List of districts in Sindh
| Districts of Sindh | |
|---|---|
 Districts of Sindh, colour-coded by division | |
| Location | Sindh, Pakistan |
| Number | 30 (as of 2021) |
| Government | |
| Subdivisions | |
There are thirty districts in the Pakistan province of Sindh. These districts together contain 150 tehsils 2023.
1100 Union Councils and 66,923 human settlements, as per the 1998 census.[1] Each district has a headquarter, often referred to as a capital of the district.
Karachi, the capital of Sindh, is the most populous city district, as well as the most densely populated. It was initially a single district, now has been further subdivided into East, West, South, Central, Malir, Keamari and Korangi districts.[2]
In 2023, The Sindh government has opted to rename four districts in the Karachi Division, East District to Gulshan, West District to Orangi, South District to simplified Karachi, Central District to Nazimabad while other three Malir, Keamari and Korangi will be same as.[3]
History
Colonial Times
1839-1936
In 1839, British Invaded the Sind.
On 1843's annexation Sind was merged into Bombay Presidency and form a division of Bombay Presidency.
Districts and Divisions were both introduced in Sind as administrative units by the British when Sind became a part of British India, and ever since then, they have formed an integral part in the civil administration of the Sind. At the time in 1843, the Sind was divided into 3 districts, under 1 division (Khairpur state can't included);
The administration given below:
- Sind Division
- Hyderabad District
- Karachi District
- Shikarpur District
In 1846-47 Upper Sind Frontier district headquarter was Khangarh (Jacobabad) carved out of Shikarpur district.
The administration given below:
- Sind Division
- Hyderabad District
- Karachi District
- Shikarpur District
- Upper Sind Frontier District
In 1882, British government create a new district named Thar and Parkar by bifurcation of Hyderabad district and In 1883, Headquarter of Shikarpur district was shifted from Shikarpur to Sukkur.
The administration given below:
- Sind Division
- Hyderabad District
- Karachi District
- Shikarpur District
- Upper Sind Frontier District
- Thar and Parkar District
On 1 August 1901, British government split Shikarpur and Karachi district to create Larkana district and district status of Shikarpur also shifted to Sukkur.
The administration given below:
- Sind Division
- Hyderabad District
- Karachi District
- Sukkur District (Formally Shikarpur)
- Upper Sind Frontier District
- Thar and Parkar District
- Larkana District
On 1 November 1912, Hyderabad district again split to create Nawabshah district.
The administration given below:
- Sind Division
- Hyderabad District
- Karachi District
- Sukkur District (Formally Shikarpur)
- Upper Sind Frontier District
- Thar and Parkar District
- Larkana District
- Nawabshah District
In 1931, British government divided Karachi and Larkana district to create Dadu district.
The administration given below:
- Sind Division
- Hyderabad District
- Karachi District
- Sukkur District (Formally Shikarpur)
- Upper Sind Frontier District
- Thar and Parkar District
- Larkana District
- Nawabshah District
- Dadu District
1936-1947
On April 1, 1936, Sind was separated from Bombay Presidency to form a separate province of British India. At that time Sind division changed to form Hyderabad division.
The administration given below:
- Hyderabad Division
- Hyderabad District
- Karachi District
- Sukkur District (Formally Shikarpur)
- Upper Sind Frontier District
- Thar and Parkar District
- Larkana District
- Nawabshah District
- Dadu District
1947-1955
In 1947's partition, Sind joined Pakistan.
In 1948, Karachi district split into two districts to create Thatta district and Karachi district separated from Sind province to New Country's Capital Territory.
The administration as given below:
- Hyderabad Division
- Hyderabad District
- Sukkur District
- Upper Sind Frontier District
- Thar and Parkar District
- Larkana District
- Nawabshah District
- Dadu District
- Thatta District
In 1952, Upper Sind Frontier district renamed to Jacobabad district
In 1953, Thar and parkar and Nawabshah district also split into two districts to create Sanghar district.
The administration as given below:
- Hyderabad Division
- Hyderabad District
- Sukkur District
- Jacobabad District
- Thar and Parkar District
- Larkana District
- Nawabshah District
- Dadu District
- Thatta District
- Sanghar District
On 14 October 1955, Khairpur state merged into Sind province and gave the status of district or divisional headquarter.
