except nine, over 70 languages spoken in the country including in Giligt-Baltistan and Chitral have not been mentioned by name and clubbed together in the category of “others”. The provincial results of the census will be published after May 25. Regular reports will be issued at the provincial, district and national levels, the information minister said at the briefing, with a summary of demographics as well as a visual representation published before the final results are released.]]>