PISHIN    .... a glance

District Headquarters          Pishin

Date of Notification               18-01-1975

Area                                        5,850(sq.km)                          

Major Ethnic Groups            Pashtoon                               

Major Languages                  Pashto                         

Climate                                   Cool & Dry                             

                                                Major Crops                           Wheat, Cumin  , Fruits  , Potato, Fodder, Barley, Vegetables, Onion, Tobacco, Melon             

Economy                                 Horticulture , Livestock & Trade                                  

Important Minerals                Chromite, Fluorite, Granite                        

Important Places                     Pishin, Khazozai, Bund Khusdil Khan  

Major Industries                     Floor mills, Snuff grinding mills, Ice factory,

                                                  Concrete pole factory.                                    

Communication                      Metalled          (km) 200                 

                                                Shingle            (km)1375                   

                                                Railway            (km) 42                   

                                                Airport                    -