PAKISTAN

2008
MOUZA STATISTICS

Government of Pakistan
Statistics Division
Agricultural Census Organization
 STATISTICS DIVISION

Secretary
Tariq Shfiq Khan

AGRICULTURAL CENSUS ORGANIZATION

Agricultural Census Commissioner

Liaqat Ali Shah Hamdani

Additional Agricultural Census Commissioner

Muhammad Akram Khan

Joint Agricultural Census Commissioner

Noor Muhammad Dharejo

Bashir Ali Bhatti

Khurshid Ahmad

Deputy Agricultural Census Commissioner

Muhammad Nawaz Arshad

Mirza Zahid Mahmood

Khalil-ur-Rehman Rana

Livestock Specialist

Abdul Ghaffar

AGRICULTURAL CENSUS ORGANIZATION

Gurumangat Road, Gulberg-III, Lahore, Pakistan
Tele: 042-9263180, 042-9263178 Fax: 042-9263172
E-mail: agcensus@[Link]
agcensus@[Link]
 Mouza Census – 2008 At a Glance
Number of Districts * 131 Taste of Drinking Water
Number of Tehsils * 388 Sweet 43667
Brackish 3815
Number of Kanungo Circles 1485
Sewerage System
Number of Patwar Circles 11298 All 394
Number of Total Mouzas 52376 Mostly 2908
Urban Mouzas 1099 Some 2948
Urban / Rural Mouzas 1576 Availability of Fuel for Domestic Use
Rural Mouzas 45906 Sui Gas 1887
Forest Mouzas 439 L.P.G. 3738
Unpopulated Mouzas 3356 Kerosene Oil 5698
Number of Settlements 170246 Mass Communication Facility
Number of Mouzas Reporting Radio 43032
Television 31927
Electrified Cable 2420
Electrified Mouzas 38435 Newspapers 12953
Non Electrified Mouzas 9047 Community Reconciliation System
Bricked Streets Jarga 8430
All 2440 Punchait 6662
Mostly 10138 Conciliatory Committee 4935
Partly 11060 Social Organizations
None 23844 Male Female
Bricked Drains N.G.O 1869 873
All 2321 Community Centre/Library 241 111
Mostly 10381
Partly 7242
Number of Mouzas Reporting Facilities
None 27538 Available at the Distance Less than 1 Kilometer
Construction Type of Houses Educational Facilities Boys Girls
Bricked 8423
Primary School 38518 32244
Mud Made 13559
Middle School 14065 10986
Bricked / Mud Made 24940
High / Higher Secondary 7325 4396
Others 560
College 1924 182
Source of Irrigation Vocational Centre 756 725
Canal 21660 Veterinary Facilities
River 1790
Veterinary Centre / Dispensary 5679
Tubewell / Well 24077
Private Facility 8335
Arid (Barani) 12459
Markets / Shops
Flooding / Torrent 3154
Livestock Market 1056
Credit Facilities by Type of Institution
Grains Market 1017
Male Female Fruits Market 692
ZTBL 30685 20702 Vegetables Market 755
Co-op Bank 9702 5956 Govt. Procurement Centre 1330
Commercial Bank 12558 8854 Seeds Shop 4272
Micro Finance Bank 420 286 Fertilizer Shop 3506
N.G.O. 1158 1042 Health Facilities
Source of Employment Hospital / Dispensary 4838
Male Female Rural Health Centre 4694
Service 1114 713 Basic Health Unit 5469
Agriculture 32013 14493 Child & Mother Care Centre 3002
Trade 236 55
Population Welfare Centre 5466
Personal Business 551 1668
Labour 8565 12634
N.G.O. Dispensary 1808
Industries Commercial Bank 1852
Large Scale 490 Diesel/Petrol Pump / Depot/Agency 7228
Medium Scale 722 CNG / LPG 1064
Small Scale 1406 Metalled Road 28460
Cottage 1707
Transport 31756
Source of Drinking Water
Piped Supply 5513 Police Station 3594
Tubewell 8159 Post Office 8027
Well 8778 Telecommunication Facilities
Canal / River 4978 Fixed Line Telephone 9451
Tank / Pond 3409 P.C.O. 16897

* Includes
* Includes Agencies
Agencies and Frontier
and Frontier Regions,
Regions, but Census
but Census notnot conducted
conducted in in 5 Agenciesand
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1 Frontier Region
1 Frontier Region.
 FOREWORD

Availability of reliable, comprehensive and updated data on different socio-

economic indicators is a primary pre-requisite for formulation and implementation of

effective development policies and programmes. In this regard, the importance of an

Agricultural Census becomes evident in a country like Pakistan where economy is

significantly based on agriculture. Collection of agricultural data is important to monitor

and evaluate ongoing scheme for effective decision making.

Pakistan Mouza Statistics is a regular publication of the Agricultural Census

Organization which is issued every five years. The latest issue of 2008 intends to provide

comprehensive over-view of Socio-Economic Statistics of rural areas of Pakistan , which

can contribute towards effective policy making in the Agriculture Sector.

