Khairpur (district)
| Khairpur district | |
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 Pakistan
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| Province : | Are |
| Seat : | Khaipur |
| Coordinates : | 27 ° 32 ' N , 68 ° 46' E |
| Area : | 15,910 km² |
| Residents : | 2,404,334 (2017) |
| Population density : | 151 inhabitants per km² |
| Time zone : | PST ( UTC + 5 ) |
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Khairpur District is an administrative district in Pakistan in Sindh Province . The seat of the district administration is the city of the same name Khairpur .
The district has an area of 15,910 km² and according to the 2017 census, 2,404,334 inhabitants. The population density is 151 inhabitants / km². The Sindhi language is spoken by the majority in the district .
geography
The district is located in the north of Sindh Province, which is located in southeastern Pakistan. It is bounded to the north by Shikarpur and Sukkur , to the east by India , to the south by Sanghar and Nawabshah, and to the west by Larkana , Naushahro Feroze and the Indus .
Administrative division
The district is administratively divided into eight Tehsil :
history
The district was the center of the princely state of Khairpur from 1775 to 1955 .
Demographics
Between 1998 and 2017 the population grew at an annual rate of 2.34%, which is very fast. About 32% of the population live in urban areas and about 68% in rural areas. 1,240,424 men, 1,163,806 women and 104 transgender people live in 412,857 households , resulting in a gender ratio of 106.6 men per 100 women, which is a frequent male surplus for Pakistan.
The literacy rate in the years 2014/15 among the population over 10 years of age was 51% (women: 32%, men: 69%) and thus below the average of the Sindh province of 60%.
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 724.935 |
| 1981 | 981.190 |
| 1998 | 1,547,751 |
| 2017 | 2,404,334 |
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 .