The administration as given below:
- Hyderabad Division
- Hyderabad District
- Thar and Parkar District
- Dadu District
- Thatta District
- Sanghar District
- Khairpur Division
- Khairpur District
- Sukkur District
- Jacobabad District
- Larkana District
- Nawabshah District
1955-1970
On 30 September 1955, To diminish the differences between the two regions, claimed the government, the 'One Unit' programme merged the four provinces of West Pakistan into a single province to parallel the province of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
1970-2000
On 1 July 1970, West Pakistan was abolished and all four provinces of Pakistan were restored as 1947.
The administration as given below:
- Hyderabad Division
- Hyderabad District
- Thar and Parkar District
- Dadu District
- Thatta District
- Sanghar District
- Khairpur Division
- Khairpur District
- Sukkur District
- Jacobabad District
- Larkana District
- Nawabshah District
- Karachi-Bela Division (In 1959, the capital region was merged with West Pakistan and in 1960, Karachi Bela Division was formed comprising Karachi and Las Bela District)
- Karachi District
- Lasbela District
In 1972, the Lasbela district transferred to Kalat division of Balochistan Province and Karachi district divided into three districts(Karachi-Bela Division also renamed to Karachi Division).
The administration as given below:
- Hyderabad Division
- Hyderabad District
- Thar and Parkar District
- Dadu District
- Thatta District
- Sanghar District
- Khairpur Division
- Khairpur District
- Sukkur District
- Jacobabad District
- Larkana District
- Nawabshah District
- Karachi Division
- South Karachi District
- East Karachi District
- West Karachi District
In 1975, a new district was formed – Badin district carved out of Hyderabad district and Abolish Khairpur Division and replace it with Sukkur Division۔
The administration as given below:
- Hyderabad Division
- Hyderabad District
- Thar and Parkar District
- Dadu District
- Thatta District
- Sanghar District
- Badin District
- Sukkur Division (Formally Khairpur Division)
- Khairpur District
- Sukkur District
- Jacobabad District
- Larkana District
- Nawabshah District
- Karachi Division
- South Karachi District
- East Karachi District
- West Karachi District
In 1977, Shikarpur district again was re-maintained.
The administration as given below:
- Hyderabad Division
- Hyderabad District
- Thar and Parkar District
- Dadu District
- Thatta District
- Sanghar District
- Badin District
- Sukkur Division (Formally Khairpur Division)
- Khairpur District
- Sukkur District
- Jacobabad District
- Larkana District
- Nawabshah District
- Shikarpur District
- Karachi Division
- South Karachi District
- East Karachi District
- West Karachi District
In 1980s, Larkana Division established by bifurcation of Sukkur Division.
The administration as given below:
- Hyderabad Division
- Hyderabad District
- Thar and Parkar District
- Dadu District
- Thatta District
- Sanghar District
- Badin District
- Sukkur Division (Formally Khairpur Division)
- Khairpur District
- Sukkur District
- Nawabshah District
- Karachi Division
- South Karachi District
- East Karachi District
- West Karachi District
- Larkana Division
- Larkana District
- Jacobabad District
- Shikarpur District
In 1983, Sukkur district again spitting out to form Ghotki district.
The administration as given below:
- Hyderabad Division
- Hyderabad District
- Thar and Parkar District
- Dadu District
- Thatta District
- Sanghar District
- Badin District
- Sukkur Division (Formally Khairpur Division)
- Khairpur District
- Sukkur District
- Nawabshah District
- Ghotki District
- Karachi Division
- South Karachi District
- East Karachi District
- West Karachi District
- Larkana Division
- Larkana District
- Jacobabad District
- Shikarpur District
In 1989, Naushahro Feroze district carved out of Nawabshah district.
The administration as given below:
- Hyderabad Division
- Hyderabad District
- Thar and Parkar District
- Dadu District
- Thatta District
- Sanghar District
- Badin District
- Sukkur Division (Formally Khairpur Division)
- Khairpur District
- Sukkur District
- Nawabshah District
- Ghotki District
- Naushahro Feroze District
- Karachi Division
- South Karachi District
- East Karachi District
- West Karachi District
- Larkana Division
- Larkana District
- Jacobabad District
- Shikarpur District
On 31 October 1990, Mirpurkhas district carved out of Tharparkar district and Spelt Hyderabad Division to established Mirpur khas Division.
The administration as given below:
- Hyderabad Division
- Hyderabad District
- Dadu District
- Thatta District
- Badin District
- Sukkur Division (Formally Khairpur Division)
- Khairpur District
- Sukkur District
- Nawabshah District
- Ghotki District
- Naushahro Feroze District
- Karachi Division
- South Karachi District
- East Karachi District
- West Karachi District
- Larkana Division
- Larkana District
- Jacobabad District
- Shikarpur District
- Mirpur Khas Division
- Mirpur Khas District
- Tharparkar District
- Sanghar District
On 17 April 1993, Tharparkar district again spilt out to form Umerkot district.
