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Mirpur Khas District
Mirpur Khas District (Sindhi: ضلعو ميرپورخاص, Urdu: ضلع مِيرپورخاص) is one of the districts of Mirpur Khas Division in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Mirpur Khas city. 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).

Administrative divisions

The district of Mirpur Khas is sub-divided into 7 tehsils:

History

Sindhri origination in Mirpur Khas District is among top 10 mango varieties in the world
Sindhri origination in Mirpur Khas District is among the ten leading mango varieties in the world

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.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951 —    
1961 —    
1972 —    
1981 —    
1998 1,006,329—    
2017 1,504,440+2.14%
2023 1,681,386+1.87%
Sources:

As of the 2023 census, Mirpur Khas district has 312,986 households and a population of 1,681,386. The district has a sex ratio of 110.36 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 45.37%: 55.04% for males and 34.75% for females. 537,553 (31.98% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 492,175 (29.27%) live in urban areas.

Religion

Religions in Mirpur Khas district (2023)
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 57.99%
Hinduism
 
 41.48%
Christianity
 
 0.42%
Other or not stated
 
 0.11%
Religion in contemporary Mirpur Khas District
Religious
group 		1941 2017 2023
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 93,405 49.24% 913,979 60.75% 974,734 57.99%
Hinduism 91,263 48.11% 582,879 38.74% 697,318 41.48%
Sikhism 4,502 2.37% — — 35 ~0%
Christianity 125 0.07% 5,734 0.38% 7,082 0.42%
Ahmadi — — 1,769 0.12% 1,286 0.08%
Others 403 0.21% 79 0.01% 525 0.03%
Total Population 189,698 100% 1,504,440 100% 1,680,980 100%

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.

Population of taluks by religion
Circle Muslims Hindus Others
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%

Language

Languages of Mirpur Khas district (2023)

  Sindhi (73.7%)
  Urdu (11.93%)
  Punjabi (6.27%)
  Balochi (1.65%)
  Hindko (1.63%)
  Others (4.82%)

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Sindh Province: 7 Districts of Sindh (2015) including Mirpur Khas District" (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan website. 3 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  3. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (13 December 2012). "New taluka in Mirpurkhas notified". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 January 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Menon, Sunita. "Queen of Mangoes: Sindhri from Pakistan now in UAE". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 20" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 5" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  9. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  10. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME XII SINDH PROVINCE" (PDF).
  11. ^ "District Statistics (Census - 2017) - Mirpur Khas District". Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  12. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  1. ^ Note: 1941 census data is for Digri, Jamesabad, Mirpur Khas talukas and part of Khipro taluk of Tharparkar District, which roughly corresponds to contemporary Mirpur Khas District. The ratio of population of Khipro district which became part of Sindhri taluka was determined from 1951-1998 census data.
  2. ^ Including Jainism, Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated


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