All out effort have been made to produce this report as comprehensive,

informative and useful document as possible, for the decision-makers, researchers,

planners, economists and other beneficiaries at large. Suggestions will, however, be

welcome for its further improvement.

Islamabad (Tariq Shafiq Khan)

February 09, 2009 Secretary
 PREFACE
In a country like Pakistan which is predominantly agricultural, the
development of this important sector of economy encompasses among other things
the socio-economic development of rural community. Therefore, the data concerning
socio-economic development of rural areas is of special interest for decentralized
planning, formulation of policies / programmes and examining of the infrastructure and
services available to agricultural holdings. The importance of such statistics was first
realized during early seventies and Agricultural Census Organization (ACO) was
entrusted to expose prevailing characteristics of the rural Pakistan. Since then the
Organization had conducted eight such exercises including the present Mouza Census
2008 with various periodicity.

Mouza Census 2008 is an improvement over the previous such censuses

with its extended scope covering almost the entire septum of the rural economy.

Firstly, significant data regarding availability of socio-economic facilities

and indicators depicting various activity on gender basis in the villages was included.
For the first time an Advisory Committee comprising all the stakeholders including
Government as well as Non-government Organizations was constituted to assist in
developing the questionnaire. National Re-construction Bureau was also on board.

Secondly, the data collection effort was strengthened through a

comprehensive training programme of the enumerators employed from the provincial
revenue departments, backed by effective supervision and monitoring of the entire field
operation.

Thirdly, the data have been presented in separate reports to the users of
all three administrative tiers of the Government, namely the District Governments,
Provincial Governments and Federal Government. The Provincial Reports present
aggregated data for all districts and tehsils of the province and also the province. The
Country Report comprises of aggregated data for all the provinces and, obviously, the
country as well.

The services of the staff of provincial revenue departments were utilized

for conducting this census at the enumeration and supervision stages. Agricultural
Census Organization acknowledges and appreciates their active participation and
cooperation in under going this exercise. Similarly, the services performed by the
officers and staff of Data Processing Centre (FBS) for computer related processing of
data are appreciated for timely completion of the report.

Last but not the least, the hardwork and dedication of the officers and staff
of Agricultural Census Organization is worth mentioning from beginning to the end of
this census.

(LIAQAT ALI SHAH HAMDANI)

Agricultural Census Commissioner

Lahore
December, 2008
 CONTENTS
Page
TITLE Number
COUNTRY MAP .......................................................................................... iii

MOUZA STATISTICS – 2008 AT A GLANCE ............................................ iv

FOREWORD ................................................................................................ v

PREFACE ................................................................................................... vii

LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................... xi

INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... xiii

Objectives ........................................................................................ Xiv
Geographic Coverage ....................................................................... Xiv
Reference Period .............................................................................. Xiv
Time Frame ...................................................................................... Xv
Census Questionnaire ...................................................................... Xv
Methodology ..................................................................................... Xvi
Publication of Census Data ............................................................... Xviii
Cautions ............................................................................................ Xix
CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS .............................................................. xxi
Mouza / Deh ..................................................................................... Xxi
Improved water course(s) ................................................................. Xxi
Pesticides depot ............................................................................... Xxi
Wheat procurement centre ............................................................... Xxi
Electrified mouza .............................................................................. Xxiii
Drinking water .................................................................................. Xxiii
Drainage ........................................................................................... Xxiii
School / College ............................................................................... Xxiv
Non governmental organizations (NGOs) ........................................ Xxiv
Location of mouza with regard to facilities ........................................ Xxiv
MAIN FINDINGS ......................................................................................... xxv

TABLES ...................................................................................................... 1-18

APPENDIX .................................................................................................. 19
Census Questionnaire (Form-11) ..................................................... 19
 INTRODUCTION

In Pakistan, the farming communities are inhabiting in compact and or in

scattered units called 'Mouza or Deh'. The area of each mouza / deh is properly
demarcated, measured and recorded by ownership in documents of the Revenue
Department. Each mouza / deh has a unique name as well as number and referred as
the smallest and grossroot level revenue estate. Existence of socio-economic
infrastructure in a mouza / deh has reflection on the overall development as well as on
agricultural development. The realization for such data was felt strongly during
seventies and opened new frontiers for the development of rural Pakistan. As a result,
Agricultural Census Organization (ACO) was entrusted with the assignment of meeting
the demand for rural statistics such that the development of rural areas may be planned
in scientific manner.

2. Agricultural Census Organization therefore, planned and executed the

exercise of its first kind during 1971 and released the report entitled "Village Statistics
1971". This report was a by-product of a bigger exercise pertaining to the preparation of
sampling frame of mouzas / dehs for settled areas required to draw sample for 1972
Census of Agriculture. The report was appreciated by the academia, researchers and
policy makers based on the fact that agricultural development has sound bearing on the
socio-economic development of the rural communities.

