Dadu District
  • ضلعو دادو
  • ضلع دادو
District of Sindh
Top: Tomb of Yar Muhammad Kalhoro
Bottom: Gorakh Hill
Dadu is located in the west of Sindh
Dadu is located in the west of Sindh
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionHyderabad
Established1931
Founded byBritish government
HeadquartersDadu
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerSyed Murtaza Ali Shah
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total7,866 km2 (3,037 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total1,742,320
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Area code025
Number of Tehsils4

Dadu District (Sindhi: ضلعو دادو), (Urdu: ضلع دادو) is a district of Sindh Province, Pakistan. With headquarters the city of Dadu, the district was created in 1931[2][3] by merging Kotri and Mahal Kohistan (later Jamshoro) tehsils from Karachi District and Mehar, Khairpur Nathan Shah, Dadu, Johi and Sehwan tehsils from Larkana District.[4] In 2004, several talukas in the south were split off to create the new Jamshoro District.[5] Its boundary touches with four districts of Sindh i.e. Jamshoro, Naushahro Feroze, Shaheed Benazirabad and Kamber Shahdadkot.[6]

The main languages spoken in Dadu are Sindhi, Balochi and Urdu. Some of the popular tourist attractions in the district include the Gorakh Hill and Manchar Lake.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951 295,402—    
1961 342,939+1.50%
1972 556,669+4.50%
1981 705,669+2.67%
1998 1,106,717+2.68%
2017 1,550,390+1.79%
2023 1,742,320+1.96%
Sources:[7]
Religions in Dadu district (2017)[8]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 99.37%
Hinduism
 
 0.58%
Other or not stated
 
 0.05%

At the time of the 2017 census, Dadu district had 284,263 households and a population of 1,550,390. Dadu had a sex ratio of 948 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 47.26%: 57.92% for males and 36.02% for females. 383,406 (24.72%) lived in urban areas. 496,175 (32.00%) were under 10 years of age.[8] In 2023, the district had 340,665 households and a population of 1,742,320.[1]

Religion in present-day Dadu district[a]
Religion Population (1941)[9]: 51–53  Percentage (1941) Population (2017)[8] Percentage (2017)
Islam 231,600 86.60% 1,540,742 99.37%
Hinduism 35,303 13.20% 8,984 0.58%
Others [b] 524 0.20% 664 0.05%
Total Population 267,427 100% 1,550,390 100%

The majority religion is Islam, with 99.37% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 0.58% of the population. Sindhi was the predominant language, spoken by 97.84% of the population.[8]

Tehsils

Map of Dadu District's Tehsils

District Dadu has four tehsils, as tabulated below,:[10][11]

Name Population

1998 Census

Population

2017 Census

Number of

Union Councils

Dadu Tehsil 327,972 460,481 15
Johi Tehsil 207,383 294,848 10
Khairpur Nathan Shah 253,309 334,258 12
Mehar Tehsil 318,053 460,679 15

The District has 14 Circles, 111 Tapa and 351 Dehs.

Places of interest

List of Dehs

The following is a list of Dadu District's 351 dehs, organised by taluka:[14]

Dadu taluka (67 dehs)

Johi taluka (110 dehs)

Khairpur Nathan Shah taluka (94 dehs)

Mehar taluka (80 dehs)

Notes

  1. ^ Dadu, Johi, Kakar and Mehar talukas of Dadu district
  2. ^ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Sikhism, Christianity, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated

References

  1. ^ a b "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
  2. ^ "About Dadu". hotfm.com.pk. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  3. ^ "District Courts of Sindh". www.districtcourtssindh.gos.pk. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  4. ^ "Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Campus Dadu". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  5. ^ "Four new districts created in Sindh". 2004. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Dadu district uc list mna mpa seats".
  7. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ^ a b c d "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  9. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME XII SINDH PROVINCE" (PDF).
  10. ^ "Pakistan: Tehsils and Talukas (Districts and Subdistricts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  11. ^ "هنگامي امدادي سرگرمين جو منصوبو" (PDF). آفتن کان اڳواٽ بچاءُ ۽ انتظام ڪاريءَ وارو شعببو. 2011. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  12. ^ "Gorakh Hills Development Authority's inability to polish Sindh's best hill station is costing us millions in tourism revenue". 8 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Indus River and Manchhar Lake". earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 2010-09-10. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  14. ^ "List of Dehs in Sindh" (PDF). Sindh Zameen. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

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