| Sukkur District | |
|---|---|
| — District — | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Capital | |
| Established | |
| Government | |
| - District Nazim | Syed Nasir Hussain Shah |
| - District Naib Nazim | Abdullah Ghumro |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| District Council | |
| Number of Tehsils | 4 |
| Website | www.sukkur.gov.pk |
Sukkur district (Urdu: ضلع سکھر ) is a district in Sindh Province in Pakistan. It is divided into 4 administrative strata (tehsils), namely; Sukkur City, Rohri, Saleh Pat and Pano Aqil. Among them Sukkur city and new Sukkur are urban centre while Pano Aqil is famous for having one of largest military cantonment of the country. Rohri is the smallest tehsil of the Sukkur district, both in area and population but is has one of ancient and important railway junction.
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History
After 1853's invasion of Charles Napier, Sindh was divided into provinces and was assigned a Zamindar's to collect taxes for British, Zamindar's were also known as 'Wadero'.Wadero- of "Shikarpur" was Lord Wadero Bhagwandas Golani (1861 - 1931) a merchant born in the royal family of the Golani's . After his death in his eldest son Shobraj Bhagwandas Golani (1885 - 1978) took over as the Landlord of Shikarpur, Digri, Jamrao, Kachhelo, Tando Jan Mohammed, Ratnabad, Roshanabad and Khayrpur. Shobraj Bhagwandas Golani was also invited to Great Britain by the King along with all the Nawab's and Rajah's of India in 1901 to discuss the participation of their respective provinces in Expansion of British Empire in Middle East. Shobraj along with his eldest son Shri Hashmatrai S Golani (1918 - 1979) moved to Bombay in 1948 after Partition of India and Pakistan. Sindh was made part of British Indias Bombay Presidency, and became a separate province in 1935.
Administration
| Tehsils | Population 1998 | Area (km²) | Union councils | Villages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sukkur | 374,178 | 274 | 20 | 78 |
| Rohri | 224,362 | 1319 | 11 | 550 |
| Saleh Pat | 64,646 | 2339 | 03 | 297 |
| Pano Aqil | 245,187 | 1233 | 12 | 516 |
| Total | 908,373 | 5165 | 46 | 1441 |
According to the 1988 census of Pakistan, at least 49.76% of the population of Sukkur district were urban, making it the third-most advanced district in Sindh.[1]
Demographics
Following are the demographic indicators of the district (including Kashmore Dist) as per the 1998 census of Pakistan:
Religion:
Islam: 96.13%
Hinduism: 3.28%
Christianity: 0.51%
Ahmaddiya: 0.04%
Others: 0.1%
Hindus and Christians are mainly concentrated in the urban areas
Languages:
Sindhi: 74.07%
Urdu: 13.82% (mainly concentrated in the urban areas)
Punjabi:6.63%
Pashto:1.53%
Baluchi:1.47%
Seraiki:0.99%
Others:1.49% (mainly Memon and Gujarati)
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