Loralai

Loralai

لورلايي
لورالائی
Loralai لورلايي; لورالائی;
City
	City of Loralai
	Loralai Loralai
	Coordinates: 30°22′N 68°36′E / 30.367°N 68.600°E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Balochistan
Elevation	1,411 m (4,629 ft)
Population (2017 Census of Pakistan)
• Total	54,758
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Postal code	84800
Calling code	824

Loralai (Pashto: لورلايي, Urdu: لورالائی), also known as Bori (Pashto: بورۍ), is a Pakistani city that serves both as the division headquarter of Loralai Division and the district headquarter of Loralai District. It is located in the northeastern part of Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is 4,700 feet (1,400 m) above sea level.

Demography

Loralai District has the following Tehsils in it:

Bori also known as Loralai^[2]
Duki^[2]

Population of Loralai per 2017 Census of Pakistan was 54,758.^[1]

Religious groups in Loralai City (1941 & 2017)^[a]
Religious group	1941^[3]^: 13–14		2017^[4]^[5]
Religious group	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Islam	2,327	45.67%	53,777	98.05%
Hinduism	1,536	30.15%	526	0.96%
Sikhism	1,116	21.9%	—	—
Christianity	116	2.28%	498	0.91%
Ahmadiyya	—	—	4	0.01%
Others	0	0%	44	0.08%
Total population	5,095	100%	54,849	100%

Notable people

Raaj Kumar, Bollywood actor^[6]

Locations

16th century Mughal fort "Mughal qila" in Loralai
View near Loralai
View of Chinjan, about 40 km northwest of Loralai
Khardazai, Loralai

Notes

^ 1941: Data for the entirety of the town of Loralai, which included Loralai Municipality and Loralai Cantonment.^[3]^: 13–14

References

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[LoralaiCity1941-4] 1941: Data for the entirety of the town of Loralai, which included Loralai Municipality and Loralai Cantonment.^[3]^: 13–14

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