Ghotki District Explained

Ghotki District
Native Name:ضِلعو گھوٽڪي
Native Name Lang:Sindhi
Settlement Type:District of Sindh
Coordinates:27.8167°N 108°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Sukkur
Established Title:District
Established Date:1983
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Mirpur Mathelo
Government Type:District Administration
Leader Title:Deputy Commissioner
Leader Name:Dr. Syed Muhammad Ali
Leader Title1:District Police Officer
Leader Name1:Dr. Sumair Noor Chnna
Leader Title2:District Health Officer
Leader Name2:Dr. Rao Aftab
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:6083
Population As Of:2023
Population Total:1772609
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics1 Title1:Main language
Demographics1 Info1:Sindhi
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5

Ghotki District (Sindhi: ضِلعو گھوٽڪي;) is a district of the province of Sindh, Pakistan, with headquarter in the city of Mirpur Mathelo. Prior to its establishment as a district in 1993, it formed part of Sukkur District.

Geography

Ghotki District is stretched in 6083 km2 (1,555,528 acres). 25,000 acres area of the district consisting of desert land, 402,578 acres (25.88%) is flooded (Katcha) area and remaining area lying between desert and flooded areas of district is cultivated. Desert area having wind-blown hills as Achro Thar (White Desert). Flooded area (Kacha) is stretched on 87 km along Indus River from north - east to south - west of the district where forests exist in this area.

Administration

The Ghotki district is administratively subdivided into the following Tehsils:

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, Ghotki had a sex ratio of 939 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 40.88%: 57.46% for males and 23.35% for females. 360,821 (21.89%) lived in urban areas. 556,127 (33.73%) were under 10 years of age.[3] In 2023, the district had 331,132 households and a population of 1,772,609.[4]

Religion in present-day Ghotki district!Religion!Population (1941)!Percentage (1941)!Population (2017)!Percentage (2017)!Population (2023)[5] !Percentage (2023)
139,22282.21%1,544,35593.67%1,643,70193.35%
29,85017.63%101,9746.19%111,7706.35%
Others 2840.17%2,3790.14%5,2900.3%
Total Population169,356100%1,648,708100%1,760,761100%

The majority religion is Islam, with 93.35% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 6.35% of the population.

At the time of the 2023 census, 95.79% of the population spoke Sindhi and 1.79% Urdu as their first language.[6]

The historic Hindu temple Shadani Darbar is located in this district.[7]

List of Dehs

The following is a list of Ghotki District's dehs (villages), organised by taluka:[8] [9]

Economy

Ghotki District has recently embraced sugar cane. The total acreage of cultivable land is 286,090 ha in 2019–20. The area under cultivation of sugar cane increased to 58,774 ha in 2019-20 from 6,511 ha in 2011–12. Five functional sugar mills are located in the district.[10]

Culture

Ghotki District is the land of Saint where is many Saint's Tomb. 1- Syed Anwar shah at Jahnpur 2- Syed Jaleel Shah Mast 5 kilometres away from Mipur Mathelo town 3- Nare shah Jelani In Ghotki Town. Ghotki District has many historical places, one of them is Mathelo Moomal Ji Mari, there is a museum and at the same place very popular saint Syed Nathan shah's (Naharo) Tomb.

See also

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zila (District), Tehsil & Town Councils Membership for Sindh (Ghotki District). 5 March 2009 . Election Commission of Pakistan, Government of Pakistan website. 21 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20090305071708/http://www.ecp.gov.pk/content/zttc/townsindh.htm.
  2. Web site: Ghotki District: District and Tehsil Level Population Summary. dead. 13 January 2019. 10 December 2023. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. https://web.archive.org/web/20190113232159/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk:80/sites/default/files/bwpsr/sindh/GHOTKI_SUMMARY.pdf.
  3. Web site: District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017) . www.pbscensus.gov.pk . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  4. Web site: 2023 . Table 1: Households, Population, Household Size and Annual Growth Rate . www.pbscensus.gov.pk . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  5. Web site: Pakistan Census 2023 .
  6. Web site: Pakistan Census 2023 .
  7. News: Hindu pilgrims attend central ceremony of Shadani Darbar. Pakistan Today newspaper. 6 December 2018. 23 December 2020.
  8. Web site: Tehsils & Unions in the District of Ghotki. National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. 15 April 2012. 10 December 2023. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120415094326/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=47&dn=Ghotki.
  9. Web site: List of Dehs in Sindh . Sindh Zameen . 22 March 2021.
  10. News: Khan . Mohammad Hussain . 2020-11-30 . Ghotki's story of sugar and cotton . 2023-12-10 . Dawn newspaper . en.

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