| Mirpur Khas District | |
| Native Name: | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Coordinates: | 25.5506°N 69.0031°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mirpur Khas |
| Parts Type: | Administrative Towns |
| Parts Style: | coll,para |
| Parts: | 07 |
| P1: | Jhuddo Taluka Mirpur Khas Taluka Digri Taluka Hussain Bux Marri Taluka Kot Ghulam Muhammad Taluka Sindhri Taluka Shujaabad Taluka |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Mirpur Khas |
| Government Type: | District Administration |
| Leader Title: | Deputy Commissioner |
| Leader Name: | Dr Rasheed Masud Khan |
| Leader Title1: | Constituensy |
| Leader Name1: | NA-211 Mirpur Khas-I NA-212 Mirpur Khas-II |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 2,925 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Total: | 1,680,980 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 492175 |
| Population Rural: | 1,189,211 |
| Elevation M: | 17 |
| Timezone1: | PKT |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:00 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | DST is not observed |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 69000 |
| Area Code Type: | NWD (area) code |
| Area Code: | 233 |
| Iso Code: | PK-SD |
| Established Title: | Established |
Mirpur Khas District (sd|ضلعو ميرپورخاص, ur|{{Nastaliq|ضلع مِيرپورخاص) is one of the districts of Mirpur Khas Division in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Mirpur Khas city.[1] District Mirpur Khas became district by separating from Tharparkar District on 31 October 1990. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Mirpur Khas district is 1,680,980 (1.68 million).
The district of Mirpur Khas is sub-divided into 7 tehsils:[2]
After the capture of Sindh by the British, In 1882 they created Thar and Parkar District in Southeastern Sindh for administrative purposes. In 1906, the district headquarters was moved from Amarkot (now Umerkot) to Mirpur Khas. In 1953, after the creation of Pakistan, some area on the northern side was detached from the original Tharparkar District and named Sanghar District. On 31 October 1990 the district was divided into 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.
At the time of the 2017 census, 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.[3] In 2023, the district had 313,141 households and a population of 1,681,386.[4]
The majority religion is Islam, with 57.99% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 41.48% of the population. In rural areas, Muslims and Hindus are in nearly equal numbers.[5]
| Digri | 57.4% | 42.36% | 0.24% | |
| Hussain Bux Mari | 55.17% | 44.26% | 0.57% | |
| Jhudo | 55.02% | 44.58% | 0.40% | |
| Kot Ghulam Muhammad | 40.53% | 59.32% | 0.15% | |
| Mirpur Khas | 90.38% | 8.05% | 1.57% | |
| Shujabad | 49.11% | 50.24% | 0.65% | |
| Sindhri | 54.33% | 45.58% | 0.09% |
At the time of the 2023 census, 73.7% of the population spoke Sindhi, 11.93% Urdu, 6.27% Punjabi, 1.65% Balochi and 1.63% Hindko as their first language.[6]