Tharparkar (District)
| Tharparkar District | |
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 Pakistan
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| Province : | Are |
| Seat : | Mithi |
| Coordinates : | 24 ° 44 ' N , 69 ° 48' E |
| Area : | 19,638 km² |
| Residents : | 1,649,661 (2017) |
| Population density : | 84 inhabitants per km² |
| Time zone : | PST ( UTC + 5 ) |
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Tharparkar District is an administrative district in Pakistan in Sindh Province . The seat of the district administration is the city of Mithi .
The district has an area of 19,638 km² and according to the 2017 census 1,649,661 inhabitants. The population density is 84 inhabitants / km².
geography
The district is located in the far east of Sindh Province, which is located in the southeast of Pakistan and borders India . The Thar desert dominates the landscape of the district.
Administrative division
The district is administratively divided into seven Tehsil :
Demographics
Between 1998 and 2017 the population grew at an annual rate of 3.14% and therefore very quickly. About 8% of the population live in urban areas and about 92% in rural areas. 882,365 men, 767,266 women and 30 transgender people live in 301,625 households , which results in a gender ratio of 115 men per 100 women and thus a common surplus of men for Pakistan. At the 1998 census, around 40% of the population were Hindus and around 60% were Muslims, making the proportion of Hindus well above the national average.
The literacy rate in the years 2014/15 among the population over 10 years of age was 38% (women: 21%, men: 54%) and thus below the average of the Sindh province of 60%.
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 359.357 |
| 1981 | 540,985 |
| 1998 | 914.291 |
| 2017 | 1,649,661 |
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 .