Kandhkot Tehsil

Kandhkot (Sindhi: ڪنڌڪوٽ; Urdu: كندھ كوٹ) is a tehsil in Kashmore District in the Sindh province of Pakistan.^[2]

Kandhkot Tehsil تعلقہ كندھ كوٹ تعلقہ ڪنڌڪوٽ
Tehsil
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Area
• Tehsil	654 km2 (253 sq mi)
Elevation	76 m (249 ft)
Population  (2023 Census)
• Tehsil	407,592
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
• Urban	142,631 (34.99%)
• Rural	264,961 (65.01%)
Literacy (2023)
• Literacy rate	37.91%
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Postal code	79160[1]
Dialling code	0722

Kandhkot Tehsil comprises the following union councils:

U.C. No.	U.C. Name
1	Mulgulzar
2	Rasaldar
3	Jagirabad
4	Dolat Pur
5	Wakro
6	Akhero
7	Malheer
8	Haibat
9	Dadar
10	Mangi

Demographics

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	99,642	—
1961	119,413	+1.83%
1972	186,036	+4.11%
1981	246,199	+3.16%
1998	217,447	−0.73%
2017	366,111	+2.78%
2023	407,592	+1.80%
Source: [3]

As of the 2023 census, Kandhkot Tehsil had a population of 407,592.^[4] According to the 2017 census, the population of Kandhkot Tehsil is 366,484, up from 217,447 in the 1998 census, reflecting a population growth rate of 2.7%.^[5] However, in 1901, the population of Kandhkot was 48,723, of which 4,341 were Hindus.^[6] A per 1891 census the population of Kandhkot was approximately 30,369 souls.^[6]