Larkana Division

Larkana Division
لاڑکانہ ڈویژن
لاڙڪاڻو ڊويزن‎
Division
Map of Larkana Division
Map of Larkana Division
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
CapitalLarkana
Established1980
Founded bySindh Government
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerGahanwer Laghari
 • Regional Police OfficerN/A
Area
 • Division15,213 km2 (5,874 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Division7,093,706
 • Urban
2,172,453
 • Rural
4,921,253
Literacy 2023
[1]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (44.53%)
  • Male:
    (53.89%)
  • Female:
    (34.63%)

Larkana Division (Sindhi: لاڙڪاڻو ڊويزن) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan. It was created in 1980 by bifurcation of Sukkur Division. In 2000 abolished by General Pervaiz Musharraf rule but Sindh government restored it again on 11 July 2011. CNIC code of Larkana Division is 43.[2]

Larkana is the divisional headquarters of Larkana Division. It comprises the following districts:[3][4]

Jacobabad District

  1. Garhi Khairo Tehsil
  2. Jacobabad Tehsil
  3. Thul Tehsil

Kashmore District

  1. Kandhkot Tehsil
  2. Kashmore Tehsil
  3. Tangwani Tehsil

Larkana District

  1. Bakrani Tehsil
  2. Dokri Tehsil
  3. Larkana Tehsil
  4. Ratodero Tehsil

Qambar-Shahdadkot District

  1. Mirokhan Tehsil
  2. Nasirabad Tehsil
  3. Qambar Tehsil
  4. Qubo Saeed Khan Tehsil
  5. Shahdadkot Tehsil
  6. Sijawal Junejo Tehsil
  7. Warah Tehsil

Shikarpur District

  1. Garhi Yasin Tehsil
  2. Khanpur Tehsil
  3. Lakhi Tehsil
  4. Shikarpur Tehsil

List of the Districts

# District Headquarter Area

(km²)[5]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit. rate

(2023)

1 Larkana Larkana 1,948 1,784,453 915.8 55.58%
2 Jacobabad Jacobabad 2,698 1,174,097 434.0 42.34%
3 Kashmore Kandhkot 2,580 1,233,957 477.3 35.59%
4 Qambar Shahdadkot Qambar 5,475 1,514,869 276.4 40.02%
5 Shikarpur Shikarpur 2,512 1,386,330 552.1 43.70%

List of the Tehsils

# Tehsil Area

(km²)[6]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit. rate

(2023)

Districts
1 Garhi Khairo Tehsil 733 193,297 97,102 Jacobabad District
2 Jacobabad Tehsil 664 447,647 226,993
3 Thul Tehsil 1,301 533,153 271,692
4 Kandhkot Tehsil 654 407,592 623.23 Kashmore District
5 Kashmore Tehsil 1,262 487,601 386.37
6 Tangwani Tehsil 664 338,764 510.19
7 Bakrani Tehsil 425 275,268 647.69 Larkana District
8 Dokri Tehsil 412 257,394 624.74
9 Larkana Tehsil 549 873,868 1,591.74
10 Ratodero Tehsil 562 377,923 672.46
11 Mirokhan Tehsil 374 182,461 96,091 Qambar-Shahdadkot District
12 Nasirabad Tehsil 309 174,708 91,575
13 Qambar Tehsil 2,260 448,990 234,516
14 Qubo Saeed Khan Tehsil 1,033 99,308 51,360
15 Shahdadkot Tehsil 419 225,086 117,532
16 Sijawal Junejo Tehsil 385 130,635 67,877
17 Warah Tehsil 695 253,681 132,165
18 Garhi Yasin Tehsil 971 333,289 343.24 Shikarpur District
19 Khanpur Tehsil 629 331,219 526.58
20 Lakhi Tehsil 351 300,490 856.1
21 Shikarpur Tehsil 561 421,332 751.04

References

  1. ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  2. ^ Karachi’s district status restored, notification issued, Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
  3. ^ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 30 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
    Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names
  4. ^ Five districts of Karachi restored, Published in The News on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
  5. ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
  6. ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).


27°33′38″N 68°12′24″E / 27.5606°N 68.2068°E / 27.5606; 68.2068

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