Mirpur Khas District

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Mirpur Khas District
ضلع میرپور خاص
ميرپور خاص ضلعو‎
UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils7

Mirpur Khas District (

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:[3]

History

mango varieties in the world[4]

After the capture of Sindh by 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

At the time of the 2017 census, Mirpur Khas district had 284,647 households and a population of 1,504,440. 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

Religions in Mirpur Khas district (2017)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 60.75%
Hinduism
 
 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.[5]

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.[5]

See also

References

  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.
  4. ^ Menon, Sunita. "Queen of Mangoes: Sindhri from Pakistan now in UAE". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

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