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Subdivisions | Population

Musakhel (Pashto: موسیٰ خیل ) is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. Musakhel was notified as a district on 1 January 1992 when Loralai District was divided into three districts, named Musakhel, Barkhan, and Loralai. Previously, Musakhel was one of the 4 sub-divisions of Loralai District.

When the district was first created it contained one sub-division, i.e., Musakhel, and further divided into one tehsil (Musakhel) and one sub-tehsil (Kingri). Musakhel Tehsil was divided into 3 Qanungo circles, Saddar Musakhel, Toisar, and Drug which are the patwar circles as well. The whole of Kingri sub-tehsil is one Qanungo circle and patwar circle. Majority of the people are pashtuns.Tribes are pushtuns like and they are dvided in sub cast like BailKhel, HassanKhel, Laharzai, Hamazazai, Kudezai and salmeazai etc.

In 2005, another Tehsil was created, Drug Tehsil, consisting of 2 union councils on the direction of Jam Muhammad Yousuf, Ex-Chief Minister Balochistan, who visited Durug on the invitation of Dr. Ghulam Mehmood Jaffar, the then Nazim Durug. Some famous names of Musakhael Tribe are: 1.Sardar Asmat Ullah 2.Abdul Rehman essot.(Late) 3. Sardar Azam khan 3.haji Soba Khan 4. Malak Jalat Khan 5.Dr. Noor Ullah Khan 6.Asad ullah Khan

 
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Subdivisions

The district is administratively subdivided into the following tehsils.

Drug Tehsil

Tehsil Drug is a tribal area in which Jaffar, Zimri, Essote, Buzdar, Qaisrani,Lashkarani and Gharsheen tribes are settled. Drug is a valley blessed with Natural beauty. The total population of Drug is round about 8,000 people. In Tehsil Drug there are small towns located around the main village Drug like; Nath, Gadgoji, Kiara, Karkana, Zarni, Gabur, Khajhi, Burh kuhi, Bayhu and Tanga Sar etc.

It has 10 union council is given below

• Drug

• Kingree

• Musakhel Sadar & Urban

• Waha Hassan Kheil

• Ghuriyasa

• Zam

• Toisar

• Gharwandi

• Sura Khawa

• Kewan
  
   Some famous names of Essot Tribe are
   

• Mir Abdul Rehman essot.(Late)

• Sardar Janan Khan (Late)

• Musakhel

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Population

The population of Musakhel District is estimated to be over 193456 in 2005. Over 99% of the people of the area are Muslims.

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