The administration as given below:
- Hyderabad Division
- Hyderabad District
- Dadu District
- Thatta District
- Badin District
- Sukkur Division (Formally Khairpur Division)
- Khairpur District
- Sukkur District
- Nawabshah District
- Ghotki District
- Naushahro Feroze District
- Karachi Division
- South Karachi District
- East Karachi District
- West Karachi District
- Larkana Division
- Larkana District
- Jacobabad District
- Shikarpur District
- Mirpur Khas Division
- Mirpur Khas District
- Tharparkar District
- Sanghar District
- Umerkot District
In 1996, two more (02) districts created in the Karachi division;Central and Malir district.
The administration as given below:
- Hyderabad Division
- Hyderabad District
- Dadu District
- Thatta District
- Badin District
- Sukkur Division(Formally Khairpur Division)
- Khairpur District
- Sukkur District
- Nawabshah District
- Ghotki District
- Naushahro Feroze District
- Karachi Division
- South Karachi District
- Central Karachi District
- East Karachi District
- West Karachi District
- Malir District
- Larkana Division
- Larkana District
- Jacobabad District
- Shikarpur District
- Mirpur Khas Division
- Mirpur Khas District
- Tharparkar District
- Sanghar District
- Umerkot District
2000-2011
On 2000, During Pervaiz Musharraf rule five districts of Karachi division was merged and create Karachi city district the government of Pakistan abolished divisions.
The administration as given below:
- Hyderabad District
- Dadu District
- Thatta District
- Badin District
- Khairpur District
- Sukkur District
- Nawabshah District
- Ghotki District
- Naushahro Feroze District
- Karachi City District
- Larkana District
- Jacobabad District
- Shikarpur District
- Mirpur Khas District
- Tharparkar District
- Sanghar District
- Umerkot District
In 2004, 3 new districts were formed - Qambar Shahdadkot district carved out of Larkana district; Jamshoro district out of the Dadu district and Kashmore district out of Jacobabad district.[4]
The administration as given below:
- Hyderabad District
- Dadu District
- Thatta District
- Badin District
- Khairpur District
- Sukkur District
- Nawabshah District
- Ghotki District
- Naushahro Feroze District
- Karachi City District
- Larkana District
- Jacobabad District
- Shikarpur District
- Mirpur Khas District
- Tharparkar District
- Sanghar District
- Umerkot District
- Qambar Shahdadkot District
- Jamshoro District
- Kashmore District
In 2005, Hyderabad district was carved out to form three new districts of Tando Muhammad Khan, Matiari and Tando Allahyar.[5]
The administration as given below:
- Hyderabad District
- Dadu District
- Thatta District
- Badin District
- Khairpur District
- Sukkur District
- Nawabshah District
- Ghotki District
- Naushahro Feroze District
- Karachi City District
- Larkana District
- Jacobabad District
- Shikarpur District
- Mirpur Khas District
- Tharparkar District
- Sanghar District
- Umerkot District
- Qambar Shahdadkot District
- Jamshoro District
- Kashmore District
- Tando Muhammad Khan District
- Tando Allahyar District
- Matiari District
In September 2008, Sindh Cabinet renamed the Nawabshah district to Shaheed Benazirabad.
The administration as given below:
- Hyderabad District
- Dadu District
- Thatta District
- Badin District
- Khairpur District
- Sukkur District
- Shaheed Benazirabad District
- Ghotki District
- Naushahro Feroze District
- Karachi City District
- Larkana District
- Jacobabad District
- Shikarpur District
- Mirpur Khas District
- Tharparkar District
- Sanghar District
- Umerkot District
- Qambar Shahdadkot District
- Jamshoro District
- Kashmore District
- Tando Muhammad Khan District
- Tando Allahyar District
- Matiari District
On 11 July 2011, Government restored Administration division.
The administration as given below:
- Hyderabad Division
- Hyderabad District
- Dadu District
- Thatta District
- Badin District
- Jamshoro District
- Tando Muhammad Khan District
- Tando Allahyar District
- Matiari District
- Sukkur Division
- Khairpur District
- Sukkur District
- Shaheed Benazirabad District
- Ghotki District
- Naushahro Feroze District
- Karachi Division
- South Karachi District
- Central Karachi District
- East Karachi District
- West Karachi District
- Malir District
- Larkana Division
- Larkana District
- Jacobabad District
- Shikarpur District
- Qambar Shahdadkot District
- Kashmore District
- Mirpur Khas Division
- Mirpur Khas District
- Tharparkar District
- Sanghar District
- Umerkot District
On 7 August 2011, Shaheed Benazirabad district transferred from Sukkur to Hyderabad division.
