The name Harnai refers to an influential Hindu personality, Harnam Das, supposed founder of Harnai town, the capital of Harnai District. The town is quite close to Loralai, Ziarat, Sibi, and Quetta. Harnai is surrounded by imposing hills on all sides. The encircling hill ranges have the resounding names of 'Khalifat' and 'Zarghun'. Harnai proper has a population of about 200,000. The majority of the population of Harnai are Tareens and they mostly speak a unique dialect, or language, Tarino (Wanetsi), which is quite different from the Pushto spoken in other parts of Baluchistan and NWFP provinces, and is probably a mixture of Pushto, Urdu and other languages developed as a 'lingua franca' sometime during the 18th and 19th centuries, when a variety of people of different ethnic origins lived here. There seems to be no earlier historical record or trace of it.
Until 2007 Harnai had been a tehsil of Sibi District, in August the Balochistan Government announced the Harnai district would be created by splitting the Sibi district and forming the new district from Harnai and Shahrag tehsils and the sub-tehsil of Khost.
Geography and climate
Harnai is surrounded by mountainous ranges. The minimum and maximum winter temperature of the area is −2˚C to 20˚C. The summer is extreme in the area and the minimum and maximum temperature fall between 20˚C to 48˚C. Harnai has a fertile rainy season during monsoon time. In general, Harnai has pleasant weather in the winter season. Harnai is one of the most beautiful cities of the Balochistan Province with plenty of water available in the streams. It is the only area of the production of fresh vegetables and fruits with fresh and clean water in the whole of Balochistan.
Demographics
At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 97,052, of which 51,964 were males and 45,069 females. Rural population was 72,490 (74.69%) while the urban population was 24,562 (25.31%). The literacy rate was 36.24% - the male literacy rate was 49.86% while the female literacy rate was 20.28%. 611 people in the district were from religious minorities.[1]
^Hallberg, Daniel G. 1992. Pashto, Waneci, Ormuri. Sociolinguistic Survey of Northern Pakistan, 4.
Bibliography
1998 District census report of Sibi. Census publication. Vol. 17. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harnai District.
Harnai District at www.balochistan.gov.pk
Harnai District Development Profile 2011 2017-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
harnai, district, harnai, balochi, ہرنائ, pashto, هرنای, urdu, ضلع, ہرنائی, district, north, east, balochistan, province, pakistan, harnai, principal, town, this, district, serves, capital, ضلع, ہرنائیdistrict, balochistanmountains, harnaimap, balochistan, wit. Harnai Balochi ہرنائ Pashto هرنای Urdu ضلع ہرنائی is a district in the north east of Balochistan province of Pakistan Harnai is the principal town of this district and serves as its capital Harnai District ضلع ہرنائیDistrict of BalochistanMountains in HarnaiMap of Balochistan with Harnai District highlightedCoordinates 30 06 20 N 67 56 23 E 30 105447 N 67 939861 E 30 105447 67 939861Country PakistanProvince BalochistanDivisionSibiHeadquartersHarnaiGovernment TypeDistrict Administration Deputy CommissionerN A District Police OfficerN A District Health OfficerN AArea Total2 492 km2 962 sq mi Population 2017 1 Total97 052 Density39 km2 100 sq mi Time zoneUTC 5 PST The predominant first language is Pashto Wanetsi or Tarino a unique and archaic dialect of Pashto is spoken in the district 2 Contents 1 History 2 Geography and climate 3 Demographics 4 Villages 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksHistory EditThe name Harnai refers to an influential Hindu personality Harnam Das supposed founder of Harnai town the capital of Harnai District The town is quite close to Loralai Ziarat Sibi and Quetta Harnai is surrounded by imposing hills on all sides The encircling hill ranges have the resounding names of Khalifat and Zarghun Harnai proper has a population of about 200 000 The majority of the population of Harnai are Tareens and they mostly speak a unique dialect or language Tarino Wanetsi which is quite different from the Pushto spoken in other parts of Baluchistan and NWFP provinces and is probably a mixture of Pushto Urdu and other languages developed as a lingua franca sometime during the 18th and 19th centuries when a variety of people of different ethnic origins lived here There seems to be no earlier historical record or trace of it Until 2007 Harnai had been a tehsil of Sibi District in August the Balochistan Government announced the Harnai district would be created by splitting the Sibi district and forming the new district from Harnai and Shahrag tehsils and the sub tehsil of Khost Geography and climate EditHarnai is surrounded by mountainous ranges The minimum and maximum winter temperature of the area is 2 C to 20 C The summer is extreme in the area and the minimum and maximum temperature fall between 20 C to 48 C Harnai has a fertile rainy season during monsoon time In general Harnai has pleasant weather in the winter season Harnai is one of the most beautiful cities of the Balochistan Province with plenty of water available in the streams It is the only area of the production of fresh vegetables and fruits with fresh and clean water in the whole of Balochistan Demographics EditAt the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 97 052 of which 51 964 were males and 45 069 females Rural population was 72 490 74 69 while the urban population was 24 562 25 31 The literacy rate was 36 24 the male literacy rate was 49 86 while the female literacy rate was 20 28 611 people in the district were from religious minorities 1 Languages of Harnai district 2017 Pashto 83 48 Balochi 12 65 Sindhi 1 37 Others 2 50 At the time of the 2017 census 83 48 of the population spoke Pashto 12 65 Balochi and 1 37 Sindhi as their first language 1 Villages Edit2Sazoo 3 Sunari 4 spentangi 5 shenkhuch 6 kilimerza 7 kachari 8 pir 9 dub 10 kurazawaraReferences Edit a b c District Wise Results Tables Census 2017 www pbscensus gov pk Pakistan Bureau of Statistics Hallberg Daniel G 1992 Pashto Waneci Ormuri Sociolinguistic Survey of Northern Pakistan 4 Bibliography Edit1998 District census report of Sibi Census publication Vol 17 Islamabad Population Census Organization Statistics Division Government of Pakistan 1999 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harnai District Harnai District at www balochistan gov pk Harnai District Development Profile 2011 Archived 2017 10 26 at the Wayback Machine Harnai at 1 This Balochistan location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harnai District amp oldid 1136092155, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
