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Mirpur Khas District ( sd, ضلعو ميرپورخاص, ur, ) is one of the districts in the province of
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,
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. Its capital is
Mirpur Khas Mirpur Khas (Sindhi and ; ''meaning "Town of the most-high Mirs"'') is the capital city of the Mirpur Khas District and Mirpur Khas Division in the Sindh province, Pakistan. Mirpur Khas is the 16th largest city in Sindh province and the 80th ...
.


Administrative divisions

The district of Mirpur Khas is sub-divided into 7 tehsils: * Digri Tehsil *
Kot Ghulam Muhammad Tehsil Kot Ghulam Muhammad ( sd, ڪوٽ غلام محمد) (formerly known as Jemesabad) is named after Ghulam Muhammad Khan Bhurgri, the Tehsil situated in south-east Mirpur Khas District of the Southern Province Sindh in Pakistan. Kot Ghlam Muhammad B ...
* Mirpur Khas Tehsil *
Jhuddo Tehsil Jhuddo ( sd, جهڏو) (or Jhudo) is a city in Mirpur Khas District, Sindh province, Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of cou ...
* Sindhri Tehsil * Hussain Bux Mari Tehsil
Shujabad Tehsil


History

After the capture of Sindh by the British, In 1882 they created Thar and Parkar District in Southeastern
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 ...
for administrative purposes.In 1906, the district headquarters was moved from
Amarkot Umerkot (formerly known as Amarkot) is a city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The local language is Dhatki, which is one of the Rajasthani languages of the Indo-Aryan language family. It is most closely related to Marwari. Sindhi, Urdu a ...
(now
Umerkot Umerkot (formerly known as Amarkot) is a city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The local language is Dhatki, which is one of the Rajasthani languages of the Indo-Aryan language family. It is most closely related to Marwari. Sindhi, Urdu an ...
) to
Mirpur Khas Mirpur Khas (Sindhi and ; ''meaning "Town of the most-high Mirs"'') is the capital city of the Mirpur Khas District and Mirpur Khas Division in the Sindh province, Pakistan. Mirpur Khas is the 16th largest city in Sindh province and the 80th ...
. In 1953, after the creation of
Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
, some area on the northern side was detached from the original
Tharparkar District Tharparkar (Dhatki/ sd, ٿرپارڪر, ur, ), also known as Thar, is a district in Sindh province in Pakistan headquartered at Mithi. Before Indian independence it was known as the Thar and Parkar district. The district is the largest in Si ...
and named
Sanghar District Sanghar District ( sd, ضلعو سانگھڙ, ur, ) is one of the largest districts of Sindh province, Pakistan. This district lies between 25058'13 N latitudes and 69024'4E longitudes. It was a village before Mallah Tribe were settled there. Th ...
.On 31 October 1990 the district was divided into the Tharparkar and Mirpur Khas Districts. In the same year,
Mirpurkhas Mirpur Khas (Sindhi and ; ''meaning "Town of the most-high Mirs"'') is the capital city of the Mirpur Khas District and Mirpur Khas Division in the Sindh province, Pakistan. Mirpur Khas is the 16th largest city in Sindh province and the 80th ...
also get the status of divisional headquarter.
Mirpurkhas District Mirpur Khas District ( sd, ضلعو ميرپورخاص, ur, ) is one of the districts in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Mirpur Khas. Administrative divisions The district of Mirpur Khas is sub-divided into 7 tehsils: * Digri T ...
derives its name from the town of
Mirpurkhas Mirpur Khas (Sindhi and ; ''meaning "Town of the most-high Mirs"'') is the capital city of the Mirpur Khas District and Mirpur Khas Division in the Sindh province, Pakistan. Mirpur Khas is the 16th largest city in Sindh province and the 80th ...
, founded by
Mir Ali Murad Talpur Mir Ali Murad Talpur, known as the ''Aadil-i-Jang'', was the second ruler of the Mankani Talpur state of Mirpurkhas. He founded Mirpurkhas town in 1806 and made it the capital of his state which was founded by his father, Mir Tharo Khan Talpur ...
in 1806.


Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, Mirpur Khas district had a population of 1,504,440, of which 776,146 were males and 728,071 females. The rural population was 1,070,359 (71.15%) and urban 434,081 (28.85%). The literacy rate is 42.41%: 52.94% for males and 31.22% for females.


Religion

The majority religion is Islam, with 60.75% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 38.74% of the population.


Language

At the time of the 2017 census, 75.78% of the population spoke
Sindhi Sindhi may refer to: *something from, or related to Sindh, a province of Pakistan * Sindhi people, an ethnic group from the Sindh region * Sindhi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them People with the name * Sarkash Sindhi (1940–2012 ...
, 12.23%
Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...
and 1.25% Balochi as their first language.


List of Dehs

The following is a list of Mirpur Khas District's dehs, organised by taluka: * Mirpur Khas Tehsil (2 Dehs) ** PanhwarKi ** Khuth * Digri Tehsil (69 Dehs) ** Deh 141 ** Deh 142 ** Deh 143-Abadgar ** Deh 144 ** Deh 144-A ** Deh 146-Leghari ** Deh 147 ** Deh 148 ** Deh 149 ** Deh 150 ** Deh 151 ** Deh 152 ** Deh 153-Pabban ** Deh 154 ** Deh 155 ** Deh 156 ** Deh 157 ** Deh 158 ** Deh 159 ** Deh 160 ** Deh 161 ** Deh 161-A ** Deh 162-Mir Mohammad Hassan ** Deh 162-A ** Deh 163 ** Deh 164 ** Deh 165-Sonhari ** Deh 166 ** Deh 167 ** Deh 168 ** Deh 169-Digri ** Deh 170 ** Deh 171 ** Deh 172 ** Deh 173 ** Deh 174 ** Deh 175-Abring ** Deh 176 ** Deh 177 ** Deh 178 ** Deh 179-Mehar ** Deh 180 ** Deh 181 ** Deh 182 ** Deh 183 ** Deh 184 ** Deh 185 ** Deh 186 ** Deh 187 ** Deh 188 ** Deh 189 ** Deh 190-Qazi Ashraf ** Deh 191 ** Deh 192 ** Deh 193 ** Deh 194 ** Deh 195 ** Deh 196 ** Deh 197 ** Deh 198-Basran ** Deh 198-A ** Deh 199 ** Deh 200 ** Deh 201 ** Deh 204 ** Deh 206 ** Deh 262 ** Deh 263 ** Deh 265 * Hussain Bux Mari Tehsil (47 Union councils) ** Deh 71-Sikanderabad ** Deh 77 ** Deh 78-Sakho ** Deh 79-Patoyoon ** Deh 79-A ** Deh 80 ** Deh 81 ** Deh 81-A ** Deh 82-A ** Deh 87-M. H. Mari ** Deh 88 ** Deh 89 ** Deh 90 ** Deh 91-Khan ** Deh 92 ** Deh 93 ** Deh 94-Miro Mari ** Deh 95-Khudri ** Deh 96 ** Deh 97 ** Deh 98 ** Deh 99 ** Deh 100-Pir Azeem Shah ** Deh 101-Mirpurkhas **
Deh 102 Deh or DEH may refer to: *Deh (Pakistan), a type of administrative unit of Pakistan *Deh, India, a village in Nagaur, Rajasthan, India * Deh, Cambodia, a village in Bar Kham, Cambodia *''Dear Evan Hansen'', a 2015/2016 Broadway musical by Pasek and ...
