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Umerkot District
Umerkot District (Dhatki: عمرکوٹ / عمرڪوٽ, Sindhi: عمرڪوٽ ضلعو, Urdu: 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. 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. According to latest census estimate, the population of district is 1,158,284 (1.15 million).

History

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.

Administration

Map of Umerkot District's tehsils

The district is administratively subdivided into the following Tehsils:

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1961...—    
1972...—    
1981...—    
1998664,797—    
20171,073,469+2.55%
20231,159,831+1.30%
Sources:

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. In 2023, the district had 222,649 households and a population of 1,159,831.

Religion

Religions in Umerkot district (2023)
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 54.66%
Islam
 
 44.83%
Other
 
 0.51%
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%
Umarkot Shiv Mandir

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.

Languages

Languages of Umerkot district (2023)

  Sindhi (95.13%)
  Punjabi (1.8%)
  Urdu (1.4%)
  Others (1.67%)

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.

List of Dehs

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

 

 

 

See also

References

  1. ^ "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
  2. ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Religious Demographics of Pakistan 2023" (PDF).
  4. ^ DISTRICT GOVERNMENT - Umerkot Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
  9. ^ "The thriving Shiva festival in Umarkot is a reminder of Sindh's Hindu heritage". Dawn. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
  11. ^ "List of Dehs in Sindh" (PDF). Sindh Zameen. Retrieved 22 March 2021.


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