3. Since then, it became incumbent upon ACO to carryout this exercise

quinquennially on regular basis, once while up-dating sampling frame for Agricultural
Census and then for Livestock Census. Subsequently, this exercise attained the status
of a full fledged census with the title of Mouza Census. The coverage and scope of the
census was also enlarged over the years. Till today, ACO has conducted eight such
censuses and released reports each in 1971, 1979, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003 and
2008.

4. The district governments being the third but important tier of governance
as well as of rural development planning caused to further increase the importance of
socio-economic statistics at tehsil and district levels. Consequently, the Mouza Census
has attained pivotal position over the years with the increased de-centralized
development planning and execution.

OBJECTIVES
5. Mouza Census 2008 is the latest and eighth in the series. The main
objectives were as mentioned below:
i. Updating mouzas / dehs / villages / killies lists by administrative units
for drawing sample for Agricultural Census 2010.
ii. To provide aggregated statistical data on socio-economic
characteristics of mouzas / dehs / villages / killies by administrative
units.
iii. To collect useful information for planners, policy makers and
researchers who are interested in the development of rural areas.

GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE

6. Except Bajour Agency, North Waziristan Agency, South Waziristan

Agency, F.R Kurram, Kurram Agency and Orakzai Agency (not covered due to
unfavourable circumstances) all the settled and unsettled mouzas / dehs / villages /
killies of NWFP, Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan Provinces as well as of Northern Areas
and Azad Jammu & Kashmir have been provided coverage in Mouza Census 2008. All
the mouzas / dehs / villages / killies have been covered irrespective of the type of their
status. However, the socio-economic information relating to the rural populated mouzas
/ dehs/ villages / killies (comprising of rural and partly urban mouzas / dehs / villages /
killies) have been presented in tabular form in the report. Whereas, limited information
(upto column-8 of the questionnaire i.e Form-11) have been collected for urban, forest
and un-inhabited (BE-CHIRAGH) mouzas / dehs which was mainly required for
updating of the lists (sampling frame) because the socio-economic information about
them was considered logically redundant.

REFERENCE PERIOD

7. The statistics presented in this report are relating to the Year 2007-08.

TIME FRAME

8. The work pertaining to planning and preparation of census material was

performed from March to September, 2007. The activities of census field operation
were completed in three phases starting from October 2007 to May 2008.
CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRE (FORM-11)

9. Data collection of this Census was planned through a carefully designed

questionnaire of two pages. It was considered appropriate to ascertain the required
information about one mouza / deh / village / killi through questions about census items
in 51 columns. Each census item was laid down on the questionnaire with different
options e.g. Yes, No, or choice from 1,2,3,…etc. to facilitate the enumerator with
respect to understanding and filling of questionnaire.

10. The socio-economic facilities available to inhabitants of a mouza / deh /

village / killi are of two types i.e.(i) those which must be available in mouza and (ii) the
other which may be available in mouza or located at some distance from the mouza. In
case of the latter type, the distances have been taken in terms of kilometers. Both types
of socio-economic facilities have been covered in the census and are given separately
as below however those being covered for the first time in Mouza Census 2008 have
been indicated with asterisk mark.

(i) Facilities Available in Mouza

1. Status of Mouza 12. Taste of Drinking Water

2. Name and Number of Union Council* 13. Water Treatment Facility*
3. Number of Settlements, and their 14. Facility of Toilet*
Names* 15. Pacca Streets
4. Important Crops of Mouza* 16. Pacca Drains and Sewerage* Facilities
5. Sources of Irrigation 17. Availability of Energy*
6. Water Course Improvement Scheme 18. Media Facilities*
7. Credit Facility by Gender* 19. Housing Condition (Pacca / Kacha)*
8. Retail Market (Bazar)* 20. Play Grounds & Sports Teams by
9. Sources of Employment by Gender* Gender*
10. Type of Industries* 21. Social Organizations by Gender*
11. Sources of Drinking Water 22. Dispute Resolution Mechanism*

ii) Facilities Available in Mouza or at Distance From Mouza

1. Veterinary Health Coverage 8. Diesel & Petrol Pump / Depot /Agency

2. Cattle Market, Grain , Fruit & Vegetable 9. CNG / LPG Availability*
Market & Wheat Procurement Centre 10. Metalled Road
3. Agricultural Inputs (Fertilizers / Seeds / 11. Transport Facility*
Pesticides) 12. Telecommunication / Internet*
4. Commercial Banks and On-line Banking* 13. Education Facility by Gender (Primary /
5. Post Office Middle / High School & College and
6. Health Facilities Vocational Centre)
7. Availability of Electricity 14. Police Station

METHODOLOGY
11. The names of district, tehsil, kanungo circle, patwar circle and the mouza /
deh / village / killi along with their identification codes were recorded during preparatory
phase of the census on each questionnaire by the ACO staff and subsequently
arranged by administrative order and accordingly packed in polythene bags. Necessary
instructions for filling the questionnaires were provided to the enumerators through a
specially prepared instruction manual. The questionnaire and instruction manual were
printed in Urdu for use in NWFP, Punjab, Balochistan, Northern Areas and AJ&K, while
in Sindhi for Sindh Province.

