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.
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.
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]
253,690 | 82.96% | 2,336,821 | 97.16% | 2,513,753 | 96.78% | ||
49,604 | 16.22% | 66,489 | 2.76% | 75,407 | 2.9% | ||
1,616 | 0.53% | 28 | 0% | ||||
Others | 877 | 0.29% | 1,880 | 0.08% | 7,951 | 0.32% | |
Total Population | 305,787 | 100% | 2,405,190 | 100% | 2,597,448 | 100% |
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]
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.
Syed Nafisa Shah | NA-208 Khairpur-I | PPP | 2018 | |
Syed Javed Shah | NA-209 Khairpur-II | PPP | 2018 | |
Syed Fazal Shah | NA-210 Khairpur-III | PPP | 2018 |
The District of Khairpur is represented by the seven constituencies in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.
Syed Qaim Ali Shah | PS-26 Khairpur-I | PPP | 2018 | |
Munawar Wassan | PS-27 Khairpur-II | PPP | 2018 | |
Sajid Banbhan | PS-28 Khairpur-III | PPP | 2018 | |
Muhammad Rafique Banbhan | PS-29 Khairpur-IV | GDA | 2018 | |
Syed Fazal Ali Shah | PS-30 Khairpur-V | PPP | 2018 | |
Naeem Ahmed Kharal | PS-31 Khairpur-VI | PPP | 2018 | |
Syed Rashid Shah Rashidi | PS-32 Khairpur-VII | GDA | 2018 |
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: