Mirpur Khas District | |
Native Name: | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Coordinates: | 25.5506°N 69.0031°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Division |
Subdivision Name2: | Mirpur Khas |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Mirpur Khas |
Government Type: | District Administration |
Leader Title: | Deputy Commissioner |
Leader Name: | Zain Ul Abideen Memon |
Leader Title1: | District Police Officer |
Leader Name1: | N/A |
Leader Title2: | District Health Officer |
Leader Name2: | N/A |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2,925 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Total: | 1681386 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PST |
Utc Offset1: | +5 |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 31 October 1990 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Number of Tehsils |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 7 |
Demographics1 Title1: | Main language(s) |
Demographics1 Info1: | SindhiUrduPunjabi |
Mirpur Khas District (Sindhi: ضلعو ميرپورخاص, Urdu: {{Nastaliq|ضلع مِيرپورخاص) is one of the districts in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Mirpur Khas city.[1]
The district of Mirpur Khas is sub-divided into 7 tehsils:[2]
After the capture of Sindh by the British, In 1882 they created Thar and Parkar District in Southeastern Sindh for administrative purposes. In 1906, the district headquarters was moved from Amarkot (now Umerkot) to Mirpur Khas. In 1953, after the creation of Pakistan, some area on the northern side was detached from the original Tharparkar District and named Sanghar District. On 31 October 1990 the district was divided into the Tharparkar and Mirpur Khas Districts. In the same year, Mirpur Khas also get the status of divisional headquarter.
Mirpur Khas District derives its name from the town of Mirpur Khas, founded by Mir Ali Murad Talpur in 1806.
At the time of the 2017 census, Mirpur Khas had a sex ratio of 938 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 42.41%: 52.94% for males and 31.22% for females. 434,081 (28.85%) lived in urban areas. 467,853 (31.10%) were under 10 years of age.[3] In 2023, the district had 313,141 households and a population of 1,681,386.[4]
The majority religion is Islam, with 57.99% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 41.48% of the population. In rural areas, Muslims and Hindus are in nearly equal numbers.[5]
Digri | 57.4% | 42.36% | 0.24% | |
Hussain Bux Mari | 55.17% | 44.26% | 0.57% | |
Jhudo | 55.02% | 44.58% | 0.40% | |
Kot Ghulam Muhammad | 40.53% | 59.32% | 0.15% | |
Mirpur Khas | 90.38% | 8.05% | 1.57% | |
Shujabad | 49.11% | 50.24% | 0.65% | |
Sindhri | 54.33% | 45.58% | 0.09% |
At the time of the 2023 census, 73.7% of the population spoke Sindhi, 11.93% Urdu, 6.27% Punjabi, 1.65% Balochi and 1.63% Hindko as their first language.[6]