12. A meeting was arranged at each district / agency / F.R. headquarter

before the start of actual data collection, in which the training arrangements for
enumerators and district level census management matters were finalized. These
meetings were presided over by the respective DCO, EDO(R) or DO(R) / Political Agent
and attended by DDOs(R), Tehsildars / Mukhtiarkars of all the tehsils / talukas / agency
/ FRs, Saddar Kanungos / Assistant Mukhtiarkars of the district, Office Kanungos of all
the Tehsils, district head of local government department, representative of forest
department and an officer of ACO. In these meetings, inter alia, the importance,
objectives and methodology of this census were explained to the participants, census
related issues were resolved with the consent of the district authorities and census
schedule finalized. The concepts, definitions and terminologies involved in filling of the
questionnaires were also explained. After the district meetings, the training sessions for
the enumerators were held at the tehsil level. Census Master Trainers (CMTs) from
ACO imparted training to the supervisors / enumerators and explained to them in detail
how to fill the questionnaires and other census forms. At the end of training session, the
blank questionnaires pre-arranged by patwar circles and kanungo circles were passed
on to the concerned enumerators through their supervisors. They were also explained
about data collection schedule and scrutiny of completed census forms.

13. Each enumerator (revenue patwari) was made responsible, as a matter of

principle, to complete census questionnaire about the mouzas / dehs falling within the
jurisdiction of his patwar circle. This principle was successfully adopted for more than
95 per cent mouzas / dehs, while for the remaining mouzas / dehs, the responsibility
was shouldered to the patwari of the adjoining patwar circle. However, for the un-settled
areas, the data collection was also done by the officials of education, agriculture,
livestock, local government and forest departments due to non-availability of the
revenue patwaris in required number. The enumerators were advised to seek
assistance from the revenue record available with them as well as use their own
knowledge about the mouzas / dehs / villages / killies while filling the census
questionnaire. They were also required to collect as well as confirm the information on
socio-economic aspects of the mouzas / dehs / villages / killies from the Secretary
Union Councils, local elected representatives and knowledgeable persons of the area.
The gross-root level officials of the forest department were engaged to help in filling of
socio-economic data about the forest mouzas / dehs / villages / killies.

14. The field operation was carried out in the entire Punjab and Sindh
Provinces in first phase, hot areas of NWFP (Swabi, Mardan, Nowshehra, Peshawar,
Charsadda, Mohmand Agency, Kohat, Hangu, [Link], Karak, Bannu, [Link],
Lakki Marwat, [Link], Tank, [Link], [Link], [Link], Khyber Agency,
[Link]) and Balochistan (Jafarabad, Naseerabad, Dera Bughti, Jhal Magsi,
Bolan, Sibi, Chagai, Noshki, Awaran, Panjgoor, Kharan, Washuk, Lasbella, Gawadar,
Turbat, Harnai) in second phase, while cold areas of NWFP (Haripur, Abbottabad,
Mansehra, [Link], Battagram, Kohistan, Shanglapar, Bunner, Swat, Malakand
Agency, Lower Dir, Upper Dir), Balochistan (Quetta, Pishin, Qilla Abdullah, Mastung,
Kalat, Loralai, Qilla Saifullah, Zhob, Sherani, Ziarat, Khuzdar, Kohlu, Barkhan, Musa
Khel), entire Northern Areas and Azad Jammu & Kashmir in third phase. Further,
phase-wise details of the census field operation are as fallows:

Phase-I Phase-II Phase-III

Activities
From To From To From To
District
22.10.2007 03.11.2007 19.11.2007 29.11.2007 24.03.2008 02.04.2008
Meetings
Training
12.11.2007 23.11.2007 08.12.2007 13.12.2007 12.05.2008 21.05.2008
Sessions
Completion of 30.11.2007 20.12.2007 31.05.2008
Enumeration

15. The completed census forms were collected from the patwaris and were
scrutinized by the supervisory staff of Provincial Revenue Departments i.e. Field
Kanungos, Office Kanungos and Saddar Kanungos, respectively before their
submission to Agricultural Census Organization for further processing. Due emphasis
was given at all levels to maintain the accuracy of the statistics. Manual data
processing i.e. coding and editing of the census forms have been carried out by the
staff of Agricultural Census Organization, while electronic data processing by Data
Processing Centre of Federal Bureau of Statistics, at Lahore.
PUBLICATION OF CENSUS DATA

16. The outcome of this census is primarily of two types. Foremost is the
updated list of mouzas / dehs / villages / killies with some information of basic nature to
be subsequently used as sampling frame for Agriculture Census 2010. This list is not
published and only four copies of the computer prints are obtained and then binded for
record purpose. Second outcome of this census relates to the socio-economic facilities
available to residents of mouzas / dehs / villages / killies which have been tabulated at
tehsil, district, province and finally the country levels and presented / published in the
following two volumes of reports:-

i) Pakistan Report: It contains aggregated data on all the census items

separately for all the provinces and country.

