Mirpur Khas District

Mirpur Khas District
ضلع میرپور خاص
ميرپور خاص ضلعو‎
District
Top: Tombs at Chitorri
Bottom: Buddhist stupa at Kahujodaro
Location of Mirpurkhas in Sindh province
Location of Mirpurkhas in Sindh province
Coordinates: 25°33′02″N 069°00′11″E / 25.55056°N 69.00306°E / 25.55056; 69.00306
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionMirpur Khas
Established31 October 1990; 34 years ago (31 October 1990)
HeadquartersMirpur Khas
Administrative Towns
07
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerDr Rasheed Masud Khan
 • ConstituensyNA-211 Mirpur Khas-I
NA-212 Mirpur Khas-II
Area
 • District2,925 km2 (1,129 sq mi)
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • District1,680,980
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
 • Urban
492,175
 • Rural
1,189,211
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
 • Summer (DST)DST is not observed
ZIP Code
69000
NWD (area) code233
ISO 3166 codePK-SD

Mirpur Khas District (Sindhi: ضلعو ميرپورخاص, Urdu: ضلع مِيرپورخاص) is one of the districts of Mirpur Khas Division in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Mirpur Khas city.[2] District Mirpur Khas became district by separating from Tharparkar District on 31 October 1990. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Mirpur Khas district is 1,680,980 (1.68 million).

Administrative divisions

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The district of Mirpur Khas is sub-divided into 7 tehsils:[3]

History

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Sindhri origination in Mirpur Khas District is among top 10 mango varieties in the world
Sindhri origination in Mirpur Khas District is among the ten leading mango varieties in the world[4]

After the capture of Sindh by the British, In 1882 they created Thar and Parkar District in Southeastern Sindh for administrative purposes. In 1906, the district headquarters was moved from Amarkot (now Umerkot) to Mirpur Khas. In 1953, after the creation of Pakistan, some area on the northern side was detached from the original Tharparkar District and named Sanghar District. On 31 October 1990 the district was divided into the Tharparkar and Mirpur Khas Districts. In the same year, Mirpur Khas also get the status of divisional headquarter.

Mirpur Khas District derives its name from the town of Mirpur Khas, founded by Mir Ali Murad Talpur in 1806.

Demographics

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At the time of the 2017 census, Mirpur Khas had a sex ratio of 938 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 42.41%: 52.94% for males and 31.22% for females. 434,081 (28.85%) lived in urban areas. 467,853 (31.10%) were under 10 years of age.[5] In 2023, the district had 313,141 households and a population of 1,681,386.[1]

Religion

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Religions in Mirpur Khas district (2023) [6]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 57.99%
Hinduism
 
 41.48%
Other or not stated
 
 0.53%

The majority religion is Islam, with 57.99% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 41.48% of the population. In rural areas, Muslims and Hindus are in nearly equal numbers.[7]

Population of taluks by religion[7]
Circle Muslims Hindus Others
Digri 57.4% 42.36% 0.24%
Hussain Bux Mari 55.17% 44.26% 0.57%
Jhudo 55.02% 44.58% 0.40%
Kot Ghulam Muhammad 40.53% 59.32% 0.15%
Mirpur Khas 90.38% 8.05% 1.57%
Shujabad 49.11% 50.24% 0.65%
Sindhri 54.33% 45.58% 0.09%

Language

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Languages of Mirpur Khas district (2023)

  Sindhi (73.7%)
  Urdu (11.93%)
  Punjabi (6.27%)
  Balochi (1.65%)
  Hindko (1.63%)
  Others (4.82%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 73.7% of the population spoke Sindhi, 11.93% Urdu, 6.27% Punjabi, 1.65% Balochi and 1.63% Hindko as their first language.[8]

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. ^ "Sindh Province: 7 Districts of Sindh (2015) including Mirpur Khas District" (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan website. 3 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  3. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (13 December 2012). "New taluka in Mirpurkhas notified". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 January 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Menon, Sunita. "Queen of Mangoes: Sindhri from Pakistan now in UAE". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  5. ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ a b "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
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