Mirpur Khas Division
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Mirpur Khas Division
(Thar Division) | |
|---|---|
.svg) Map of Mirpur Khas Division | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Capital | Mirpur Khas |
| Established | 1990 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | Jalaluddin Mahar |
| • Regional Police Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| 28,171 km2 (10,877 sq mi) | |
| Population (2023) | |
| 4,619,624 | |
| • Density | 163.99/km2 (424.72/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 895,439 (19.38%) |
| • Rural | 3,724,185 |
| Literacy (2023) | |
| • Literacy rate |
|
| 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]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | 1,501,882 | — |
| 1998 | 2,585,417 | +3.25% |
| 2017 | 4,228,683 | +2.62% |
| 2023 | 4,619,624 | +1.48% |
| Sources:[5] | ||
According to 2023 census, Sukkur division had a population of 4,619,624,[6] roughly equal to the population of Oman[7] or the US state of Oregon.[8]
Religion
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%), and the Hindu population is 1,892,758 (44.76%).[9]
List of the Districts
| # | District | Headquarter | Area
(km2)[10] |
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[11] | Umerkot | 5,608[12] | 1,159,831 | 207.2 | 38.69% |
| 3 | Tharparkar | Mithi | 19,637 | 1,778,407 | 90.6 | 36.39% |