ii) Provincial Reports: These reports are four each one for a province
and present aggregated data on all the census items separately for the
province, all districts and tehsils of that province.
CAUTIONS

i) Footnotes have been given under the concerned tables wherever

necessary for further clarification.
ii) The data must be understood / explained keeping in view the
definition for that item given in this report.
iii) The data codes of the questionnaire not attempted during data
collection by the enumerators have been attempted during
processing of data on the basis of general logic.
iv) The data about distances of mouzas / villages from the facility are
subjected to the knowhow and approximation of the enumerators.
v) The data given in this report are the responses of the enumerators
and local representatives / mouza elders and depended upon their
knowledge about the mouzas / villages.
vi) The data given in Table-13, column 7 and 8 relates to
approximately 50% or more persons of the mouzas.
vii) To reflect a true picture of socio-economic parameters in rural
areas, only the rural and urban / rural mouzas have been
tabulated. Urban, forest and unpopulated (be-chiragh) mouzas
have been indicated separately in the concerned tables. The data
presented in the current report may therefore, be compared with
the previous reports with caution.
viii) In the Sindh province Taluka stands for Tehsil, Supervisory Tapa
for Kanungo Circle, Tapa for Patwar Circle and Deh for Mouza.
 CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS

1. Mouza / Deh: It is a territorial unit with a separate name, definite boundaries, and
area precisely measured and divided into plots / khasras / survey numbers. Each
mouza is a revenue estate and has a cadastral map maintained in the land revenue
record with a Hadbast Number except Sindh Province. Mouza, Deh, Village, Killi and
Chak are the names commonly used for it. The term mouza / deh is widely used in
the settled areas while the term village and or killi are used in the unsettled areas.
There may be one or more settlements, abadies, basties, dhokes, goths, etc. in the
territory of a mouza / deh. The mouzas / dehs may also have scattered inhabitation
while there may be some mouzas without population as well.
2. Irrigation Sources: It refers to the source(s) by means of which the cultivated area
of a mouza is irrigated partially or wholly.
3. Improved Water Course(s): Many schemes for improving water courses, wholly or
partially, were launched in the country to improve canal irrigation supplies. All the
water courses which have undergone improvement under any of such schemes are
covered in this census. The data is concerning the mouzas which have irrigation
supplies from canals of any type.
4. Veterinary Facility: It refers to the availability of veterinary facilities to the livestock
of the mouza. This facility must be either from public or private qualified veterinarian
(Doctor / Assistant). The herbal or any other type of veterinary facilities are excluded
from the scope.
5. Market: It means a specified trading place relating to animals, grains, fruits or
vegetables.
6. Wheat Procurement Centre: These centres are established every year at the time
of wheat harvest in surplus wheat producing areas particularly of the Punjab and
Sindh provinces by the Provincial Food Departments and or Pakistan Agricultural
Services and Storage Corporation (PASSCO) at appropriate locations. These
centres are not permanent in nature and their number in a tehsil / district varies on
year to year basis depending upon the procurement policy.
7. Depot / Agency: It covers all the depots / agencies / shops / sale points, partially or
wholly, meant for the sale of chemical fertilizers and or seeds and or any material(s)
used as plant protection measures or against stored grain insects / pests etc.
8. Credit Facility: It is meant to cater for the loaning facilities available for socio-
economic development of the mouza by gender from various financial / lending
agencies like banks, NGOs, Rural Support Programme (RSP), etc.
9. Banking Facility: All the commercial banks either public or private fall under
preview of the census. The facility of on-line banking if available at the commercial
bank located in the mouza has also been accounted for.
10. Bazaar: It means a street or place located in the mouza where at least about 20
shops or more of different types are trading commodities and services of various
types.
11. Employment Sources: Means the types / kinds of employment where in population
of the mouza is engaged for earning their livelihood. The information has been
collected and presented by gender.
12. Service: Means to serve in a private, semi-govt. or govt. institution / organization /
department / army, etc.
13. Agriculture: Means to raise crops, rear livestock or to do any other type of farming,
part time or full time or to carryout any agricultural work against any remuneration.
14. Trade: It refers to all direct or indirect engagements for sales / purchases of goods
and services e.g. shopkeeping, assisting and or doing trade relating to any single or
more commodities in piece meal or bulk.
15. Industry: It refers to any type or level of manufacturing or processing activity
wherein people of the mouza are directly or indirectly engaged for remuneration. The
industrialists themselves were also included in this type of employment.
16. Self Employment: It includes those gainful engagements which are based on
individuals own skills and initiatives e.g. to drive a rickshaw / taxi, run a tuition centre,