The administration as given below:
- Hyderabad Division
- Hyderabad District
- Dadu District
- Thatta District
- Badin District
- Jamshoro District
- Tando Muhammad Khan District
- Tando Allahyar District
- Matiari District
- Shaheed Benazirabad District
- Sukkur Division
- Khairpur District
- Sukkur District
- Ghotki District
- Naushahro Feroze District
- Karachi Division
- South Karachi District
- Central Karachi District
- East Karachi District
- West Karachi District
- Malir District
- Larkana Division
- Larkana District
- Jacobabad District
- Shikarpur District
- Qambar Shahdadkot District
- Kashmore District
- Mirpur Khas Division
- Mirpur Khas District
- Tharparkar District
- Sanghar District
- Umerkot District
In Oct 2013, two new districts were formed- Sujawal District was carved out of Thatta District and Korangi district was carved out of East district.[6]
The administration as given below:
- Hyderabad Division
- Hyderabad District
- Dadu District
- Thatta District
- Badin District
- Jamshoro District
- Tando Muhammad Khan District
- Tando Allahyar District
- Matiari District
- Sujawal District
- Shaheed Benazirabad District
- Sukkur Division
- Khairpur District
- Sukkur District
- Ghotki District
- Naushahro Feroze District
- Karachi Division
- South Karachi District
- Central Karachi District
- East Karachi District
- West Karachi District
- Malir District
- Korangi District
- Larkana Division
- Larkana District
- Jacobabad District
- Shikarpur District
- Qambar Shahdadkot District
- Kashmore District
- Mirpur Khas Division
- Mirpur Khas District
- Tharparkar District
- Sanghar District
- Umerkot District
In 2020, Keamari District was created after splitting Karachi West District.[7]
The administration as given below:
- Hyderabad Division
- Hyderabad District
- Dadu District
- Thatta District
- Badin District
- Jamshoro District
- Tando Muhammad Khan District
- Tando Allahyar District
- Matiari District
- Sujawal District
- Shaheed Benazirabad District
- Sukkur Division
- Khairpur District
- Sukkur District
- Ghotki District
- Karachi Division
- South Karachi District
- Central Karachi District
- East Karachi District
- West Karachi District
- Malir District
- Korangi District
- Keamari District
- Larkana Division
- Larkana District
- Jacobabad District
- Shikarpur District
- Qambar Shahdadkot District
- Kashmore District
- Mirpur Khas Division
- Mirpur Khas District
- Tharparkar District
- Umerkot District
- Banbhore Division
- Thatta District
- Badin District
- Sujawal District
- Shaheed Benazirabad Division
- Shaheed Benazirabad District
- Naushahro Feroze District
- Sanghar District
Currently the Sindh government is planning to divide the Tharparkar district into Tharparkar and Chhachro district, Khairpur district into Khairpur and Thari Mirwah district and Sanghar district into Sanghar and Shahdadpur district.[8]
List of Divisions
| Division Name (English) |
Division Name (Sindhi) |
Headquarter | Districts | Area
(km2) |
Population (1998) | Population (2017) | Population (2023)[9] | Pop. Density (1998) | Pop. Density (2017) | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad Division | حيدرآباد | Hyderabad | 48,670 | 4,610,071 | 7,026,335 | 11,659,246 | 137.503/km2 | 209.572/km2 | .svg) | |
| Karachi Division | ڪراچي | Karachi | 3,528 | 9,856,318 | 16,051,521 | 20,382,881 | 2,793.741/km2 | 4,549.751/km2 | .svg) | |
| Larkana Division | لاڙڪاڻو | Larkana | 15,213 | N/A | 6,190,926 | 7,093,706 | N/A | 406.950/km2 | .svg) | |
| Mirpur Khas Division | ميرپورخاص | Mirpur Khas | 28,171 | 2,585,417 | 4,228,683 | 4,619,624 | 91.776/km2 | 150.108/km2 | .svg) | |
| Shaheed Benazirabad Division | شهيد بينظير آباد | Nawabshah | 18,175 | 3,510,036 | 5,282,277 | 5,930,649 | 193.124/km2 | 290.634/km2 | .svg) | |
| Sukkur Division | سکر | Sukkur | 24,505 | 3,447,935 | 5,538,555 | 6,010,041 | 140.703/km2 | 226.017/km2 | .svg) |
List of Districts by area, population, density, literacy rate etc.
