Khipro Tehsil Explained

Official Name:Khipro
Mapsize:150px
Coordinates:25.823°N 69.377°W
Pushpin Map:Pakistan Sindh#Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sindh
Population Total:332833
Area Total Km2:5933
Elevation M:28
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Code:235
Area Code Type:Calling code
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5

Khipro (Urdu: کھپرو, Sindhi :کپرو) is a tehsil of Sanghar district. Its headquarters are in Khipro town. It is bounded to the east by India.

History

No clear reference describes the origin of the word Khipro. as of the word of mouth of population of Khipro City, its one of the historical places in White Thar,

Transport

The nearest airport is Sindhri Tharparkar Airport (IATA: MPD) .

Geography

Khipro is the biggest taluka of Pakistan. It consists of acres of which 1,109,129 are desert, 11,475 forest and 191,647 agriculture.

Economy

Its primary industry is agriculture. Cotton, Wheat, Sugar cane, and Chilies are major crops.

Demographics

Khipro taluk has a population of 332,833 living in 63,642 households. Khipro has a sex ratio of 919 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 33.75%: 44.99% for males and 21.53% for females. 15.32% of the population lives in urban areas.[1]

91.39% of the taluk spoke Sindhi, 4.18% Urdu and 1.08% Punjabi as their first language.

Culture

The city is a mixture of Hindu, Muslim and other communities. In the Muslims most of the peoples belongs to Gajju, Samejo, Junejo, Mangrio, Hingorja, Chohan, Rajar, Khaskheli, Dars, Jatt, Bozdar, Malik, Qaimkhani, Syed, Lohar, Qureshi, Baloch, Laghari, Lashari tribes and in Hindus most of the peoples belongs to Goswami, Lohana, Khatri, Malhi, Bheel, Kolhi, Guriro, Oad, Sodha Rajput and others communities.

See also

References

Complete History of Taluka Khipro

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017. District-wise Tables - Census 2017 Final Results. pbs.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.