practice law, medical parctitioning, cobbling, pottering, carpentering or doing
embroidery etc.
17. Employment Abroad: Means any type of gainful employment in any foreign
country.
18. Labour: It relates to any gainful work performed as skilled or semi-skilled or un-
skilled labour for any construction activity, loading, unloading, domestic work, etc.
19. Large Scale Industries: Means those manufacturing and or processing units where
at least about 250 or more salaried employees work on full time and regular basis.
20. Medium Scale Industries: It relates to the units where number of full time, regular
and salaried workers is more than 10 and less than 250.
21. Small Scale Industries: Means those units where number of full time, regular and
salaried workers is less than ten.
22. Cottage Industries: Any manufacturing and or processing unit installed in any part
of house or compound associated to the house and operated by one or more family
members. If the unit is operated by the salaried employee(s) then one or more family
members must be working at the unit. The compound / part of house where the unit
is installed must also be utilized for other domestic usage.
23. Drinking Water: It refers to the water being used for drinking / cooking purposes
with or without purifying or improving taste. Year round availability of drinking water
in a mouza / deh may be from a single source or combination of sources.
24. Water Treatment Facility: Means any purification and or salt minimizing facility for
provision of safe drinking water to the people of mouza. Such facility may be on
commercial basis or at government or community level.
25. Pacca Streets: Means those pavements which are made up of cement (lenter),
black top (charcoal) or soling (bricks).
26. Drainage / Sewerage System: It covers all types / designs of "PACCA" drains and
sewerage systems in working order.
27. Health Facilities: It refers to different types and levels of health facilities available to
the population of mouza either through population welfare centre, basic and or rural
health centre, NGO dispensary, maternity home, private doctor, hospital /
dispensary, mid wife etc. The health facilities covered in the census relate only to the
allopathic methods of treatments / cure. Homeopathic, Chinese, ancient Greek and
local / traditional methods of treatments / cure are excluded.
28. Electrified Mouza: A mouza is termed as electrified if electricity is available wholly
or partially to the residents for the purpose of light and other domestic usage.
29. CNG / LPG: Means compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquid petroleum gas (LPG)
used for vehicles or other purposes.
30. Road: It means the black top (charcoal made) road.
31. Transport: Means any type or form of engine driven public and or private vehicle
e.g. bus, wagon, rickshaw etc. Animal driven vehicles are not included.
32. Telephone / Internet: All types of telephones / cell phones / internets are included
under this facility like land line / mobile / wireless / PCO phones, etc.
33. Mass Communication (Media): It covers all means of mass communication
available to inhabitants of the mouza / deh, i.e. audio, video and print media.
34. Educational Institutions: These include all public and private schools (of any level)
/ colleges and technical vocational training institutions by gender. Private schools /
colleges / institutions may belong to a person or a group of persons or an agency /
corporate body etc. are also enumerated.
35. Play Grounds: It refers to the play grounds meant to play any game by either sex.
The ground(s) of a school or college or any other institution located in mouza will
also be considered as a facility for that mouza. One play ground will be considered
for one game mainly played there.
36. Sports Teams: It also includes the teams of either sex of the school / college / other
institution(s) located in the mouza.
37. Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs): There are different types of
organizations working for the welfare and socio-economic development of population
in rural areas and are termed differently e.g. NGO, Community Organization (CO)
and Citizen Community Board (CCB), etc. All such organizations have been covered.
38. JIRGA: It is comprised of the effective / elected persons of the mouza for settlement
of disputed issues at mouza level with or without any legal support. It is called jirga /
panchayat / settlement committee in different areas of the country.
39. Police Station: Means a proper police / levies station or police / levies check post
established to maintain law and order situation in the mouza / area.
40. Location of Mouza with Regard to Facilities: The distance of any facility from a
mouza is the shortest possible land route approach to that facility from the main
inhabitated part of the mouza. The information on distances of all concerned facilities
was collected in kilometers and rounded upward.
 MAIN FINDINGS

In this section, the data of Mouza Census 2008 of some important parameters have
been compared with corresponding data of Mouza Census 2003 to gauge socio economic
development of rural areas. On the recommendations of the Advisory Committee for
Mouza Census 2008 and Sub-Committee formulated for tabulation, a number. of drastic
changes were introduced in the main questionnaire. The data on some important socio-
economic parameters were collected for the first time e.g. data regarding sources of
employment by gender, social organizations by gender, availability of energy, transport and
telecommunication facility etc.

