Sanghar (District)
| Sanghar District | |
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 Pakistan
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| Province : | Are |
| Seat : | Sanghar |
| Coordinates : | 26 ° 0 ′ N , 69 ° 15 ′ E |
| Area : | 10,608 km² |
| Residents : | 2,057,057 (2017) |
| Population density : | 194 inhabitants per km² |
| Time zone : | PST ( UTC + 5 ) |
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Sanghar District is an administrative district in Pakistan in Sindh Province . The seat of the district administration is the city of the same name Sanghar .
The district has an area of 10,608 km² and, according to the 2017 census, 2,057,057 inhabitants. The population density is 194 inhabitants / km². The Sindhi language is spoken by the majority in the district .
location
The district is located in the central east of Sindh Province, which is located in southeastern Pakistan. Sanghar is located northeast of the mega city and regional capital Karachi .
Administrative division
The district is administratively divided into six tehsil :
Demographics
Between 1998 and 2017, the population grew by 2.36% annually. About 29% of the population live in urban areas and about 71% in rural areas. 1,064,484 men, 992,509 women and 64 transgender people live in 374,609 households , resulting in a gender ratio of 107.3 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 47% (women: 30%, men: 63%) and thus below the average of the Sindh province of 60%.
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,319,881 |
| 2017 | 2,057,057 |
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 .