** Deh 103 ** Deh 104 ** Deh 105-Bhitaro ** Deh 106 ** Deh 107 ** Deh 108 ** Deh 109 ** Deh 110 ** Deh 111-Mirpur Old ** Deh 112 ** Deh 113 ** Deh 114 ** Deh 115 ** Deh 116 **
Deh 117 Deh or DEH may refer to: *Deh (Pakistan), a type of administrative unit of Pakistan * Deh, India, a village in Nagaur, Rajasthan, India * Deh, Cambodia, a village in Bar Kham, Cambodia *''Dear Evan Hansen'', a 2015/2016 Broadway musical by Pasek and ...
** Deh 118-Veesro ** Deh 119 ** Deh 120 ** Deh 121 ** Deh 122 ** Deh 123 ** Deh 125 * Jhudo Tehsil (63 Dehs) ** Deh 202-Mir Khuda Bux ** Deh 203 ** Deh 205 ** Deh 264 ** Deh 309-Bandwari ** Deh 310 ** Deh 311 ** Deh 312 ** Deh 313-Jhudo ** Deh 314 ** Deh 315 ** Deh 316 ** Deh 317 ** Deh 318-Roshanabad ** Deh 318-A ** Deh 319-Mir Malik Mohammad ** Deh 319-A ** Deh 319-B ** Deh 319-C ** Deh 340-Gunero ** Deh 341 ** Deh 341-A ** Deh 342 ** Deh 343-Karam Ali ** Deh 344 ** Deh 344-A ** Deh 345-A ** Deh 352 ** Deh 353 ** Deh 354 ** Deh 354-A ** Deh 355 ** Deh 356 ** Deh 357 ** Deh 358-Bakhar ** Deh 358-A ** Deh 359-Bilalani ** Deh 360 ** Deh 362 ** Deh 363 ** Deh 365 ** Deh 366 ** Deh 366-A ** Deh 367 ** Deh 367-A ** Deh 368 ** Deh 368-A ** Deh 369 ** Deh 370 **
Deh 370-A Deh or DEH may refer to: *Deh (Pakistan), a type of administrative unit of Pakistan *Deh, India, a village in Nagaur, Rajasthan, India * Deh, Cambodia, a village in Bar Kham, Cambodia *''Dear Evan Hansen'', a 2015/2016 Broadway musical by Pasek and ...
** Deh 371 ** Deh 372 **
Deh 373 Deh or DEH may refer to: *Deh (Pakistan), a type of administrative unit of Pakistan *Deh, India, a village in Nagaur, Rajasthan, India * Deh, Cambodia, a village in Bar Kham, Cambodia *''Dear Evan Hansen'', a 2015/2016 Broadway musical by Pasek and ...
** Deh 373-A ** Deh 374 ** Deh 375 ** Deh 376 ** Akhuto ** Athela ** Dehti ** Janhan ** Samroti ** Udhejani * Kot Ghulam Muhammad Bhurgri Tehsil (113 Dehs) ** Deh 208-Tagi ** Deh 209 ** Deh 210-Kalwari ** Deh 211 ** Deh 212 ** Deh 213 ** Deh 214-Murad Shah ** Deh 215 ** Deh 216 ** Deh 219 ** Deh 221-Dengan ** Deh 222 ** Deh 223 ** Deh 230 ** Deh 231 ** Deh 232 ** Deh 233 ** Deh 234 ** Deh 235 ** Deh 251-Chanuro ** Deh 252 ** Deh 253 ** Deh 254-Gorchani ** Deh 255 ** Deh 256-Wagherji ** Deh 257 ** Deh 258 ** Deh 259-Sodha Bore ** Deh 260-Khudabad ** Deh 261 ** Deh 266 ** Deh 267 ** Deh 268 ** Deh 268-A ** Deh 269 ** Deh 270 ** Deh 270-A ** Deh 271 ** Deh 272 ** Deh 273 ** Deh 274 ** Deh 274-A ** Deh 275 ** Deh 276 ** Deh 277 ** Deh 278 ** Deh 279 ** Deh 279-A ** Deh 280 ** Deh 281 ** Deh 282 ** Deh 283 ** Deh 284 ** Deh 285 ** Deh 286-Rajwah ** Deh 287 ** Deh 288 ** Deh 289 ** Deh 290 ** Deh 290-A ** Deh 291 ** Deh 292 ** Deh 293 ** Deh 294-Sakari ** Deh 295 ** Deh 296 ** Deh 297 ** Deh 298 ** Deh 299-Lal Shah ** Deh 300 ** Deh 301 ** Deh 