On the recommendations of the Advisory Committee the report of Mouza Census

2008 contains data of settled as well as un-settled areas as a single report. whereas
separate reports were released for Mouza Census 2003. Below is given a comparison of
both reports i.e. Mouza Census 2008 and Mouza Census 2003 regarding major socio-
economic indicators. To make the comparison more realistic data regarding settled and
un-settled areas of Mouza Census 2003 has been added up. Further, as the Bajour,
Orakazi, Kurrum, North & South Waziristan Agencies and F.R. Kurrum have not been
covered due to unfavourable circumstances in Mouza Census 2008 their data has also
been excluded from Mouza Census 2003 for comparison purpose.
Electricity
The mouzas reporting availability of electricity for domestic use in Pakistan increased
from 34446 in 2003 to 38435 in 2008, showing an improvement of 12 per cent in rural
electrification. The number of electrified mouzas increased in all the four provinces during
the period from 2003 to 2008 viz, NWFP by 21 per cent, Punjab by 8 per cent, Sindh by 10
per cent and Balochistan by 20 per cent. The detail is as under:

Mouzas Reporting Availability of Electricity

Administrative Unit
2003 2008 Change ( % )
Pakistan 34446 38435 ( + ) 12
N.W.F.P 7256 8788 ( + ) 21
Punjab 20675 22257 ( + ) 08
Sindh 4276 4699 ( + ) 10
Balochistan 2239 2691 ( + ) 20

The rate of increase in electrification of mouzas was the highest in the NWFP and
closely contested by Balochistan.
 Electrified Mouzas
45000
40000
Number of Mouzas 35000
30000
25000
2003
20000
2008
15000
10000
5000
0
Pakistan NWFP Punjab Sindh Balochistan

Street Linning

In Pakistan, the number of mouzas reporting bricked linned streets were 20,195 in
2003 which improved to 23,638 in 2008, thus depicting an increase of 17 per cent during
the recent past.

Mouzas Reporting Street Linning

Administrative Unit
2003 2008 Change ( % )
Pakistan 20195 23638 ( + ) 17
N.W.F.P 2583 3472 ( + ) 34
Punjab 15844 17977 ( + ) 13
Sindh 1157 1714 ( + ) 48
Balochistan 611 475 ( - ) 22

The number of mouzas reporting bricked linned streets increased by 34 per cent in
NWFP, 13 per cent in Punjab and 48 per cent in Sindh. However, the 22 per cent decrease
in mouzas reporting brick linned streets in Balochistan which may be due to inclusion of
semi-urban brick linned mouzas in urban localities.
 25000 Street Linning

20000 2003
Number of Mouza
2008
15000

10000

5000

0
Pakistan NWFP Punjab Sindh Balochistan

Metalled Road Net Work

The government has launched a number of schemes to upgrade the existing

highways infrastructure as well as introduced a number of new schemes to improve the
metalled road net work during the last five years. Mouza Statistics provides an opportunity
to the planner / executives to peep through this parameter. The rate of development with
respect to this parameter from 2003 to 2008 may be gauged from given below data:-

Number of Mouzas Less than 1 Km from Metalled Road

Administrative Unit
2003 2008 Change ( % )
Pakistan 23720 28460 ( + ) 20
N.W.F.P 4144 4374 ( + ) 06
Punjab 15412 19099 ( + ) 24
Sindh 3139 3711 ( + ) 18
Balochistan 1025 1276 ( + ) 24

The total number of mouzas falling within a radius of less than 1 kilometer from
metalled road was 23,720 during 2003. This number moved up to 28,460 mouzas as per
2008 Mouza Census showing an increase of 20 per cent over 2003 data. The percentage
increase in linking of Mouzas with metalled road is around 18 per cent in Sindh and 6 per
cent in NWFP while it is 24 per cent in Punjab, and Balochistan as well. This increase in
number shows that road net work has considerably improved during the last five years in all
the provinces.
 Mettaled Road
30000

25000
2003
Number of Mouzas 20000 2008

15000

10000

5000

0
Pakistan NWFP Punjab Sindh Balochistan

Sources of Irrigation
According to 2003 Mouza Census the total number of mouzas reporting river / canal
as main source of irrigation were 21,421 which increased to 23,450 in 2008, i.e. by 9 per
cent. The number of mouzas reporting tubewells / wells as main source of irrigation have
increased from 22,123 in 2003 to 24,077 in 2008, i.e. also by 9 per cent. Similarly the,
coverage of all the minor irrigation sources, i.e. Spring / Rod Kohi / Stream / Karez / Nalah /
Barani and Others have also increased from 18,027 mouzas in 2003 to 24,788 mouzas in
2008. This increase works out to 38 per cent for the period under review. Province-wise
break-up of coverage by sources of irrigation is as under:-

Spring / Rod Kohi /

Administrative River / Canal Tubewell / Well Sream / Karez / Nalah /
Unit Barani / Others
2003 2008 Change 2003 2008 Change 2003 2008 Change
(%) (%) (%)
PAKISTAN 21421 23450 ( + ) 09 22123 24077 ( + ) 09 18027 24788 ( + ) 38

N.W.F.P 2148 1864 ( - ) 13 1965 2063 ( + ) 05 8387 11816 ( + ) 41

Punjab 13960 15916 ( + ) 14 16901 18028 ( + ) 07 3602 5176 ( + ) 44

Sindh 4946 5329 ( + ) 08 1649 1682 ( + ) 02 554 592 ( + ) 07

Balochistan 367 341 ( - ) 07 1608 2304 ( + ) 43 5484 7204 ( + ) 31

 River / Canal Tubewell / Well
30000

Number of Mouzas
25000
Number of Mouzas 25000
20000 2003 2003 2008
20000
15000 2008
15000
10000 10000
5000 5000
0
0

