| Official Name: | Umerkot District |
| Other Name: | Amarkot District |
| Settlement Type: | District of Sindh |
| Coordinates: | 25.37°N 69.73°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mirpur Khas |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Umerkot |
| Parts Type: | Number of Tehsils |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 4 |
| Government Type: | District Administration |
| Leader Title: | Deputy Commissioner |
| Leader Name: | N/A |
| Leader Title1: | District Police Officer |
| Leader Name1: | N/A |
| Leader Title2: | District Health Officer |
| Leader Name2: | N/A |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 5,608 |
| Population Total: | 1159831 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Main language(s) |
| Timezone1: | PST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5 |
Umerkot District (Dhatki: عمرکوٹ / عمرڪوٽ, Sindhi: عمرڪوٽ ضلعو, Urdu: {{Nastaliq|ضلع عمرکوٹ), also known as Amarkot District, is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city of Umerkot is the capital of the district. Sindhi is the native language of approximately 95.1% of the residents according to the 2023 Pakistani census.[1] Umerkot is the only non-Muslim majority district in Pakistan, with adherents of Hinduism representing 54.6% of the total population as per 2023 Pakistani census.[2]
See main article: Sodhas of Amarkot. Akbar was born in Umerkot Fort when his father Humayun was fleeing from the Suris. After the 1843 invasion by Charles Napier, Sindh was divided into provinces and was assigned a Zamindars, also known as Wadaras, to collect taxes for the British.
The district is administratively subdivided into the following Tehsils:[3]
At the time of the 2017 census, Umerkot had a sex ratio of 929 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 35.07%: 48.36% for males and 20.87% for females. 243,537 (22.69%) lived in urban areas. 364,105 (33.92%) were under 10 years of age.[4] In 2023, the district had 222,649 households and a population of 1,159,831.[5]
| Kunri | 56.37% | 42.07% | 1.56% | |
| Pithoro | 48.48% | 50.85% | 0.67% | |
| Samaro | 53.98% | 45.87% | 0.15% | |
| Umerkot | 55.52% | 44.3% | 0.18% |
Umerkot is the only Hindu majority district in Pakistan. Hindus form around 55% and Muslims form around 45% of Umerkot's population.
The Umarkot Shiv Mandir in Umerkot is one of the oldest and most sacred Hindu temples in the Sindh. The annual Maha Shivratri celebration of the temple is one of the biggest religious festivals in Pakistan and is attended by around 250,000 people.[7]
At the time of the 2023 census, 95.13% of the population spoke Sindhi, 1.8% Punjabi and 1.4% Urdu as their first language.[8]
The following is list of Umerkot District's dehs, organised by taluka:[9]