Ghotki District
ضِلعو گھوٽڪي
District of Sindh
Wango village
Wango village
Location of Ghotki in Sindh province
Location of Ghotki in Sindh province
Coordinates: 27°49′N 69°39′E / 27.817°N 69.650°E / 27.817; 69.650
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionSukkur
District1983
HeadquartersMirpur Mathelo
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total6,083 km2 (2,349 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total1,772,609
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Ghotki District (Sindhi: ضِلعو گھوٽڪي; Urdu: ضلع گھوٹکی) is a district of the province of Sindh, Pakistan, with headquarter in the city of Mirpur Mathelo.[2] Prior to its establishment as a district in 1993, it formed part of Sukkur District.[3]

Geography

Ghotki District is stretched in 6083 km2 (1,555,528 acres). 25,000 acres area of the district consisting of desert land, 402,578 acres (25.88%) is flooded (Katcha) area and remaining area lying between desert and flooded areas of district is cultivated. Desert area having wind-blown hills as Achro Thar (White Desert). Flooded area (Kacha) is stretched on 87 km along Indus River from north - east to south - west of the district where forests exist in this area.

Administration

The Ghotki district is administratively subdivided into the following Tehsils:

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951 179,186—    
1961 221,243+2.13%
1972 401,318+5.56%
1981 558,058+3.73%
1998 968,490+3.30%
2017 1,648,708+2.84%
2023 1,772,609+1.21%
source:[6]
Religions in Ghotki district (2017)[7]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 93.67%
Hinduism
 
 6.19%
Other or not stated
 
 0.14%

At the time of the 2017 census, Ghotki district had 287,941 households and a population of 1,648,708. Ghotki had a sex ratio of 939 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 40.88%: 57.46% for males and 23.35% for females. 360,821 (21.89%) lived in urban areas. 556,127 (33.73%) were under 10 years of age.[7] In 2023, the district had 331,132 households and a population of 1,772,609.[1]

Religion in present-day Ghotki district[a]
Religion Population (1941) Percentage (1941) Population (2017) Percentage (2017)
Islam 139,222 82.21% 1,544,355 93.67%
Hinduism 29,850 17.63% 101,974 6.19%
Others [b] 284 0.17% 2,379 0.14%
Total Population 169,356 100% 1,648,708 100%

The majority religion is Islam, with 93.67% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 6.19% of the population.

Languages of Ghotki district (2017)[7]

  Sindhi (93.37%)
  Urdu (2.49%)
  Punjabi (1.64%)
  Saraiki (1.05%)
  Others (1.45%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 93.37% of the population spoke Sindhi, 2.49% Urdu, 1.64% Punjabi and 1.05% Saraiki as their first language.[7]

The historic Hindu temple Shadani Darbar is located in this district.[8]

List of Dehs

The following is a list of Ghotki District's dehs (villages), organised by taluka:[2][9]

Economy

Ghotki District has recently embraced sugar cane. The total acreage of cultivable land is 286,090 ha in 2019–20. The area under cultivation of sugar cane increased to 58,774 ha in 2019-20 from 6,511 ha in 2011–12. Five functional sugar mills are located in the district.[10]

Culture

Ghotki District is the land of Saint where is many Saint's Tomb. 1- Syed Anwar shah at Jahnpur 2- Syed Jaleel Shah Mast 5 kilometres away from Mipur Mathelo town 3- Nare shah Jelani In Ghotki Town. Ghotki District has many historical places, one of them is Mathelo Moomal Ji Mari, there is a museum and at the same place very popular saint Syed Nathan shah's (Naharo) Tomb.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Ghotki, Mirpur Bathoro and Ubauro taluks of Sukkur district
  2. ^ Including Jainism, Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Ghotki". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. ^ PCO 1998, p. 10.
  4. ^ a b c "Zila (District), Tehsil & Town Councils Membership for Sindh (Ghotki District)". Election Commission of Pakistan, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "Ghotki District: District and Tehsil Level Population Summary" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ a b c d "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ^ "Hindu pilgrims attend central ceremony of Shadani Darbar". Pakistan Today newspaper. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  9. ^ "List of Dehs in Sindh" (PDF). Sindh Zameen. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  10. ^ Khan, Mohammad Hussain (30 November 2020). "Ghotki's story of sugar and cotton". Dawn newspaper. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

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