Mirpur Khas District

Mirpur Khas District (Sindhi: ضلعو ميرپورخاص, Urdu: ضلع مِيرپورخاص) is one of the districts of Mirpur Khas Division in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Mirpur Khas city.^[3] District Mirpur Khas became district by separating from Tharparkar District on 31 October 1990. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Mirpur Khas district is 1,680,980 (1.68 million).

Mirpur Khas District ضلع میرپور خاص ميرپور خاص ضلعو‎
District
Top: Tombs at Chitorri Bottom: Buddhist stupa at Kahujodaro
Location of Mirpurkhas in Sindh province
Coordinates: 25°33′02″N 069°00′11″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Division	Mirpur Khas
Established	31 October 1990; 34 years ago (31 October 1990)
Headquarters	Mirpur Khas
Administrative Towns	07 Jhuddo Taluka Mirpur Khas Taluka Digri Taluka Hussain Bux Marri Taluka Kot Ghulam Muhammad Taluka Sindhri Taluka Shujaabad Taluka
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	Dr Rasheed Masud Khan
• Constituensy	NA-211 Mirpur Khas-I NA-212 Mirpur Khas-II
Area
• District	2,925 km2 (1,129 sq mi)
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population  (2023)[1]
• District	1,681,386
• Density	570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
• Urban	492,175
• Rural	1,189,211
Literacy [2]
• Literacy rate	Total: 45.37% Male: 55.04% Female: 34.75%
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (PKT)
• Summer (DST)	DST is not observed
ZIP Code	69000
NWD (area) code	233
ISO 3166 code	PK-SD

Administrative divisions

The district of Mirpur Khas is sub-divided into 7 tehsils:^[4]

• Digri Tehsil
• Kot Ghulam Muhammad Tehsil
• Mirpur Khas Tehsil
• Jhuddo Tehsil
• Sindhri Tehsil
• Hussain Bux Mari Tehsil
• Shujabad Tehsil

History

Sindhri origination in Mirpur Khas District is among the ten leading mango varieties in the world^[5]

After the capture of Sindh by the British, In 1882 they created Thar and Parkar District in Southeastern Sindh for administrative purposes. In 1906, the district headquarters was moved from Amarkot (now Umerkot) to Mirpur Khas. In 1953, after the creation of Pakistan, some area on the northern side was detached from the original Tharparkar District and named Sanghar District. On 31 October 1990 the district was divided into the Tharparkar and Mirpur Khas Districts. In the same year, Mirpur Khas also get the status of divisional headquarter.

Mirpur Khas District derives its name from the town of Mirpur Khas, founded by Mir Ali Murad Talpur in 1806.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951		—
1961		—
1972		—
1981		—
1998	1,006,329	—
2017	1,504,440	+2.14%
2023	1,681,386	+1.87%
Sources:[6]

As of the 2023 census, Mirpur Khas district has 312,986 households and a population of 1,681,386.^[7] The district has a sex ratio of 110.36 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 45.37%: 55.04% for males and 34.75% for females.^[1][8] 537,553 (31.98% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.^[9] 492,175 (29.27%) live in urban areas.^[1]

Religion

Religions in Mirpur Khas district (2023)[10]
Religion			Percent
Islam			57.99%
Hinduism			41.48%
Christianity			0.42%
Other or not stated			0.11%

Religion in contemporary Mirpur Khas District

Religious group	1941[11]: 54–57 [a]		2017[12]		2023[10]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Islam	93,405	49.24%	913,979	60.75%	974,734	57.99%
Hinduism	91,263	48.11%	582,879	38.74%	697,318	41.48%
Sikhism	4,502	2.37%	—	—	35	~0%
Christianity	125	0.07%	5,734	0.38%	7,082	0.42%
Ahmadi	—	—	1,769	0.12%	1,286	0.08%
Others [b]	403	0.21%	79	0.01%	525	0.03%
Total Population	189,698	100%	1,504,440	100%	1,680,980	100%

The majority religion is Islam, with 57.99% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 41.48% of the population. In rural areas, Muslims and Hindus are in nearly equal numbers.^[10]

Population of taluks by religion^[10]

Circle	Muslims	Hindus	Others
Digri	57.4%	42.36%	0.24%
Hussain Bux Mari	55.17%	44.26%	0.57%
Jhudo	55.02%	44.58%	0.40%
Kot Ghulam Muhammad	40.53%	59.32%	0.15%
Mirpur Khas	90.38%	8.05%	1.57%
Shujabad	49.11%	50.24%	0.65%
Sindhri	54.33%	45.58%	0.09%

Language

Languages of Mirpur Khas district (2023)^[13]

1. Sindhi (73.7%)
2. Urdu (11.9%)
3. Punjabi (6.27%)
4. Balochi (1.65%)
5. Hindko (1.63%)
6. Others (4.82%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 73.7% of the population spoke Sindhi, 11.93% Urdu, 6.27% Punjabi, 1.65% Balochi and 1.63% Hindko as their first language.^[13]

See also

• Pushpa Kumari Kohli
• Mirpur Khas
• Sindhri