District Headquarters Killa Saifullah
Date of Notification 14th December 1988
Area 10,609 sq.km.
Major Ethnic Groups Except a negligible proportion, all of the population is Pushtun, majority of which belongs to the Kakar tribe.
Major Languages Pushto is spoken in about 99 percent of the households in the district.
Climate Semi-arid with warm summer and cool winter.
Major Crops Wheat, Fruits, Spices & Coriander, Vegetables, Potato, Barley, Tobacco, Maize, Melons, Fodder, Pulses, Jowar
Economy Agriculture and horticulture are the major economic activities, followed by livestock farming.
Important Minerals Chromite, magnesite, asbestos, granite and gabro.
Important Places Killa Saifullah, Muslim Bagh and Kan Mehterzai.
Energy (sources) Mainly fuel wood is used for cooking and heating while kerosene lamps are the major source of light.
Major Industries There is no major industry in the district.
Communication (1996) Metalled Road 219.5 km
Shingle Road 186 km
Railway narrow gauge (abandoned)
Airport None