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Khairpur District

Coordinates: 27°32′N 68°46′E / 27.533°N 68.767°E / 27.533; 68.767
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Khairpur District
  • خيرپور ضلعو
  • ضلع خیرپور
District of Sindh
Top: Kot Diji Fort
Bottom: Faiz Mahal
Coordinates: 27°32′N 68°46′E / 27.533°N 68.767°E / 27.533; 68.767
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionSukkur
Established15 October 1955
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerSharjeel Noor Channa (PAS)
 • District Police OfficerMir Rohail Khoso (PSP)
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total15,910 km2 (6,140 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total2,405,190
 • Rank5th:Sindh
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
DemonymKhairpuri
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5
Calling code0243
Number of Tehsils8
Number of Union Councils89

Khairpur District (Sindhi: خيرپور ضلعو, Urdu: ضلع خیرپور) is a district in the Pakistani province of Sindh in Sukkur Division.[2] At the 2017 census, it was the fifth most populated district in the province after four districts of Karachi city, with 2.4 million inhabitants. The headquarters of the district is the city of Khairpur. The district is further divided into eight sub-districts: Khairpur Tehsil, Mirwah Tehsil, Kot Diji Tehsil, Kingri Tehsil, Sobho Dero Tehsil, Gambat Tehsil, Faiz Ganj Tehsil and Nara Tehsil.[3]

Location

Khairpur district is located between middle and northern Sindh. It is bounded on the north by Shikarpur District and Sukkur District, on the east by India, on the south by Sanghar District and Nawabshah District, and on the west by Larkana District, Naushahro Feroze District and Indus River. The revised area of the district is 15,910 km2.

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, Khairpur district had a population of 2,405,190, of which 1,240,254 were males and 1,164,826 females. The rural population was 1,628,184 (67.69%) and urban 777,006 (32.31%). The literacy rate is 49.15%: 62.08% for males and 35.49% for females.[1]

Religions in Khairpur district (2017)[1]
Religion Percent
Muslims
 
 97.16%
Hindus
 
 2.76%
Other or not stated
 
 0.08%

The majority religion is Islam, with 97.16% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 2.76% of the population.[1]

Languages of Khairpur district (2017)

  Sindhi (95.64%)
  Punjabi (1.55%)
  Others (2.81%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 95.64% of the population spoke Sindhi and 1.55% Punjabi as their first language.[1]

Politics

The National Assembly.

The District of Khairpur is mapped into three constituencies at the national level. The constituencies include NA-208 Khairpur-I, NA-209 Khairpur-II, and NA-210 Khairpur-III.

Following is the list of the Member National Assemblies(MNAs) representing district in the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Member of National Assembly Constituency Party Election Year
Syed Nafisa Shah NA-208 Khairpur-I PPP 2018
Syed Javed Shah NA-209 Khairpur-II PPP 2018
Syed Fazal Shah NA-210 Khairpur-III PPP 2018

The Provincial Assembly

The District of Khairpur is represented by the seven constituencies in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.

Member of Provincial Assembly Constituency Party Year
Syed Qaim Ali Shah PS-26 Khairpur-I PPP 2018
Munawar Wassan PS-27 Khairpur-II PPP 2018
Sajid Banbhan PS-28 Khairpur-III PPP 2018
Muhammad Rafique Banbhan PS-29 Khairpur-IV GDA 2018
Syed Fazal Ali Shah PS-30 Khairpur-V PPP 2018
Naeem Ahmed Kharal PS-31 Khairpur-VI PPP 2018
Syed Rashid Shah Rashidi PS-32 Khairpur-VII GDA 2018

Administration

It has 8 tehsils, 76 Union councils, 11 towns, 6800 Villages and total population 1546587 (Male 810448 and Female Population 736139) according to (Census) 1998.[4]

The eight tehsils of the district are:

The union councils are:

List of Dehs

The following is a list of Khairpur District's dehs, organised by taluka:[5]

People from Khairpur District

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "District-wise Tables - Census 2017 Final Results". pbs.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2017.
  2. ^ "Khairpur: then and now - Daily Times". Daily Times. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Khairpur History". Khairpur.gos.pk.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "List of Dehs in Sindh" (PDF). Sindh Zameen. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

Sources

  • Basti, Malik Peeran Ditta daisi. "populated places of Alipur Tehsil". Local. ciclone. Retrieved 24 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
  • 1998 District census report of Khairpur. Census publication. Vol. 86. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.
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