Sakran

This article is about the village in Pakistan. For the village in Iran, see Sakran, Iran. For the American surgeon, see Joseph Sakran.

Sakran
Urdu ساکران - Balochi And Brahui ساکوران
CountryPakistan
RegionBalochistan
DistrictHub District
Population
 • Total
17,000
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Sakran is a town and administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Hub District in the province of Balochistan, Pakistan.

Most of the population are Baloch & Lasi, and minority are Pashtun.[1] The main tribes are Bizenjo, Rakhsani, Marri, Rind, Gurginari, Mohammed Hasni, Sasoli, Qalandrani, Mengal, Meerwani, Qambrani, Shaikh, Jamot, Moondra, Wahora, and Kakar. 99% of the population are Muslim while the remainder are Hindu and Christian.

The tehsil was part of Lasbela District until 2022, when the district was split to create Hub District: containing this tehsil along with Dureji Tehsil, Gadani Tehsil, Hub Tehsil, and Sonmiani Tehsil.[2]

References

  1. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Lasbella -Government of Pakistan Archived 2012-08-05 at archive.today
  2. ^ "Lasbela bifurcated, Hub made new district". Dawn. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

25°04′N 66°57′E / 25.067°N 66.950°E / 25.067; 66.950

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