Sukkur Division

Sukkur Division
سکھر ڊويزن
Division
Map of Sukkur Division
Map of Sukkur Division
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
CapitalSukkur
Established1 April 1936
Khairpur Division1955 – 1971
Sukkur Division1971 – Continue
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerMr. Ghulam Mustafa Phul
 • Regional Police OfficerN/A
Area
 • Division
27,158 km2 (10,486 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Division
6,010,041
 • Density221.3/km2 (573/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,038,644 (33.92%)
 • Rural
3,971,397
Literacy
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (59.72%)
  • Male:
    (71.62%)
  • Female:
    (46.99%)

Sukkur Division (Sindhi: سکر ڊويزن) is one of the six administrative Divisions of the Sindh Province of Pakistan. It is located in Northern Sindh which is locally called the Uttrad Region. This level of administration was abolished in 2000 but restored again on 11 July 2011. CNIC code of Sukkur Division is 45.

Sukkur is the divisional headquarters of Sukkur Division, which comprises the following three districts:

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.

Demographics

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951...—    
1961...—    
1972...—    
19812,103,861—    
19983,447,935+2.95%
20175,538,555+2.53%
20236,010,041+1.37%
Sources:

According to 2023 census, Sukkur division had a population of 6,010,041, roughly equal to the population of Norway or the US state of Maryland.

Languages

Languages of Sukkur Division (2017)
  1. Sindhi (91.7%)
  2. Urdu (3.50%)
  3. Punjabi (2.00%)
  4. Saraiki (1.00%)
  5. Others (1.70%)

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 1,772,6091,646,318968,797 ... ... ... ...
2 Khairpur 2,597,5352,404,3341,547,751 ... ... ... ...
3 Sukkur 1,639,8971,487,903931,387 ... ... ... ...
Total 6,010,0415,538,5553,447,935 ... ... ... ...

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

# District Headquarter Area

(km²)

 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) Population (2023) Density (ppl/km²) (2023) Literacy rate (2023) Districts
Daharki Tehsil 2,088 335,145 160.51 36.84% Ghotki District
Ghotki Tehsil 763 540,939 708.96 45.96%
Khan Garh Tehsil (Khanpur) 1,986 162,318 81.73 39.01%
Mirpur Mathelo Tehsil 593 350,647 591.31 42.66%
Ubauro Tehsil 653 383,560 587.38 38.39%
Faiz Ganj Tehsil 946 243,254 257.14 46.43% Khairpur District
Gambat Tehsil 582 286,129 491.63 52.89%
Khairpur Tehsil 585 465,233 795.27 59.37%
Kingri Tehsil 531 370,304 697.37 49.04%
Kot Diji Tehsil 520 385,872 742.06 45.29%
Nara Tehsil 11,611 173,968 14.98 34.47%
Sobho Dero Tehsil 504 293,160 581.67 49.88%
Thari Mirwah Tehsil 631 379,615 601.61 51.22%
New Sukkur Tehsil 109 356,473 3,270.39 57.96% Sukkur District
Pano Akil Tehsil 1,042 457,078 438.65 58.54%
Rohri Tehsil 807 421,500 522.30 49.93%
Salehpat Tehsil 2,957 137,738 46.58 34.50%
Sukkur Tehsil 250 267,108 1,068.43 79.43%

Constituencies

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Area, population by sex, sex ratio, population density, urban population, household size and annual growth rate, census-2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
  3. ↑ Karachi’s district status restored, notification issued, Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
  4. ↑ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 30 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
    Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names
  5. ↑ Five districts of Karachi restored, Published in The News on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
  6. ↑ "Commissioner Office, Sukkur". heritage.eftsindh.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ↑ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Latvia 2,204,708, July 2011 est.
  9. ↑ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011. New Mexico - 2,059,179
  10. 1 2 3 "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, SINDH" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "TABLE 12 : LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, SINDH" (PDF).

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