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Sanghar District

Coordinates: 26°00′N 69°15′E / 26.000°N 69.250°E / 26.000; 69.250
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Sanghar District
ضلع سانگھڑ
سانگهڙ ضلعو‎
Top: Mosque at Shahdadpur
Bottom: Fields near Sirhinwari
Sanghar is located in the centre of Sindh.
Sanghar is located in the centre of Sindh.
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionShaheed Benazir Abad
SeatSanghar
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • MNA Sangharkhudadad Brohi
Area
 • City
10,728 km2 (4,142 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • City
2,308,465
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
 • Urban
630,782
 • Rural
1,677,683
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils6 Khipro, Jam Nawaz Ali, Tando Adam, Sinjhoro, Shahdadpur, Sanghar.

Sanghar District (Sindhi: ضلعو سانگھڙ, Urdu: ضلع سانگھڑ) is one of the largest districts of Sindh province, Pakistan. This district lies between 25058'13 N latitudes and 69024'4E longitudes. It was a village before Mallah tribe were settled there. This district has the largest Mallah population. It has an area of 9874 square kilometres. It is located in the centre of Sindh and is bounded to the east by India. The district capital, Sanghar, is itself a small city roughly 35 miles (56 km) east-south-east of the city of Nawabshah and the same distance north of Mirpur Khas. Its primary industry is agriculture.

Largest tribe of Sanghar district is Mallah who has the population of almost 350000 people. Other tribes are: Marri, Jakhro, Jam, Rajput, Jat, Hingora, Wassan, Mirani, Mirbahar, Dhareja, Unar, Siyal, Nizamani, Chandio, Rind, Leghari, Arain, Muhajir, Nareja, Bugti.

The following cities are located in Sanghar District: Sanghar, Tando Adam, Jam Nawaz Ali, Shahdadpur, Shahpur Chakar, Sinjhoro, Jhol, and Sarhari among others.

Sanghar District is also known as the district of Hur Mujhaids, who are followers of Muslim saint Syed Shah Mardan Shah-II. They also fought against British government under the command of Sibghatullah Shah Rashidi.

Administrative subdivisions

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The district of Sanghar is administratively subdivided into 6 tehsils:[2]

District Council Sanghar has 70 Union councils, 4 Municipal Committees and 11 Town Committees.[3]

History

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The town of Sanghar, the district headquarters, was formerly a small village that has been populated since the 18th century.[citation needed] It was named after a pious fisher-woman, Mai Singhar but there is no evidence about entity of such woman,whereas, as per Dr nabi bux its name came from saang means overflow of water[citation needed]; for more than a century, it remained a small village with a population of few hundreds[citation needed].

After the 1853 invasion by Charles Napier, Sindh was divided into provinces and was assigned zamindars, also known as "Wadera", to collect taxes for the British. Sindh was later made part of British India's Bombay Presidency, and became a separate province in 1935. During this period Sanghar obtained the status of Taluka, a subdivision, and was alternatively included in districts of Nawabshah and Tharparkar. In 1954 it was given the status of District-Headquarters.

The people of the district, specifically the Hurs, played a vital role in independence of Pakistan. The Hurs were an organised military rebel group led by Pir Syed Sabghatullah Shah Pagaro Shaheed, popularly known as Pir Pagara, that sought independence from the British Raj. They fought a guerrilla warfare campaign against the British military, and were always a thorn in the side of British Raj. It has been said that this warfare was one of the major nails in the coffin of British Raj in India.[citation needed]

According to legend, the bodies of Sohni Mahiwal, the titular heroes of one of the four popular tragic romances of Sindh, were recovered from the Indus River near Shahdadpur city and are buried there[citation needed]. The Tomb of Sohni is situated in Shahdadpur, which is 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Sanghar and 75 kilometres (47 mi) from Hyderabad.

