Jamshoro District ضلعو ڄامشورو ضلع جامشورو
District of Sindh
Top: Ranikot Fort Bottom: Buddhist Stupa at Naig Sharif
Map of Pakistani Districts with Jamshoro District highlighted
Coordinates: 25°25′57″N 68°15′47″E / 25.432512°N 68.263171°E / 25.432512; 68.263171
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Division	Hyderabad
Established	14th December 2004
Headquarters	Jamshoro
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	N/A
• District Police Officer	N/A
• District Health Officer	N/A
Area
• Total	11,260 km2 (4,350 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	1,117,308
• Density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils	4 Kotri Sehwan Sharif Tehsil Manjhand Thano Bula Khan

Jamshoro District (Sindhi: ضلعو ڄام شورو, Urdu: ضلع جامشورو), is a district of Sindh province, Pakistan. Jamshoro city is the capital while Kotri is the largest city of the Jamshoro District. The district borders Dadu district to the north. To the east, the Indus separates it from Shaheed Benazirabad, Matiari and Hyderabad districts. Thatta district lies to the south, and Karachi district to the south west. To the west, the Kheerthar Range separates it from the Sindh and Hub district of Baluchistan.

Jamshoro District was split from Dadu District in 14th December 2004^[2] It is situated on the west bank of River Indus.

Geography

The total geographical area of the district is 11,260 square kilometres. It is about 220 kilometers from north to south and about 100 kilometres wide from east to west. A 2 to 6 kilometres wide belt of the west bank of River Indus is cultivated and irrigated and the remaining land of the district is either hilly or cultivated. Agriculture is the main source of income. In summer, the northern part (Sehwan) is hotter than that of other parts of the district and normally cool in winter.

The district is rich in limestone, salika sand, gravels, silt, and marble. These minerals are found in Taluka Thano Bula Khan and Sehwan. Coal is obtained from Lakhra Taluka Manjhand.

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, Jamshoro district had 178,651 households and a population of 993,908. Jamshoro had a sex ratio of 900 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 46.47%: 55.14% for males and 36.71% for females. 432,621 (43.53%) lived in urban areas. 292,082 (29.39%) were under 10 years of age.^[4] In 2023, the district had 213,639 households and a population of 1,117,308.^[1]

The current population figures are tabulated below:

Religion

Religions in Jamshoro district (2017)[4]
Religion			Percent
Islam			95.07%
Islam			3.87%
Christianity			0.98%
Other or not stated			0.08%

The majority religion is Islam, with 95.07% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 3.87% of the population, while Christians are 0.98% of the population.^[4]

Religion in present-day Jamshoro district^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Religion	Population (1941)[5]: 51–53	Percentage (1941)	Population (2017)[4]	Percentage (2017)
Islam	98,441	80.72%	944,903	95.07%
Hinduism	23,069	18.92%	38,510	3.98%
Christianity	73	0.06%	9,694	0.98%
Others [lower-alpha 2]	370	0.30%	801	0.08%
Total Population	121,953	100%	993,908	100%

Guru Balpuri Ashram in Thana Bulla Khan

Hindu temples

1. Gobindram Darbar at Manjhand
2. Kathwari Harijan Manhar Mandir

Economy

The majority of the population of the district is rural and they are involved in cultivation. Industrial areas and Power plants are using manpower, while towns are providing business opportunities to the residents. The inhabitants of mountainous area keep cattle while Mallahs o Manchhar Lake earn their living by fishing. Approximately 20% of the district population works for the federal and provincial government.

Nooriabad Industrial Area and Kotri Industrial Area are two big zones of Industries where more than 500 different industries are located..

Jamshoro Power Station

Jamshoro Power Station, Lakhra Power Project and Kotri Thermal Power Station are the main power units in this district.

Education

• Mehran University of Engineering and Technology,
• Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences
• University of Sindh
• Cadet College Petaro

Administrative divisions

Map of Jamshoro District's tehsils

The district is administratively subdivided into the following tehsil:

• Kotri Tehsil
• Sehwan Sharif Tehsil
• Thana Bulla Khan Tehsil
• Manjhand Tehsil

Notes

References

Bibliography

• 1998 District census report of Dadu. Census publication. Vol. 82. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.