The original name of the district was Temple Dera, named after Captain H. M. Temple,[citation needed] a career British civil servant, who served as the Political Agent for Sibi from 1891 to 1892. Among the local population it is still known as 'Tipul', a corruption of the word 'temple'.[citation needed]
Formerly part of Kalat District, Nasirabad was granted the status of a separate district in 1974, while in 1987 the new district of Jaffarabad was cleaved out of it.[2] For three years, from July 1987 to December 1990, it was known as Tahseel Tamboo. Tamboo is a small village 40 km west of Dera Murad Jamali.[citation needed]
Administrative divisions
Tehsils
The district is administratively subdivided into four Tehsils, these are:[3]
At the time of the 2017 census the district had 64,302 households and a population of 487,847. Nasirabad had a sex ratio of 939 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 23.30% - 33.22% for males and 12.97% for females. 96,316 (19.74%) lived in urban areas. 192,195 (39.40%) were under 10 years of age.[1]
1998 District census report of Nasirabad. Census publication. Vol. 26. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.