| Sr. No. | District | Headquarters | Area (km2)[11] | Population (2023)[11] | Density (/km2) | Literacy rate (2023) | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Badin | Badin | 6,858 | 1,947,081 | 284.6 | 36.65% | Hyderabad |
| 60 | Dadu | Dadu | 7,866 | 1,742,320 | 221.8 | 47.13% | Hyderabad |
| 61 | Ghotki | Mirpur Mathelo | 6,083 | 1,772,609 | 291.3 | 41.38% | Sukkur |
| 62 | Hyderabad | Hyderabad | 993 | 2,432,540 | 2,448.7 | 67.21% | Hyderabad |
| 63 | Jacobabad | Jacobabad | 2,698 | 1,174,097 | 434.0 | 42.34% | Larkana |
| 64 | Jamshoro | Jamshoro | 11,204 | 1,117,308 | 99.7 | 49.63% | Hyderabad |
| 65 | Karachi Central | North Nazimabad | 69 | 3,822,325 | 55,838.8 | 83.55% | Karachi |
| 66 | Karachi East | Gulshan e Iqbal | 139 | 3,921,742 | 28,220.1 | 80.07% | Karachi |
| 67 | Karachi South | Saddar Karachi | 122 | 2,329,764 | 19,104.6 | 78.57% | Karachi |
| 68 | Karachi West | Orangi Town | 370 | 2,679,380 | 7,238.1 | 67.43% | Karachi |
| 69 | Kashmore | Kandhkot | 2,580 | 1,233,957 | 477.3 | 35.59% | Larkana |
| 70 | Keamari | Moriro Mirbahar | 559 | 2,068,451 | 3,699.8 | 62.07% | Karachi |
| 71 | Khairpur | Khairpur | 15,910 | 2,597,535 | 163.3 | 50.14% | Sukkur |
| 72 | Korangi | Korangi | 108 | 3,128,971 | 28,968.8 | 79.86% | Karachi |
| 73 | Larkana | Larkana | 1,948 | 1,784,453 | 915.8 | 55.58% | Larkana |
| 74 | Malir | Malir | 2,160 | 2,432,248 | 1,126.8 | 63.14% | Karachi |
| 75 | Matiari | Matiari | 1,417 | 849,383 | 599.0 | 45.88% | Hyderabad |
| 76 | Mirpur Khas | Mirpur Khas | 2,925 | 1,681,386 | 574.7 | 45.37% | Mirpur Khas |
| 77 | Naushahro Feroze | Naushahro Feroze | 2,945 | 1,777,082 | 603.2 | 57.15% | Shaheed Benazir Abad |
| 78 | Qambar Shahdadkot | Qambar | 5,475 | 1,514,869 | 276.4 | 40.02% | Larkana |
| 79 | Sanghar | Sanghar | 10,728 | 2,308,465 | 215.0 | 43.66% | Mirpur Khas |
| 80 | Shaheed Benazirabad | Nawabshah | 4,502 | 1,845,102 | 409.5 | 50.86% | Shaheed Benazirabad |
| 81 | Shikarpur | Shikarpur | 2,512 | 1,386,330 | 552.1 | 43.70% | Larkana |
| 82 | Sujawal | Sujawal | 8,785 | 839,292 | 95.5 | 27.02% | Hyderabad |
| 83 | Sukkur | Sukkur | 5,165 | 1,639,897 | 317.7 | 58.26% | Sukkur |
| 84 | Tando Allahyar | Tando Allahyar | 1,554 | 922,012 | 592.8 | 39.80% | Hyderabad |
| 85 | Tando Muhammad Khan | Tando Muhammad Khan | 1,423 | 726,119 | 509.1 | 34.02% | Hyderabad |
| 86 | Tharparkar | Mithi | 19,637 | 1,778,407 | 90.6 | 36.39% | Mirpur Khas |
| 87 | Thatta | Thatta | 8,570 | 1,083,191 | 126.8 | 26.88% | Hyderabad |
| 88 | Umerkot[12] | Umerkot | 5,608[13] | 1,159,831 | 207.2 | 38.69% | Mirpur Khas |
| 29 | Thatta | Thatta | 8,570 | 982,138 | 115 | Hyderabad | |
| 30 | Umerkot | Umerkot | 5,608 | 1,073,469 | 191 | Mirpur Khas |
See also
Notes
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