Khairpur District

Khairpur District
ضلعو خیر پور
District
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
Established 1546
Headquarters Khairpur
Area
 • Total 15,910 km2 (6,140 sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
Number of Tehsils 8
Website http://www.khairpur.gos.pk

Khairpur District is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The district has an area of 15,910 square km. and is headquartered at the city of Khairpur. It has 8 talukas, 76 Union councils, 11 towns, 6800 Villages and total population 1546587 (Male 810448 and Female Population 736139) according to (Census) 1998.[1]

Demographics

According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district had a population of 2.2 million of which 27.00% was urban.[2] The average annual growth rate of the population is 2.71%.

Following are the demographic indicators of the district as per the 1998 census of Pakistan:

Location

Khairpur District is located in between middle and northern Sindh and is bounded on the north by Shikarpur and Sukkur, on the east by India, on the south by Sanghar and Nawabshah and on the west by Larkana, Naushahro Feroz and the Indus River.

People from the Khairpur District

References

  1. ↑ http://www.pwdsindh.gov.pk/districts/Khairpur.htm
  2. ↑ Urban Resource Centre Archived 13 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine.

Sources

Coordinates: 27°31′48″N 68°44′24″E / 27.53000°N 68.74000°E / 27.53000; 68.74000

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