Mirpur Khas Division

Mirpur Khas Division

**(Thar Division)**
Mirpur Khas Division (Thar Division)
Division
	Map of Mirpur Khas Division
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Capital	Mirpur Khas
Established	1990
Government
• Type	Divisional Administration
• Commissioner	Faisal Ahmed Uqaili
• Regional Police Officer	N/A
Population (2017)
• Urban	895,439 (19.38%)
• Rural	3,724,185
Literacy (2023)
• Literacy rate	Total:; (40.41%); Male:; (51.70%); Female:; (28.18%);
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]

Mirpur Khas District

Tharparkar District

Umerkot District

List of the Districts

#	District	Headquarter	Area (km²)^[5]	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^[6]	Umerkot	5,608^[7]	1,159,831	207.2	38.69%
3	Tharparkar	Mithi	19,637	1,778,407	90.6	36.39%

List of the Tehsils

#	Tehsil	Area (km²)^[8]	Pop. (2023)	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)	Districts
1	Digri Tehsil	572	234,578	410.1	Mirpur Khas District
2	Jhuddo Tehsil	363	230,285	634.39
3	Kot Ghulam Muhammad Tehsil	762	310,142	407.01
4	Mirpur Khas Tehsil	24	287,802	11,991.75
5	Shujabad Tehsil	396	185,654	468.82
6	Sindhri Tehsil	599	260,782	435.36
7	Chachro Tehsil	3,386	371,769	109.8	Tharparkar District
8	Dahli Tehsil	2,126	326,034	153.36
9	Diplo Tehsil	2,872	163,119	56.8
10	Kaloi Tehsil	922	129,677	140.65
11	Islamkot Tehsil	3,515	265,643	75.57
12	Mithi Tehsil	2,954	239,091	80.94
13	Nagarparkar Tehsil	3,862	283,074	73.3
14	Kunri Tehsil	585	237,063	405.24	Umerkot District
15	Pithoro Tehsil	855	130,383	152.49
16	Samaro Tehsil	959	184,051	191.92
17	Umerkot Tehsil	3,209	608,334	189.57

Religion

Religion in Mirpur Khas division (2017)

Islam (54.98%)

Hinduism (44.76%)

Others or Not Stated (0.26%)

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% of the division population), and the Hindu population is 1,892,758 (44.76% of the division population).^[9]

References

^ "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).
^ "Historically & Geographically". District Government Umerkot. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
^ "Thatta (District, Pakistan) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de.
^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
^ Pakistan Bureau of Statistics https://www.pbs.gov.pk › 2017PDF SALIENT FEATURES OF FINAL RESULTS CENSUS-2017

25°27′20″N 69°24′32″E / 25.4556°N 69.4088°E / 25.4556; 69.4088

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[1] "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).

[2] Karachi’s district status restored, notification issued, Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012

[3] 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

[4] Five districts of Karachi restored, Published in The News on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012

[5] "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).

[:5-6] "Historically & Geographically". District Government Umerkot. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2014.

[:0-7] "Thatta (District, Pakistan) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de.

[8] "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).

[9] Pakistan Bureau of Statistics https://www.pbs.gov.pk › 2017PDF SALIENT FEATURES OF FINAL RESULTS CENSUS-2017

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Sindh	Hyderabad Karachi Larkana Mirpur Khas Sukkur Shaheed Benazirabad
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