Sukkur Division
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 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | Mr. Ghulam Mustafa Phul |
| • Regional Police Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| • Division | 27,158 km2 (10,486 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Division | 6,010,041 |
| • Density | 221.30/km2 (573.2/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,038,644 (33.92%) |
| • Rural | 3,971,397 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
|
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
[edit]| Districts of Sukkur Division | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Area
(km2) |
Pop. (1998) |
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 districts by area, population, density, literacy rate etc.
[edit]| # | District | Headquarter | Area
(km²)[6] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Lit. rate
(2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghotki | Mirpur Mathelo | 6,083 | 1,772,609 | 291.3 | 41.38% |
| 2 | Khairpur | Khairpur | 15,910 | 2,597,535 | 163.3 | 50.14% |
| 3 | Sukkur | Sukkur | 5,165 | 1,639,897 | 317.7 | 58.26% |
List of the Tehsils
[edit]| # | 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
[edit]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
[edit]At the time of the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the distribution of the population of Sukkur Division by first language was as follows:[9]
- 91.7% Sindhi
- 3.5% Urdu
- 2.0% Punjabi
- 1.0% Saraiki
- 0.6% Balochi
- 0.4% Pashto
- 0.3% Brahui
- 0.2% Hindko
- 0.0% Kashmiri
- 0.2% Others
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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
Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names - ^ 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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