Places

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  • Mir Shahdad Jo Qubo, the tomb of Mir Shahdad Talpur, who is regarded as one of the finest military commanders of Sindh, is one of the historical heritages of Sindh and is located in Shahpur Chakar, at a graveyard of the family members of Mir Shahdad Talpur. Shahdadpur, a big city of Sindh Province, is named after Mir Shahdad Talpur, while Shahpur Chakar is named behind his son Mir Chakar Talpur.
  • Mansura, ruins from the seventh century A.D. This site has been excavated by the government of Pakistan, and where the local folks go Gold-jewelry hunting after heavy rains. The rains wash off the top soil thereby exposing, among other artifacts, the ancient jewelry.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951 311,553—    
1961 417,440+2.97%
1972 674,210+4.45%
1981 893,047+3.17%
1998 1,421,977+2.77%
2017 2,049,873+1.94%
2023 2,308,465+2.00%
Sources:[4]

At the time of the 2017 census, Sanghar had a sex ratio of 935 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 41.40%: 52.72% for males and 29.32% for females. 571,719 (27.89%) lived in urban areas. 639,845 (31.21%) were under 10 years of age.[5] In 2023, the district had 407,265 households and a population of 2,308,465.[1]

Religion in present-day Sanghar district[a]
Religion Population (1941)[6]: 54–57  Percentage (1941) Population (2017)[5] Percentage (2017) Population (2023)[7] Percentage (2023)
Islam 172,577 61.41% 1,594,744 77.80% 1,729,751 74.95%
Hinduism 104,659 37.24% 446,737 21.79% 564,648 24.47%
Sikhism 1,861 0.66% — — 88 0%
Tribal 1,444 0.51% — — — —
Others [b] 461 0.29% 8,392 0.41% 13,344 0.58%
Total Population 281,002 100% 2,049,873 100% 2,307,831 100%
Religions in Sanghar district (2023) [8]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 74.95%
Hinduism
 
 24.47%
Other
 
 0.58%

The majority religion is Islam, with 74.95% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is 24.47% of the population.[7]

Languages of Sanghar district (2023) [8]

  Sindhi (76.13%)
  Urdu (8.69%)
  Punjabi (5.38%)
  Balochi (2.05%)
  Hindko (1.57%)
  Saraiki (1.43%)
  Brahui (1.41%)
  Others (3.33%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 76.13% of the population spoke Sindhi, 8.69% Urdu, 5.38% Punjabi, 2.05% Balochi, 1.57% Hindko, 1.22% Saraiki and 1.19% Brahui as their first language.[9]

Tando Adam is the most populous city of the district.

The total area of the district is 10,728 km2. The population of other major cities and towns is presented in the following Table.

Cities and Towns of Sangher[10]
Name Status Census

1972

Census

1981

Census

1998

Census

2017

1 Tando Adam Municipal

Council

42,107 62,744 104,907 152,025
2 Shahdadpur Municipal

Council

29,180 42,107 62,655 99,667
3 Sangher Municipal

Council

19,739 29,239 50,696 75,209
4 Khipro Town

Council

8,224 14,200 25,580 50,996
5 Jatia Town

Council

.... .... ..... 39,777
6 Shahpur Chakar Town

Council

6,798 12,544 18,361 33,941
7 Jhol Town

Council

5,126 7,382 13,738 21,792
8 Sinjhoro Municipal

Council

7,662 8,616 14,055 19,682
9 Berani Town

Council

.... 7,121 8,352 18,788
10 Sarhari Town

Council

.... 6,261 9,571 17,698
11 Khadro Town

Council

5,110 6,011 8,624 15,448
12 Kandiari Town

Council

.... .... 5,161 9,714
13 Jam Nawaz Ali Town

Council

.... .... 4,452 8,420
14 Tando Mitha Khan Town

Council

.... .... 2,309 5,236
15 Piru Mal Town

Council

.... 1,468 2,155 3,326

List of dehs

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The following is a list of Sanghar District's dehs, organised by taluka:[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
  2. ^ District Government – Sanghar Archived 2007-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Sanghar Local Government Election 2015 Result". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  4. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  5. ^ a b "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME XII SINDH PROVINCE" (PDF).
  7. ^ a b "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
  8. ^ a b "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Cite error: The named reference "2023 census" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
  10. ^ "Sanghar (District, Sindh, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  11. ^ "List of Dehs in Sindh" (PDF). Sindh Zameen. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

Bibliography

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  • 1998 District census report of Sanghar. Census publication. Vol. 75. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.
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  1. ^ Shahdadpur and Sinjhoro taluks of Nawabshah District and Sanghar and Khipro taluks of Tharparkar District
  2. ^ Including Jainism, Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated
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