Umerkot District (Dhatki: عمرکوٹ / عمرڪوٽ, Sindhi: عمرڪوٽ ضلعو, Urdu: ضلع عمرکوٹ), also known as Amarkot District, is a district in the southeastern part of 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. According to latest census estimate, the population of district is 1,158,284 (1.15 million).

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:

• Kunri
• Pithoro
• Samaro
• Umarkot

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1998	664,797	—
2017	1,073,469	+2.55%
2023	1,159,831	+1.30%
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As of the 2023 census, Umerkot district has 222,562 households and a population of 1,159,831. The district has a sex ratio of 109.73 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 38.69%: 51.17% for males and 25.11% for females. 406,585 (35.1% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 258,859 (22.32%) live in urban areas.

Religion in contemporary Umerkot District

Religious group	1941		2017		2023
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Islam	55,175	46.36%	507,691	47.29%	519,276	44.83%
Hinduism	54,055	45.41%	559,824	52.15%	633,114	54.66%
Tribal	7,522	6.32%	—	—	—	—
Sikhism	1,943	1.63%	—	—	36	~0%
Christianity	280	0.24%	2,326	0.22%	2,702	0.23%
Ahmadi	—	—	3,594	0.33%	3,093	0.27%
Others	51	0.04%	34	0.01%	63	0.01%
Total Population	119,026	100%	1,073,469	100%	1,158,284	100%

Population of taluks by religion (2023)

Circle	Hindus	Muslims	Others
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.

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.

The following is list of Umerkot District's dehs, organised by taluka:

 

 

 

• Talhi railway station
• Umarkot Shiv Mandir
• Dhatki language