Mirpur Khas Division

Mirpur Khas Division
(Thar Division)
Division
Map of Mirpur Khas Division
Map of Mirpur Khas Division
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
CapitalMirpur Khas
Established1990
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerFaisal Ahmed Uqaili
 • Regional Police OfficerN/A
Population
 (2017)
 • Urban
895,439 (19.38%)
 • Rural
3,724,185
Literacy (2023)
[1]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (40.41%)
  • Male:
    (51.70%)
  • Female:
    (28.18%)
Postal code
69000

Mirpur Khas Division (Sindhi: ميرپورخاص ڊويزن) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan. It was abolished in 2000 but restored again on 11 July 2011.[2] formerly a part of Hyderabad Division. CNIC code of Mirpur Khas Division is 44.

Mirpur Khas is the divisional headquarter of Mirpur Khas Division. It comprises the following three districts:[3][4]

Mirpur Khas District

Tharparkar District

Umerkot District

List of the Districts

# District Headquarter Area

(km²)[5]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit. rate

(2023)

1 Mirpur Khas Mirpur Khas 2,925 1,681,386 574.7 45.37%
2 Umerkot[6] Umerkot 5,608[7] 1,159,831 207.2 38.69%
3 Tharparkar Mithi 19,637 1,778,407 90.6 36.39%

List of the Tehsils

# Tehsil Area

(km²)[8]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Lit. rate

(2023)

Districts
1 Digri Tehsil 572 234,578 410.1 Mirpur Khas District
2 Jhuddo Tehsil 363 230,285 634.39
3 Kot Ghulam Muhammad Tehsil 762 310,142 407.01
4 Mirpur Khas Tehsil 24 287,802 11,991.75
5 Shujabad Tehsil 396 185,654 468.82
6 Sindhri Tehsil 599 260,782 435.36
7 Chachro Tehsil 3,386 371,769 109.8 Tharparkar District
8 Dahli Tehsil 2,126 326,034 153.36
9 Diplo Tehsil 2,872 163,119 56.8
10 Kaloi Tehsil 922 129,677 140.65
11 Islamkot Tehsil 3,515 265,643 75.57
12 Mithi Tehsil 2,954 239,091 80.94
13 Nagarparkar Tehsil 3,862 283,074 73.3
14 Kunri Tehsil 585 237,063 405.24 Umerkot District
15 Pithoro Tehsil 855 130,383 152.49
16 Samaro Tehsil 959 184,051 191.92
17 Umerkot Tehsil 3,209 608,334 189.57

Religion

Religion in Mirpur Khas division (2017)

  Islam (54.98%)
  Hinduism (44.76%)
  Others or Not Stated (0.26%)

The Mir Khas Pur division had a population of 4,228,683 as per 2017 Census of Pakistan. The Muslim population is 2,324,929 (54.98% of the division population), and the Hindu population is 1,892,758 (44.76% of the division population).[9]

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. ^ "Historically & Geographically". District Government Umerkot. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Thatta (District, Pakistan) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de.
  8. ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
  9. ^ Pakistan Bureau of Statistics https://www.pbs.gov.pk › 2017PDF SALIENT FEATURES OF FINAL RESULTS CENSUS-2017


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