district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of the province of
Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
, Pakistan, with headquarter the city of
Mirpur Mathelo
Mirpur Mathelo ( ur, ) is a city in Ghotki District, Sindh province, Pakistan. The city is administratively subdivided into ten union councils. It is the 97th largest city in Pakistan with a population of 100,760 according to 2017 census. It is ...
. Prior to its establishment as a district in 1993, it formed part of
Sukkur District
Sukkur District ( sd, سکر ضلعو, ur, ) is a district in Sindh Province in Pakistan. It is divided into 5 administrative townships (''tehsils'', also called "talukas"), namely: Sukkur City, New Sukkur, Rohri, Saleh Pat and Pano Aqil. Amon ...
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Administration
The Ghotki district is administratively subdivided into the following
Tehsils
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
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Mirpur Mathelo Tehsil
Mirpur Mathelo Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Ghotki District in the Sindh province of Pakistan
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Daharki Tehsil
Daharki Tehsil ( sd, ڏهرڪي) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Ghotki District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into seven union councils, one of which forms the capital Daharki.
Demography
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Ghotki Tehsil
Ghotki Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Ghotki District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into ten Union Councils, two of which form the capital Ghotki
Ghotki ( ur, ; sd, گهوٽڪي) is ...
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Ubauro Tehsil
Ubauro Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Ghotki District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into eight Union Councils, one of which form the capital Ubauro
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Khangarh Tehsil Khangarh may refer to:
* Khangarh, Punjab
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Location
The Ghotki District is a border district between the northern Sindh province of Pakistan and
Punjab, Pakistan
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Sugar Cane
Ghotki District has recently embraced
sugar cane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fibrous stalks t ...
. The total acreage of cultivable land is 286,090 ha in 2019–20. The area under cultivation of sugar cane increased to 58,774 ha in 2019-20 from 6,511 ha in 2011–12. Five functional sugar mills are located in the district.
Geography
Ghotki District is stretched in 6975 km2 (1,555,528 acres). 25,000 acres area of the district consisting of desert land, 402,578 acres (25.88%) is flooded (Katcha) area and remaining area lying between desert and flooded areas of district is cultivated. Desert area having wind-blown hills as Achro Thar (White Desert). Flooded area (Kacha) is stretched on 87 km along Indus River from north - east to south - west of the district where forests exist in this area. Ghotki District is the land of Saint where is many Saint's Tomb. 1- Syed Anwar shah at Jahnpur 2- Syed Jaleel Shah Mast 5 killo meters away from Mipur Mathelo town 3- Nare shah Jelani In Ghotki Town. Ghotki Disrict is many historical places one of them is Mathelo Moomal Ji Mari, there is a museum and at the same place Very popular saint Syed Nathan shah's (Naharo) Tomb.
Demographics
At the time of the 2017 census, Ghotki district had a population of 1,648,708, of which 850,272 were males and 798,271 females. The rural population was 1,287,887 (78.11%) and urban 360,821 (21.89%). The literacy rate is 40.88%: 57.46% for males and 23.35% for females.
The majority religion is Islam, with 93.67% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 6.19% of the population.
At the time of the 2017 census, 93.37% of the population spoke Sindhi, 2.49%
Punjabi and 1.05% Saraiki as their first language.
The historic Hindu temple
Shadani Darbar
Shadani Darbar is a historic Hindu temple in Raipur Hindustan and Pakistan. It is located in Hayat Pitafi, Mirpur Mathelo Taluka, Ghotki District in the Sindh Province of Pakistan. It is said to be the biggest Hindu temple in Sindh. The temple is ...
is located in this district.
List of Dehs
The following is a list of Dadu District's 351 dehs, organised by taluka:
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Ghotki Taluka
Ghotki Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Ghotki District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into ten Union Councils, two of which form the capital Ghotki.Adilpur
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Belo Jamshero
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Dari
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Hakra
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Hussain Beli
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Kham
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Labana
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Miyani
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Daharki Taluka
Daharki Tehsil ( sd, ڏهرڪي) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Ghotki District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into seven Union Councils of Pakistan, union councils, one of which forms the capital ...
Daharki
Daharki ( ur, ) is a city in Ghotki District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the capital of Daharki Taluka, an administrative subdivision of the district. It is situated about 100 km northeast of Sukkur, between Mirpur Mathelo a ...
Hiko
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Jampur
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Jhum
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Jung
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Looni
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Mirzapur
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Poh No2
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Raharki
Raherki, also spelled Rahirki, is a village in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is located along the N-5 National Highway, and lies about away from the city of Daharki. The Mahi Wah river runs through the centre of the village.
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Rail
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Takio M. Pannah
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Plot
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Bari
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Lakho Mahar
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Naro
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Pathan Mahar
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* Belarusian language, in the ISO 639-2 and SIL country code lists
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Dino Mako
Dino Mako is a village of the Mirpur Mathelo in Ghotki District.
, Sindh province, Pakistan
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Pipri
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Geography
Pipri is located at . It has an average elevation of 210 metres (688 feet).
Demographics
As of the 2001 Census of India
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Band
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* Band, Mureș, a commune in Romania
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Ghundi
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Khambhra
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History
It is one of the 18 villages founded by Kutch Gurjar K ...
Muradpur
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Demography
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Pir Bux
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Places
* Pir, Kerman, a village in Kerman Province, Iran
* Pir, Satu Mare, commune in Satu Mare County, Romania
Religion
* Pir (Alevism), one of the 12 ranks of Imam in Alevism
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Rajanpur
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Ubauro
Ubauro is a town in Ghotki District in Northern Sindh province, Pakistan
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