Spring / Rod Kohi / Stream / Karez

30000
/ Nalah / Barani / Others
Number of Mouzas

25000 2003
20000 2008
15000
10000
5000
0

Education Facilities By Gender

Boys
Ten percent increase has been reported in case of primary school facility with in a
distance of one kilometer in the rural areas of the country. By comparing the provincial data
with previous Census reporting it indicates the highest percentage increase i.e. 20 percent
in N.W.F.P. Similar, trend has been observed in case of middle school education.
Balochistan has reported higher increase of 10 percent as compared to other provinces in
case of college education.
Educational facilities available at the distance of less than 1 KM
Administrative Primary School Middle School
High / Higher
College
Unit Secondary School
2003 2008 Change 2003 2008 Change 2003 2008 Change 2003 2008 Change
(%) (%) (%) (%)
Pakistan 35015 38518 (+) 10 12938 14065 (+) 09 7251 7325 (+) 01 1837 1924 (+) 05

N.W.F.P 7464 8981 (+) 20 3477 4071 (+) 17 1909 1916 - 324 343 (+) 06

Punjab 19191 20503 (+) 07 6634 7141 (+) 08 3763 3789 (+) 01 942 985 (+) 05

Sindh 4723 5103 (+) 08 1796 1801 - 1025 1048 (+) 02 391 398 (+) 02

Balochistan 3637 3931 (+) 08 1031 1052 (+) 02 554 572 (+) 03 180 198 (+) 10

‘ - ‘ Less than 1 percent

 50000 Primary School Middle School
40000
2003

Number of Mouzas
40000 2008 30000 2003
30000
Number of Mouzas

2008
20000
20000
10000
10000
0 0

2500
8000 High / Higher Secondary School 2000
College

Number of Mouzas
Number of Mouzas

20
6000 1500 03
2003
4000 2008 1000

2000 500
0
0

Girls
In Pakistan there is 18 percent increase in case of primary school, 11 percent
increase in middle school, 4 percent increase in high / higher secondary school and 4
percent increase in college for girls with in radious of one kilometer. On comparing the
provincial data with previous Census results Sindh province has reported maximum, i.e 29
percent, increase in primary education. In case of middle school education, N.W.F.P has
reported leading increase of 28 percent. In case of high / higher secondary school and
college education each, Balochistan has reported 6 percent increase which is the highest
as compared to other provinces. In case of Balochistan the comparison is not valid for
primary school as in Mouza Census 2003 the question about primary school was not
covered in un-settled areas of the province.

Educational facilities available at the distance of less than 1 KM

Administrative Primary School Middle School
High / Higher
College
Unit Secondary School
Change ( Change Change Change
2003 2008 2003 2008 2003 2008 2003 2008
(% ) (%) (%) (%)
Pakistan 27257 32244 ( + ) 18 9863 10986 ( + ) 11 4226 4396 ( + ) 04 1741 1802 ( + ) 04

N.W.F.P 5896 7484 ( + ) 27 2131 2721 ( + ) 28 777 803 ( + ) 03 230 240 ( + ) 04

Punjab 17658 19226 ( + ) 09 5941 6446 ( + ) 09 2485 2604 ( + ) 05 936 972 ( + ) 04

Sindh 2923 3762 ( + ) 29 1245 1254 ( + ) 01 689 697 ( + ) 01 383 387 ( + ) 01

Balochistan 780 1772 546 565 ( + ) 03 275 292 ( + ) 06 192 203 ( + ) 06

 35000 Primary School 12000 Middle School
Number of Mouzas 30000

Number of Mouzas
2003 10000
25000 2003
2008 8000
20000 2008
15000 6000
10000 4000
5000
2000
0
0

5000 High / Higher Secondary School 2000 College

Number of Mouzas

Number of Mouzas
4000 1500 2003
3000 2003 2008
2008 1000
2000
1000 500

0 0

Public Call Office (PCO)

Since introduction of mobile phones the need for PCOs has not remained the same.
However, to asses the present situation the comparison has been made as given below:
No. of Mouzas reporting PCO within the distance of 1 Km
Administrative Unit
2003 2008 Change ( % )
Pakistan 14177 16897 ( + ) 19

N.W.F.P 3215 3220 -

Punjab 9443 11797 ( + ) 25

Sindh 933 1285 ( + ) 38

Balochistan 586 595 ( + ) 02

‘ - ‘ Less than 1 percentage

It is obvious from the above data that there is 19 percent increase in Pakistan. Within
the provinces, the highest increase of 38 percent of PCOs is in Sindh province while the
next best increase of 25 percent is in the Punjab province.
 18000 Public Call Office
16000
14000 2003
Number of Mouzas

12000 2008
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
Pakistan NWFP Punjab Sindh Balochistan