Kashmore District ( sd, ضلو ڪشمور, ur, ), previously known as Khizmer or Khizmore, is a district 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 ...

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. The capital city is

Kandhkot Kandhkot ( sd, ڪنڌڪوٽ; ur, ) is a city and tehsil in Kashmore District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the 98th largest city of Pakistan with a population of 100,698 according to the 2017 census. History The current city of ...

. The district has a population of 1,090,336. Kashmore District is a part of

Larkana Division Larkana Division ( sd, لاڙڪاڻو ڊويزن) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan. It was created in 1980 by bifurcation of Sukkur Division. In 2000 abolished by General Pervaiz Musharraf rule but Sindh governme ...

. Its old name was Khizmer or Khizmor. The spoken languages are Sindhi and Balochi. Its border is connected with Punjab and Balochistan provinces. Kashmore city is gateway to Punjab province and Balochistan province. In 2004, Kashmore became a district after its separation from

Jacobabad District Jacobabad District ( sd, جيڪب آباد ضلعو, ur, ) is a district in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is located in the north of Sindh, by the provincial boundary with Balochistan. Its headquarters is the town of Jacobabad, which was ...

Administrative divisions

Kashmor District is subdivided into three

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 ...

: *

Kashmore Tehsil Kashmore Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Kashmore District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city of Kashmore Kashmore or Kashmor ( sd, ڪشمور, ur, ), is a town and the administrative centre of Kashmore District lo ...

* Kandhkot Tehsil * Tangwani Tehsil The tehsils are further subdivided into union councils:

Agriculture

Kashmor District has a large cattle market.

Geography

Kashmor District is located in the northern part of Sindh, bordering

Ghotki Ghotki ( ur, ; sd, گهوٽڪي) is a city in northern Sindh, Pakistan. It is the headquarter of Ghotki District. It is the 87th largest city of Pakistan by population. Ghotki is famous for Pera Sweet. History According to Mirza Kalich Be ...

Jacobabad Jacobabad ( ur, and sd, جيڪب آباد; formerly Khanger or Khangarh) is a city in Sindh, Pakistan, serving as both the capital city of Jacobabad District and the administrative center of Jacobabad Taluka, an administrative subdivision ...

, Shikarpur and

Sukkur Sukkur (; ) is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh along the western bank of the Indus River, directly across from the historic city of Rohri. Sukkur is the third largest city in Sindh after Karachi and Hyderabad, and 14th largest ci ...

within Sindh. It also borders

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...

on one side and

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

on the other. The

Indus river The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia. The river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash in Western Tibet, flows northwest through the disputed region of Kashmir, ...

runs through the Eastern side of Kashmor district. The southeastern side of Kashmor District has forest of "Kacha" that support wild animals. The

Thar desert The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is an arid region in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent, Subcontinent that covers an area of and forms a natural boundary between India and Pakistan. It is the world's Li ...

falls on the Eastern side of the district, and is home to wild desert animals.

Demography

At the time of the 2017 census, Kashmore district had a population of 1,090,336, of which 564,663 were males and 525,558 females. The rural population was 836,677 (76.74%) and urban 253,659 (23.26%). The literacy rate is 30.58%: 41.76% for males and 18.59% for females. The majority religion is Islam, with 96.73% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 3.22% of the population. At the time of the 2017 census, 94.34% of the population spoke Sindhi, 2.99% Balochi and 1.05% Saraiki as their first language.

Kashmor City

Kandhkot is the district headquarters of Kashmor, and also an old city that lies on the right side of the

. Kashmore City is a gateway to

and

. In addition, the city’s main electricity comes from the

List of Dehs

The following is a list of Kashmore District's dehs, organised by taluka: *

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(57 dehs) ** Badani Kacho ** Badani Pako ** Bai Rup ** Belo ** Bhanar ** Bindp Murad ** Buxapur ** Chachar ** Daro Jhando ** Domewali **

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** Jakhrani ** Jalal Sudh ** Kacho Bahadurpur ** Kacho Kashmore ** Kacho Khoski ** Karimabad ** Kath Garh ** Kauro Mahar ** Keejhar ** Khahi Kacho ** Khahi Pako ** Khewali ** Kubhar ** Kumb ** Kumbhri ** Line Purani ** Machhi **

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** Masoowalo ** Mekhan Bello ** Mithri ** Muhammadadani ** Noorpur Kacho ** Noorpur Pako ** Pako Bahadurpur ** Pako Kashmore ** Pako Khoski ** Rio Kacho ** Sain **

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** Shah Ali Pur ** Shah Garh Kacho ** Shah Garh Pako ** Silachi **

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** Sorah ** Thalho **

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** Zor Garh * Kandhkot Taluka (49 dehs) ** Aalamabad ** Akhero **

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** Babarwari ** Balochabad ** Bilhari ** Buxpur **

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** Dhabhani ** Dhandhi **

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** Lahri Domki ** Doulatpur ** Fareed abad ** Garhi ** Ghoraghar Katcho ** Ghoraghat Pako ** Ghouspur ** Gulabpur ** Haibat Katcho ** Haibat Pako ** Jaffarabad Katcho ** Jageerabad ** Jangin ** Kajli **

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** Khairwah ** Khan wah ** Khanbhri ** Kundharo Katcho ** Machko ** Makan maro ** Makhwani ** Malguzar ** Malheer ** Malookan ** Mangi ** Mari ** Metahar ** Rasaldar ** Rejmatabad ** Shah Mohammad Jeelani ** Sunhiyanipur ** Teghani ** Wahidpur **

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* Tangwani Taluka (42 dehs) ** Allah abad ** Bahalkani **

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** Beghoo **

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** Cheel ** Dabli ** Duniyapur **

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** Ghano Khoso ** Gudo ** Gulwali ** Hajano ** Hazaro ** Heeranpur ** Jaffarabad **

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** Jhalo ** Karampur **

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** Khairo ** Kot dothi ** Lalao **

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** Manjhi ** Mari Jafar ** Nar **

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** Ninde ji Dhori **

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** Saido kot ** Saifal ** Salghni ** Sanheri ** Sawan Gabol ** Shah gazi ** Sher garh ** Sherhan ** Sorwah ** Suhliyani **

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References

Bibliography

* {{Authority control Kashmore District Districts of Sindh