Sukkur Division

Sukkur Division (Sindhi: سکر ڊويزن) is one of the seven administrative Divisions of the Sindh Province of Pakistan. This level of administration was abolished in 2000 but restored again on 11 July 2011. CNIC code of Sukkur Division is 45.^[3]

Sukkur Division سکھر ڊويزن
Division
Map of Sukkur Division
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Capital	Sukkur
Established	1 April 1936
Khairpur Division	1955 – 1971
Sukkur Division	1971 – Continue
Government
• Type	Divisional Administration
• Commissioner	Mr. Ghulam Mustafa Phul
• Regional Police Officer	N/A
Area
• Division	27,158 km2 (10,486 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Division	6,010,041
• Density	221.30/km2 (573.2/sq mi)
• Urban	2,038,644 (33.92%)
• Rural	3,971,397
Literacy [2]
• Literacy rate	Total: (59.72%) Male: (71.62%) Female: (46.99%)

Sukkur is the divisional headquarters of Sukkur Division, which comprises the following three districts:^[4][5]

History

On 1 April 1936 when Sind division separated from Bombay Presidency and established a Province.

On One Unit Policy Sind province merged into West Pakistan province on 30 September 1955 Create Khairpur Division when the State of Khairpur merged in Pakistan.

Pakistan Government merged the khairpur state into Sind province and gave the status of a district.

The Sukkur district was also include in khairpur Division. Later in 1971 when the Sind province was restored the divisional status was shifted from khairpur to Sukkur. khairpur remain a district of Sukkur Division.^[6]

Demographics

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	...	—
1961	...	—
1972	...	—
1981	2,103,861	—
1998	3,447,935	+2.95%
2017	5,538,555	+2.53%
2023	6,010,041	+1.37%
Sources:[7]

According to 2023 census, Sukkur division had a population of 6,010,041,^[1] roughly equal to the population of Norway^[8] or the US state of Maryland.^[9]

Languages

At the time of the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the distribution of the population of Sukkur Division by first language was as follows:^[10]

• 91.7% Sindhi
• 3.5% Urdu
• 2.0% Punjabi
• 1.0% Saraiki
• 0.6% Balochi
• 0.4% Pashto
• 0.3% Brahui
• 0.2% Hindko
• 0.0% Kashmiri
• 0.2% Others

List of the districts by population over the years

#	District	Population (2023)	Population (2017)	Population (1998)	Population (1981)	Population (1972)	Population (1961)	Population (1951)
1	Ghotki	1,772,609	1,646,318	968,797	...	...	...	...
2	Khairpur	2,597,535	2,404,334	1,547,751	...	...	...	...
3	Sukkur	1,639,897	1,487,903	931,387	...	...	...	...
	Total	6,010,041	5,538,555	3,447,935	...	...	...	...

List of the districts by area, population, density, literacy rate etc.

#	District	Headquarter	Area (km²)[1]	Pop. (2023)	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)	Lit. rate (2023)
1	Ghotki	Mirpur Mathelo	6,083	1,772,609	291.3	41.38%
2	Khairpur	Khairpur	15,910	2,597,535	163.3	50.14%
3	Sukkur	Sukkur	5,165	1,639,897	317.7	58.26%

List of the Tehsils

#	Tehsil	Area (km²)[1]	Pop. (2023)	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)	Lit. rate (2023)	Districts
1	Daharki Tehsil	2,088	335,145	160.51		Ghotki District
2	Ghotki Tehsil	763	540,939	708.96
3	Khan Garh Tehsil (Khanpur)	1,986	162,318	81.73
4	Mirpur Mathelo Tehsil	593	350,647	591.31
5	Ubauro Tehsil	653	383,560	587.38
6	Faiz Ganj Tehsil	946	243,254	257.14		Khairpur District
7	Gambat Tehsil	582	286,129	491.63
8	Khairpur Tehsil Mirs	585	465,233	795.27
9	Kingri Tehsil	531	370,304	697.37
10	Kot Diji Tehsil	520	385,872	742.06
11	Nara Tehsil	11,611	173,968	14.98
12	Sobho Dero Tehsil	504	293,160	581.67
13	Thari Mirwah Tehsil	631	379,615	601.61
14	New Sukkur Tehsil	109	356,473	3,270.39		Sukkur District
15	Pano Aqil Tehsil	1,042	457,078	438.65
16	Rohri Tehsil	807	421,500	522.3
17	Salehpat Tehsil	2,957	137,738	46.58
18	Sukkur Tehsil	250	267,108	1,068.43

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Provincial Assembly Constituency	National Assembly Constituency	District
PS-18 Ghotki-I	NA-198 Ghotki-I	Ghotki
PS-19 Ghotki-II
PS-20 Ghotki-III	NA-199 Ghotki-II
PS-21 Ghotki-IV
PS-24 Sukkur-III	NA-200 Sukkur-I	Sukkur
PS-25 Sukkur-IV
PS-22 Sukkur-I	NA-201 Sukkur-II
PS-23 Sukkur-II
PS-26 Khairpur-I	NA-202 Khairpur-I	Khairpur
PS-27 Khairpur-II
PS-28 Khairpur-III	NA-203 Khairpur-II
PS-29 Khairpur-IV
PS-30 Khairpur-V	NA-204 Khairpur-III
PS-31 Khairpur-VI

See also

• Sukkur