Khairpur District

Khairpur District is a district in the Pakistani province of Sindh in Sukkur Division.[2] At the 2017 census, it was the fifth most populated district in the province after four districts of Karachi city, with 2.4 million inhabitants. The headquarters of the district is the city of Khairpur. The district is further divided into eight sub-districts: Khairpur Taluka, Mirwah Taluka, Kot Diji Taluka, Kingri Taluka, Sobho Dero Taluka, Gambat Taluka, Faiz Ganj Taluka and Nara Taluka.[3]

Khairpur District
خیرپور ڈسٹرکٹ
خیرپور ڈسٹرکٹ
District of Sindh, Pakistan
Khairpur District
Khairpur District
خیرپور ڈسٹرکٹ
خیرپور ڈسٹرکٹ
Coordinates: 27°32′N 68°46′E
Country Pakistan
ProvinceSindh
DistrictKhairpur
Established1546
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total2,404,334
 • Rank5th:Sindh
Demonym(s)Khairpuri
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5
Calling code0243
Number of Tehsils8
Number of Union Councils89

Location

Khairpur district is located between middle and northern Sindh. It is bounded on the north by Shikarpur District and Sukkur District, on the east by India, on the south by Sanghar District and Nawabshah District, and on the west by Larkana District, Naushahro Feroze District and Indus River. The revised area of the district is 15,910 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the district had a population of 2.4 million, of which 32.3% was urban. Following are the demographic indicators of the district:

Administration

It has 8 talukas, 76 Union councils, 11 towns, 6800 Villages and total population 1546587 (Male 810448 and Female Population 736139) according to (Census) 1998.[5]

The eight talukas (or tehsils) of the district are:

The union councils are:

  • UC No. 1 Tandu Masti
  • UC No. 2 Khan pur
  • UC No. 3 Machyoon
  • UC No. 4 Hajna Shah
  • UC No. 5 Shadi Shaheed
  • UC No. 6 Bugro
  • UC No. 7 Gujo
  • UC No. 8 Shah Ladhani
  • UC No. 9 Mehr Ali
  • UC No. 10 Peer Mangion
  • UC No. 11 Shah Bhangio
  • UC No. 12 Ubhri
  • UC No. 13 Noor Pur
  • UC No. 14 Peer Badal
  • UC No. 15 Hadal Shah
  • UC No. 16 SadarJi Bhatyoon
  • UC No. 17 Manghanwari
  • UC No. 18 Rahooja Meer
  • UC No. 19 Mohial
  • UC No. 20 Kot Meer Muhammad
  • UC No. 21 Ulra
  • UC No. 22 Wada Mahesar
  • UC No. 23 Drib Mehar Shah
  • UC No. 24 Kolab Jial
  • UC No. 25 Laal Bakhsh Kandhro
  • UC No. 26 Bhonbhatpur
  • UC No. 27 Peer Hayat Shah
  • UC No. 28 Sami
  • UC No. 29 Mera
  • UC No. 30 Madd
  • UC No. 31 Sagyoon
  • UC No. 32 Haji Abdul Kareem Kharal
  • UC No. 33 Sitharja Bala
  • UC No. 34 Gadeji
  • UC No. 35 Rasool Abad
  • UC No. 36 Daraza Sharif
  • UC No. 37 Kamal Dero
  • UC No. 38 Khemtia
  • UC No. 39 Jado Wahan
  • UC No. 40 Belharo
  • UC No. 41 Ali Muhammad Khan Sarohi abad / Village Ali Bakhsh Sarohi
  • UC No. 42 Razi Dero Kacho
  • UC No. 43 Munawarabad
  • UC No. 44 Ripri
  • UC No. 45 Shaheed Naseem Ahmed Kharal / Kharalabad
  • UC No. 46 Raheem Bakhsh was an
  • UC No. 47 Jiskani
  • UC No. 48 Fateh Pur
  • UC No. 49 Jhando Mashaikh
  • UC No. 50 Ali Muhammad Machi
  • UC No. 51 Talpur Wada
  • UC No. 52 Baphu
  • UC No. 53 Nasir Fakir
  • UC No. 54 Ustad Atta Muhammad Hami
  • UC No. 55 Muhabat wah
  • UC No. 56 Layari (HussainAbad)
  • UC No. 57 Goondariro
  • UC No. 58 Sohu
  • UC No. 59 Hindyari
  • UC No. 60 Jaffar Khan Jalalani
  • UC No. 61 Saniso
  • UC No. 62 Mandan
  • UC No. 63 Tarko
  • UC No. 64 Kharirah
  • UC No. 65 Baqi Khan
  • UC No. 66 Mehar Veesar
  • UC No. 67 Deparja
  • UC No. 68 Talee
  • UC No. 69 Sabar Rind
  • UC No. 70 Moosan Shah
  • UC No. 71 Peer Budhro
  • UC No. 72 Akri
  • UC No. 73 Khushkhail
  • UC No. 74 Kandiyari
  • UC No. 75 Karam Khan Kubar / Rajper
  • UC No. 76 Bhangu Behan
  • UC No. 77 Razaabad
  • UC No. 78 Kot Lalu
  • UC No. 79 Punhal Rajper
  • UC No. 80 Umman Rajper
  • UC No. 81 Peer Abdul Qadir Shah
  • UC No. 82 Kot Jubo
  • UC No. 83 Dodo Faqeer Aradin
  • UC No. 84 Khenwari
  • UC No. 85 Tajjal Shareef
  • UC No. 86 Sikandarabad

People from Khairpur District
  • Pir Pagaro - President of Pakistan Muslim League (F)
  • Sachal Sarmast - eighteenth-Century Sufi Poet
  • Qaim Ali Shah - former Chief Minister of Sindh Province
  • Ghous Ali Shah - former Defense Minister of Pakistan and Former Chief Minister of Sindh province
  • Mir Ali Murad Talpur - former ruler of the princely state of Khairpur
  • Manzoor Hussain Wassan - Former Home Minister Sindh, Former Minister for Works and Services Government of Sindh
  • Nawab Ali Khan Wassan, Special Advisor of Chief Minister of Sindh.
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References
  1. "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  2. "Khairpur: then and now - Daily Times". Daily Times. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. "Khairpur History". Khairpur.gos.pk.
  4. PCO 2000, p. 26.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Sources
  • Basti, Malik Peeran Ditta daisi. "populated places of Alipur Tehsil". Local. ciclone. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  • 1998 District census report of Khairpur. Census publication. 86. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.
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