Ghotki (District)
| Ghotki district | |
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 Pakistan
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| Province : | Are |
| Seat : | Ghotki |
| Coordinates : | 27 ° 49 ' N , 69 ° 39' E |
| Area : | 6th 083 km² |
| Residents : | 1,646,318 (2017) |
| Population density : | 271 inhabitants per km² |
| Time zone : | PST ( UTC + 5 ) |
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Ghotki District is an administrative district in Pakistan in Sindh Province . The seat of the district administration is the city of the same name Ghotki .
The district has an area of 6083 km² and according to the 2017 census 1,646,318 inhabitants. The population density is 271 inhabitants / km². The Sindhi language is spoken by the majority in the district .
location
The district is located in the north of Sindh Province, which is located in southeastern Pakistan. The district borders the Punjab Province and India .
Administrative division
The district is administratively divided into five tehsil :
Demographics
Between 1998 and 2017 the population grew by 2.82% annually. Around 25% of the population live in urban regions and around 75% in rural regions. 849,226 men, 797,051 women and 41 transgender people live in 296,670 households , resulting in a gender ratio of 106.7 men per 100 women, which is a common surplus for Pakistan.
The literacy rate in the years 2014/15 among the population over 10 years of age was 51% (women: 20%, men: 60%) and thus below the average of the Sindh province of 60%.
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 401.318 |
| 1981 | 558.058 |
| 1998 | 968.797 |
| 2017 | 1,646,318 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017. August 29, 2017, accessed May 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Pakistani Districts wise Population Census 2017. Accessed May 30, 2019 .
- ^ Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (2016). Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey 2014-15. Government of Pakistan, accessed June 29, 2019 .