Sukkur Division
Administrative division of Sindh
Division in Sindh, Pakistan
Sukkur Division
سکھر ڊويزن
Map of Sukkur Division
Country Pakistan Province Sindh Capital Sukkur Established 1 April 1936 Khairpur Division 1955 – 1971 Sukkur Division 1971 – Continue • Type Divisional Administration • Commissioner Mr. Ghulam Mustafa Phul • Regional Police Officer N/A • Division 27,158 km2 (10,486 sq mi) • Division 6,010,041 • Density 221.30/km2 (573.2/sq mi) • Urban
2,038,644 (33.92%) • Rural
3,971,397 • Literacy rate Total: Male: Female:
Sukkur Division (Sindhi : سکر ڊويزن ) is one of the seven administrative Divisions of the Sindh Province of Pakistan . This level of administration was abolished in 2000 but restored again on 11 July 2011. CNIC code of Sukkur Division is 45.[ 3]
Sukkur is the divisional headquarters of Sukkur Division, which comprises the following three districts:[ 4] [ 5]
List of the districts by population over the years
Districts of Sukkur Division
District
Area
(km2 )
Pop.
Pop.
(2017)
Pop.
(2023)
Capital
Ghotki 6,083
968,797
1,646,318
1,772,609
Mirpur Mathelo
Khairpur 15,910
1,547,751
2,404,334
2,597,535
Khairpur
Sukkur 2,512
931,387
1,487,903
1,639,897
Sukkur
Totals 24,505
3,447,935
5,538,555
6,010,041
Sukkur
List of the Tehsils
#
Tehsil
Area
(km²)[ 7]
Pop.
(2023)
Density
(ppl/km²)
(2023)
Lit. rate
(2023)
Districts
1
Daharki Tehsil
2,088
335,145
160.51
Ghotki District
2
Ghotki Tehsil
763
540,939
708.96
3
Khan Garh Tehsil (Khanpur)
1,986
162,318
81.73
4
Mirpur Mathelo Tehsil
593
350,647
591.31
5
Ubauro Tehsil
653
383,560
587.38
6
Faiz Ganj Tehsil
946
243,254
257.14
Khairpur District
7
Gambat Tehsil
582
286,129
491.63
8
Khairpur Tehsil Mirs
585
465,233
795.27
9
Kingri Tehsil
531
370,304
697.37
10
Kot Diji Tehsil
520
385,872
742.06
11
Nara Tehsil
11,611
173,968
14.98
12
Sobho Dero Tehsil
504
293,160
581.67
13
Thari Mirwah Tehsil
631
379,615
601.61
14
New Sukkur Tehsil
109
356,473
3,270.39
Sukkur District
15
Pano Aqil Tehsil
1,042
457,078
438.65
16
Rohri Tehsil
807
421,500
522.3
17
Salehpat Tehsil
2,957
137,738
46.58
18
Sukkur Tehsil
250
267,108
1,068.43
History
On 1 April 1936 when Sind division separated from Bombay Presidency and established a Province.
On One Unit Policy Sind province merged into West Pakistan province on 30 September 1955 Create Khairpur Division when the State of Khairpur merged in Pakistan.
Pakistan Government merged the khairpur state into Sind province and gave the status of a district.
The Sukkur district was also include in khairpur Division . Later in 1971 when the Sind province was restored the divisional status was shifted from khairpur to Sukkur . khairpur remain a district of Sukkur Division.[ 8]
Languages
At the time of the 2017 Census of Pakistan , the distribution of the population of Sukkur Division by first language was as follows:[ 9]
See also
References
^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023" (PDF) .^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF) .^ Karachi’s district status restored, notification issued , Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012^ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 30 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine ^ Five districts of Karachi restored , Published in The News on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF) .^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF) .^ "Commissioner Office, Sukkur" . heritage.eftsindh.com . Retrieved 8 September 2024 .^ Final Results of Census-2017
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