Khairpur District Explained

Khairpur District
Settlement Type:District of Sindh
Coordinates:27.5333°N 114°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Sukkur
Government Type:District Administration
Leader Title:Deputy Commissioner
Leader Name:Sharjeel Noor Channa (PAS)
Leader Title1:District Police Officer
Leader Name1:Mir Rohail Khoso (PSP)
Leader Title2:District Health Officer
Leader Name2:N/A
Area Total Km2:15910
Population As Of:2023 Pakistani census
Population Total:2,597,535
Population Rank:5th:Sindh
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Khairpuri
Timezone1:PKT
Utc Offset1:+5
Established Title:Established
Established Date:15 October 1955
Blank1 Name Sec1:Number of Tehsils
Blank1 Info Sec1:8
Blank1 Name Sec2:Number of Union Councils
Blank1 Info Sec2:89
Demographics1 Title1:Main language(s)
Demographics1 Info1:Sindhi
Utc Offset1 Dst:+5
Area Code:0243
Area Code Type:Calling code

Khairpur District (Sindhi: خيرپور ضلعو, Urdu: {{nq|ضلع خیرپور) is a district in the Pakistani province of Sindh in Sukkur Division.[1]

At the 2017 census, it was the fifth most populated district in the province after four districts of Karachi city, with 2.4 million inhabitants. The headquarters of the district is the city of Khairpur. The district is further divided into eight sub-districts: Khairpur Tehsil, Mirwah Tehsil, Kot Diji Tehsil, Kingri Tehsil, Sobho Dero Tehsil, Gambat Tehsil, Faiz Ganj Tehsil and Nara Tehsil.

Location

Khairpur district is located between middle and northern Sindh. It is bounded on the north by Shikarpur District and Sukkur District, on the east by India, on the south by Sanghar District and Nawabshah District, and on the west by Larkana District, Naushahro Feroze District and Indus River. The revised area of the district is 15,910 km2.

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, Khairpur had a sex ratio of 939 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 49.15%: 62.08% for males and 35.49% for females. 777,006 (32.31%) lived in urban areas. 796,830 (33.13%) were under 10 years of age.[2] In 2023, the district had 452,588 households and a population of 2,597,535.[3]

Religion in present-day Khairpur district!Religion!Population (1941)[4] !Percentage (1941)!Population (2017)!Percentage (2017)!Population (2023)[5] !Percentage (2023)
253,69082.96%2,336,82197.16%2,513,75396.78%
49,60416.22%66,4892.76%75,4072.9%
1,6160.53%280%
Others 8770.29%1,8800.08%7,9510.32%
Total Population305,787100%2,405,190100%2,597,448100%

The majority religion is Islam, with 96.78% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 2.9% of the population.

At the time of the 2023 census, 97.73% of the population spoke Sindhi as their first language.[6]

Politics

The National Assembly.

The District of Khairpur is mapped into three constituencies at the national level. The constituencies include NA-208 Khairpur-I, NA-209 Khairpur-II, and NA-210 Khairpur-III.

Following is the list of the Member National Assemblies(MNAs) representing district in the National Assembly of Pakistan.

!Member of National Assembly!Constituency!Party!Election Year
Syed Nafisa ShahNA-208 Khairpur-IPPP2018
Syed Javed ShahNA-209 Khairpur-IIPPP2018
Syed Fazal ShahNA-210 Khairpur-IIIPPP2018

The Provincial Assembly

The District of Khairpur is represented by the seven constituencies in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.

!Member of Provincial Assembly!Constituency!Party!Year
Syed Qaim Ali ShahPS-26 Khairpur-IPPP2018
Munawar WassanPS-27 Khairpur-IIPPP2018
Sajid BanbhanPS-28 Khairpur-IIIPPP2018
Muhammad Rafique BanbhanPS-29 Khairpur-IVGDA2018
Syed Fazal Ali ShahPS-30 Khairpur-VPPP2018
Naeem Ahmed KharalPS-31 Khairpur-VIPPP2018
Syed Rashid Shah RashidiPS-32 Khairpur-VIIGDA2018

Administration

It has 8 tehsils, 76 Union councils, 11 towns, 6800 Villages and total population 1,546,587 (Male 810,448 and Female Population 736,139) according to (Census) 1998.[7]

The eight tehsils[7] of the district are:

People from Khairpur District

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Khairpur: then and now - Daily Times. 2018-02-06. Daily Times. 2018-05-16. en-US.
  2. Web site: District And Tehsil Level Population Summary - Khairpur District (2017 census). dead. 29 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180329034806/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk:80/sites/default/files/bwpsr/sindh/KHAIRPUR_SUMMARY.pdf. 21 January 2024. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website.
  3. Web site: 2023 . TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE . 21 January 2024 . Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website.
  4. Web site: CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME XII SINDH PROVINCE .
  5. Web site: Pakistan Census 2023 .
  6. Web site: Pakistan Census 2023 .
  7. Web site: Khairpur District Information . 21 January 2024 . Population Welfare Department, Government of Sindh website. https://web.archive.org/web/20150328074228/http://www.pwdsindh.gov.pk/districts/Khairpur.htm . 28 March 2015. dead.