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
HeadquartersMirpur Khas
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerZain Ul Abideen Memon
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total2,925 km2 (1,129 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,504,440
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils7

Mirpur Khas District (Sindhi: ضلعو ميرپورخاص, Urdu: ضلع مِيرپورخاص) is one of the districts in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Mirpur Khas city.[2]

Administrative divisions

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

History

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, Mirpurkhas 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

At the time of the 2017 census, Mirpur Khas district had a population of 1,504,440, of which 434,081 (28.85%) lived in urban areas. 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.[1]

Religion

Religions in Mirpur Khas district (2017)[1]
Religion Percent
Muslims
 
 60.75%
Hindus
 
 38.74%
Other or not stated
 
 0.51%

The majority religion is Islam, with 60.75% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 38.74% of the population. In rural areas, Muslims and Hindus are in nearly equal numbers.[1]

Population of taluks by religion
Circle Muslims Hindus Others
Digri 59.76% 40.13% 0.11%
Hussain Bux Mari 61.24% 38.60% 0.16%
Jhudo 56.68% 42.92% 0.40%
Kot Ghulam Muhammad 45.37% 54.51% 0.12%
Mirpur Khas 89.04% 9.03% 1.93%
Shujabad 52.27% 47.29% 0.44%
Sindhri 57.51% 42.43% 0.06%

Language

Languages of Mirpur Khas district (2017)

  Sindhi (75.78%)
  Urdu (12.23%)
  Punjabi (7.48%)
  Balochi (1.25%)
  Others (3.26%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 75.78% of the population spoke Sindhi, 12.23% Urdu, 7.48% Punjabi and 1.25% Balochi as their first language.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "District-wise tables: Mirpur Khas". pbs.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2017.
  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. 1 2 3 New taluka in Mirpurkhas notified (Shujabad Tehsil) Dawn newspaper, Published 13 December 2012, Retrieved 9 December 2023
  4. ↑ Menon, Sunita. "Queen of Mangoes: Sindhri from Pakistan now in UAE". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 22 September 2019.


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