Kunri Tehsil

Kunri (Urdu: کنری; Sindhi: ڪنري) is a Tehsil and town located in the Umarkot District, Sindh province in southern Pakistan. According to the 2023 Pakistani census, Kunri Tehsil had a population of 237,063.

Languages in Kunri Taluka (2023 Pakistani census)

1. Sindhi (86.8%)
2. Punjabi (5.75%)
3. Urdu (3.45%)
4. Others (3.99%)

Kunri
Tehsil Kunri highlighted in red
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
District	Umerkot District
Government
• Body	District Government
• Constituensy	NA-213 Umerkot PS-51 Umerkot-III
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Highest elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Lowest elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	237,063
• Density	405/km2 (1,050/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (PKT)
• Summer (DST)	DST is not observed
ZIP Code	69100
NWD (area) code	238
ISO 3166 code	PK-SD

Description

Kunri is known as the chili capital of Asia due to the prolific cultivation and production of chili peppers.^[2] The climatic conditions and soil of Kunri contribute to the chili quantity.^[3] The region hosts a chili research center located near Dadhro.

Agriculture sustains a considerable number of inhabitants.

The town is divided into union councils administered by a central municipal body.

The city contains a non-operational railway station.

Education

Kunri is host to several small-scale educational institutions, including government high schools named Qazi Sultan, Fazal e Umer, and Nusrat Jahan.

Religion

As of the 2017 census, slightly over half (50.465%) of the population of the Kunri Tehsil were Hindus, with Muslims making up most of the remainder (47.66%). Just over 3,000 Ahmadis live in the Tehsil, which accounts for most of the Ahmadi population within the Umerkot District. Additionally, a small Christian population resides in Kunri.^[4]

See also

• Kunri Christian Hospital