301-A ** Deh 302 ** Deh 303 ** Deh 303-A ** Deh 304-Kario Pipar ** Deh 304-A ** Deh 305 ** Deh 306 ** Deh 307 ** Deh 308 ** Deh 308-A ** Deh 320 ** Deh 320-A ** Deh 320-B ** Deh 321 ** Deh 322 ** Deh 322-A ** Deh 323 ** Deh 324 ** Deh 328-Chach ** Deh 328-A ** Deh 329 ** Deh 330-Berani ** Deh 331 ** Deh 332 ** Deh 333 ** Deh 334 ** Deh 335 ** Deh 336 ** Deh 337-Jalabad ** Deh 338 ** Deh 339-Jawariasar ** Deh 339-A ** Deh 345 ** Deh 346 ** Deh 347 ** Deh 348 ** Deh 348-A ** Deh 349 ** Deh 349-A ** Deh 350 ** Deh 351 *
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(45 Dehs) ** Deh 107-A ** Deh 140 ** Deh 145 ** Deh 217 ** Deh 224 ** Deh 225 ** Deh 236 ** Deh 237 ** Deh 238 ** Deh 239 ** Deh 243 ** Deh 244 ** Deh 245 ** Deh 246 ** Deh 247 ** Deh 248 ** Deh 249 ** Deh 250 ** Deh 377-Dolatpur ** Deh 378 ** Deh 379 ** Deh 380 ** Deh 381 ** Deh 382 ** Deh 383 ** Deh 384 ** Deh 385 ** Belaro ** Boorji ** Chahoo ** Chand Morio ** Chelaro ** Dhanghki ** Kak ** Kantrai **
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** Toori * Sindhri Taluka (76 dehs) ** Deh 72-Chitori ** Deh 73 ** Deh 74-Khirah ** Deh 75 ** Deh 76 ** Deh 124 ** Deh 126 ** Deh 127 ** Deh 128-Kathri ** Deh 129 ** Deh 130 ** Deh 131 ** Deh 132 ** Deh 133 ** Deh 134 ** Deh 135 ** Deh 136-Jhurbi ** Deh 137 ** Deh 138 ** Deh 226 ** Deh 227 ** Deh 228 ** Deh 229 ** Deh 240 ** Deh 241 ** Deh 242 ** Allah Bux Mari ** Allah Khani ** Ameen Aukar ** Assassar **
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** Bhanusar ** B-Khirah ** Chari Bux Pahore ** Chari Manglan ** C-Potho ** Dahoro No. 1 ** Dahroro No. 2 ** Dhair Mitho Faqir ** D-Khandar ** Dobto ** Fateh Muhammad Mashakh ** Ganbo Faqir ** Gichar ** Girhore Sharif ** Halepotani ** Hanjarhadi ** Hingorno ** Jamilani ** Kahroro ** Kakeji ** Kander **
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** Kani Maghrio ** Khani Maghrio ** Kheer Tarai ** Laiqpur ** Liyari ** Lund, Mirpur Khas, Lund ** Malook Halepoto ** Nindo Junejo ** Palango ** Phulahdyun ** Potho ** Rawatro ** Saidki ** Saifal No. 1 ** Saifal No. 2 ** Sain dad Chhoro ** Sarhal, Sindh, Sarhal ** Sarhari, Mirpur Khas, Sarhari ** Sindhri (town), Sindhri ** Tagusar ** Talho Junejo ** Walwari, Sindh, Walwari ** Warariyon


See also

* Pushpa Kumari Kohli *
Mirpur Khas Mirpur Khas (Sindhi and ; ''meaning "Town of the most-high Mirs"'') is the capital city of the Mirpur Khas District and Mirpur Khas Division in the Sindh province, Pakistan. Mirpur Khas is the 16th largest city in Sindh province and the 80th ...
* Sindhri (town), Sindhri


References


External links


The Royal Talpurs of Sindh
Mirpur Khas District, Districts of Sindh {{Sindh-geo-stub