Mirpur Khas District
District in Sindh, Pakistan
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Mirpur Khas District (Sindhi: ضلعو ميرپورخاص, Urdu: ضلع مِيرپورخاص) is one of the districts of Mirpur Khas Division in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Mirpur Khas city.[3] District Mirpur Khas became a district after separating from Tharparkar District on 31 October 1990. According to the 2023 Pakistani census, the population of Mirpur Khas district is 1,680,980 (1.68 million).
Mirpur Khas District
ضلع میرپور خاص ميرپور خاص ضلعو | |
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 Location of Mirpurkhas in Sindh province | |
| Coordinates: 25°33′02″N 069°00′11″E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Division | Mirpur Khas |
| Established | 31 October 1990 |
| Headquarters | Mirpur Khas |
| Administrative Towns | |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Dr Rasheed Masud Khan |
| • Constituensy | NA-211 Mirpur Khas-I NA-212 Mirpur Khas-II |
| Area | |
| 2,925 km2 (1,129 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population | |
| 1,681,386 | |
| • Density | 574.8/km2 (1,489/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 492,175 |
| • Rural | 1,189,211 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | |
| NWD (area) code | 233 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
Administrative divisions
The district of Mirpur Khas is sub-divided into 7 tehsils:[4]
History
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.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | — | |
| 1961 | — | |
| 1972 | — | |
| 1981 | — | |
| 1998 | 1,006,329 | — |
| 2017 | 1,504,440 | +2.14% |
| 2023 | 1,681,386 | +1.87% |
| Sources:[6] | ||
As of the 2023 census, Mirpur Khas district has 312,986 households and a population of 1,681,386.[7] The district has a sex ratio of 110.36 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 45.37%: 55.04% for males and 34.75% for females.[1][8] 537,553 (31.98% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[9] 492,175 (29.27%) live in urban areas.[1]
Religion
| Religious group |
1941[11]: 54–57 [a] | 2017[12] | 2023[10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam  |
93,405 | 49.24% | 913,979 | 60.75% | 974,734 | 57.99% |
Hinduism  |
91,263 | 48.11% | 582,879 | 38.74% | 697,318 | 41.48% |
Sikhism  |
4,502 | 2.37% | N/a | N/a | 35 | ~0% |
Christianity  |
125 | 0.07% | 5,734 | 0.38% | 7,082 | 0.42% |
| Ahmadi | N/a | N/a | 1,769 | 0.12% | 1,286 | 0.08% |
| Others [b] | 403 | 0.21% | 79 | 0.01% | 525 | 0.03% |
| Total Population | 189,698 | 100% | 1,504,440 | 100% | 1,680,980 | 100% |
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.[10]
| Circle | Muslims | Hindus | Others |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
Language
At the time of the 2023 census, 73.7% of the population spoke Sindhi, 11.93% Urdu, 6.27% Punjabi, 1.65% Balochi and 6.65% Others various tongues as their first language.[13]