Naushahro Feroze District
ضلع نوشہرو فیروز
نوشهرو فيروز ضلعو‎
District of Sindh
Fields in Naushahro Feroze district
Fields in Naushahro Feroze district
Map of Sindh with Naushahro Feroze District (نوشهرو فیروز) highlighted
Map of Sindh with Naushahro Feroze District (نوشهرو فیروز) highlighted
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionShaheed Benazir Abad
Largest cityMoro
HeadquartersNaushahro Feroze
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerMuhammad Arslan Saleem
 • District Police OfficerQayum pitafi
 • District Health OfficerDr.Sikandar Ali Kalhoro,
Area
 • Total2,946 km2 (1,137 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total1,777,082
 • Density600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Websitewww.facebook.com/sindhacademy/

Naushahro Feroze District (Sindhi: نوشهرو فيروز ضلعو, Urdu: ضلع نوشهرو فیروز) is a district in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Naushahro Feroze city. Administratively subdivided into five talukas and 51 union councils, according to the 2017 census of Pakistan it had a population of 1,612,373.[2] The Naushahro Feroze was given the status of District on 15 November 1989 and. Before, it was Taluka of Nawabshah District (Now Shaheed Benazirabad). On given status as district, Naushahro Feroze was placed under administrative control of Sukkur Division however, it has been placed under Shaheed Benazirabad Division during 2011.

Government and politics

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National Assembly representation

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District Naushahro Feroze has two members in National Assembly of Pakistan. The district electoral is referred to as NA-211 and NA-212. The member elected from NA-212 represents the constituencies of Moro and Naushahro Feroze Talukas. The member elected from NA-211 represents Kandiaro, Bhirya and Mehrabpur Talukas.

Provincial Assembly representation

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The district has five member representation in Provincial Assembly of Sindh. The provincial assembly electoral for the district is as below:

decreased one seat in census 2017

Local governments (tehsils of district)

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Administrative unit Number of Kanungo circles/
Supervisory uapas
 Number of mouzas
Circles/Ttpas
Total Rural Urban Partly Urban Forest Unpopulated Population
Naushahro Feroze
3
21
60
51
01
07
--
01
372,821
[2]
Bhiria
2
17
33
21
01
10
--
01
301,044
[2]
Moro
4
26
53
47
--
02
03
01
368,789
[2]
Kandiaro
3
17
53
46
--
03
04
01
322,439
[2]
Mehrabpur
2
16
34
29
--
05
--
--
247,280
[2]
Total
14
97
233
194
02
27
07
03
1,612,373
[2]

Transportation

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The main N-5 passes through the district.

The main railway track passes through the district which is not functional for a long time. The route was from Padidan to NF, Moro, Dadu, etc. but it has ended now. Now the main major railway station for the NF peoples is Padidan which is fully functional and having second longest platform in Pakistan with a vast locoshed area. Have major trains stop, Hazara Express, Awami Express, Fareed Express, Pakistan Express and Sukkur Express.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951 267,638—    
1961 369,161+3.27%
1972 685,829+5.79%
1981 829,051+2.13%
1998 1,087,571+1.61%
2017 1,612,047+2.09%
2023 1,777,082+1.64%
Sources:[3]
Religions in Naushahro Feroze district (2023) [4]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 98.12%
Hinduism
 
 1.63%
Other or not stated
 
 0.24%

At the time of the 2017 census, Naushahro Feroze district had 275,800 households and a population of 1,612,047. Naushahro Feroze had a sex ratio of 939 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 53.83%: 66.22% for males and 40.73% for females. 379,233 (23.52%) lived in urban areas. 500,373 (31.04%) were under 10 years of age.[5] In 2023, the district had 319,938 households and a population of 1,777,082.[1]

Religion in present-day Naushahro Feroze district[a]
Religion Population (1941)[6]: 52–53  Percentage (1941) Population (2017)[5] Percentage (2017) Population (2023)[7] Percentage (2023)
Islam 215,727 81.77% 1,584,641 98.30% 1,743,003 98.12%
Hinduism 46,243 17.53% 26,464 1.64% 28,978 1.63%
Sikhism 1,819 0.69% — — 15 0%
Others [b] 32 0.01% 942 0.06% 4,463 0.24%
Total Population 263,821 100% 1,612,047 100% 1,776,459 100%

The majority religion is Islam, with 98.12% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 1.63% of the population.[8]

Languages of Naushahro Feroze district (2023)

  Sindhi (92.13%)
  Urdu (3.98%)
  Punjabi (2.13%)
  Others (1.76%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 92.13% of the population spoke Sindhi, 3.98% Urdu and 2.13% Punjabi as their first language.[9]

List of Dehs

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The following is a list of Naushahro Feroze District's Dehs, organised by Tehsils:[10]

Notes

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  1. ^ Kandiaro, Moro and Naushahro Feroze talukas of Nawabshah district. District and taluk borders have changed since 1995, namely the splitting of Moro taluk and its division between two districts.
  2. ^ Including Jainism, Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated

References

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  1. ^ a b "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29.
  3. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  5. ^ a b "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME XII SINDH PROVINCE" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
  10. ^ "List of Dehs in Sindh" (PDF). Sindh Zameen. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

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