Khairpur District
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| Coordinates:27°32′N68°46′E / 27.533°N 68.767°E /27.533; 68.767 | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Division | Sukkur |
| Established | 15 October 1955 |
| Headquarters | Khairpur |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Fayaz Hussain Rahoojo (BPS-19 Ex PCS) |
| • District Police Officer | Hassan Sardar Niazi (BPS-19 PSP) |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| 15,910 km2 (6,140 sq mi) | |
| Population | |
| 2,597,535 | |
| • Rank | 5th:Sindh |
| • Density | 163.3/km2 (423/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 844,263 (32.49%) |
| • Rural | 1,753,272 (67.51%) |
| Demonym | Khairpuri |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 |
| Calling code | 0243 |
| Number ofTehsils | 8 |
| Number ofUnion Councils | 89 |
Khairpur District (Sindhi:خيرپور ضلعو,Urdu:ضلع خیرپور) is adistrict in thePakistani province ofSindh inSukkur Division.[3]
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 ofKhairpur. The district is further divided into eightsub-districts:Khairpur Tehsil,Mirwah Tehsil,Kot Diji Tehsil,Kingri Tehsil, Sobho Dero Tehsil,Gambat Tehsil,Faiz Ganj Tehsil andNara Tehsil.[4]
Khairpur district is located between middle and northern Sindh. It is bounded on the north byShikarpur District andSukkur District, on the east by India, on the south bySanghar District andNawabshah District, and on the west byLarkana District,Naushahro Feroze District andIndus River. The revised area of the district is 15,910 km2.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1951 | 347,068 | — |
| 1961 | 500,258 | +3.72% |
| 1972 | 724,935 | +3.43% |
| 1981 | 981,190 | +3.42% |
| 1998 | 1,546,587 | +2.71% |
| 2017 | 2,405,190 | +2.35% |
| 2023 | 2,597,535 | +1.29% |
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| Religion | Percent | |||
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| Islam | 96.78% | |||
| Hinduism | 2.90% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.32% | |||
As of the2023 census, Khairpur district has 452,250 households and a population of 2,597,535.[7] The district has a sex ratio of 102.69 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 50.14%: 61.84% for males and 38.10% for females.[1][8] 891,260 (34.31% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[9] 844,263 (32.50%) live in urban areas.[1]
| Religion | 1941[10]: 54–57 [a] | 2017[11] | 2023[6] | |||
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| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam | 253,690 | 82.96% | 2,336,821 | 97.16% | 2,513,753 | 96.78% |
Hinduism | 49,604 | 16.22% | 66,489 | 2.76% | 75,407 | 2.90% |
Sikhism | 1,616 | 0.53% | N/a | N/a | 28 | ~0% |
| Others[b] | 877 | 0.29% | 1,880 | 0.08% | 7,951 | 0.32% |
| Total Population | 305,787 | 100% | 2,405,190 | 100% | 2,597,448 | 100% |
The majority religion is Islam, as indicated by 96.78% of the population. Hinduism is practiced by 2.90% of the population, including those from Scheduled Castes.[6]
Sindhi was the predominant language, spoken by 97.73% of the population as their first language.[12]
The District of Khairpur is mapped into three constituencies at the national level. The constituencies includeNA-208 Khairpur-I,NA-209 Khairpur-II, and NA-210 Khairpur-III.
Following is the list of the Member National Assemblies(MNAs) representing district in theNational Assembly of Pakistan.
| Member of National Assembly | Constituency | Party | Election Year |
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| Syed Nafisa Shah | NA-208 Khairpur-I | PPP | 2018 |
| Syed Javed Shah | NA-209 Khairpur-II | PPP | 2018 |
| Syed Fazal Shah | NA-210 Khairpur-III | PPP | 2018 |
The District of Khairpur is represented by the seven constituencies in theProvincial Assembly of Sindh.
| Member of Provincial Assembly | Constituency | Party | Year |
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| Syed Qaim Ali Shah | PS-26 Khairpur-I | PPP | 2018 |
| Munawar Wassan | PS-27 Khairpur-II | PPP | 2018 |
| Sajid Banbhan | PS-28 Khairpur-III | PPP | 2018 |
| Muhammad Rafique Banbhan | PS-29 Khairpur-IV | GDA | 2018 |
| Syed Fazal Ali Shah | PS-30 Khairpur-V | PPP | 2018 |
| Naeem Ahmed Kharal | PS-31 Khairpur-VI | PPP | 2018 |
| Syed Rashid Shah Rashidi | PS-32 Khairpur-VII | GDA | 2018 |
It has 8tehsils, 76Union councils, 11towns, 6800Villages and total population 1,546,587 (Male 810,448 and Female Population 736,139) according to(Census) 1998.[4]
The eight tehsils[4] of the district are:
Provincial capital:Karachi | ||
| Hyderabad |  | |
| Karachi | ||
| Larkana | ||
| Mirpur Khas | ||
| Shaheed Benazirabad | ||
| Sukkur | ||
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