Jacobabad District
ضلع جیکب آباد
جيڪب آباد ضلعو‎
District of Sindh
Bungalow in Thul taluk
Bungalow in Thul taluk
Map of Sindh with Jacobabad District highlighted
Map of Sindh with Jacobabad District highlighted
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionLarkana
Established1847
Founded byBritish Government
HeadquartersJacobabad
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total2,698 km2 (1,042 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total1,174,097
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils4

Jacobabad District (Sindhi: جيڪب آباد ضلعو, Urdu: ضلع جیکب آباد) is a district in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is located in the north of Sindh, by the provincial boundary with Balochistan. Its headquarters is the town of Jacobabad, which was founded by General John Jacob in 1847.[2]

Administration

District Council Jacobabad have 44 Union councils, 2 Municipal Committees and 3 Town Committees

The district is administratively subdivided into the following tehsil:

History

During British India, the town was the administrative headquarters of the Upper Sindh Frontier District of the Bombay Presidency; with a station on the Quetta branch of the North-Western railway, 37 m. from the junction at Ruk, on the main line. It is famous as having consistently the highest temperature in Pakistan. During the month of June the thermometer ranges between 120° and 127 °F. The town was founded on the site of the village of Khangarh in 1847 by General John Jacob, for many years commandant of the Sind Horse, who died here in 1858, and left a marvellous Victoria Tower in his remembrance in the heart of the city. It has cantonments for a cavalry regiment, with accommodation for caravans from Central Asia. It is watered by two canals. An annual horse show is held in January.

The district has had its present name since 1952.[2] For a brief period after 1961, it included the Nasirabad subdivision.[2] In 2004 Kashmore District was formed from its eastern half.[citation needed]

Demography

Religions in Jacobabad district (2017)[3]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 97.76%
Hinduism
 
 2.16%
Other or not stated
 
 0.08%

At the time of the 2017 census, Jacobabad district had 176,416 households and a population of 1,007,009. Kashmore had a sex ratio of 956 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 34.07% - 44.93% for males and 22.77% for females. 297,218 (29.51%) lived in urban areas. 360,298 (35.78%) were under 10 years of age.[3] In 2023, the district had 195,161 households and a population of 1,174,097.[1]

Religion in present-day Jacobabad district[a]
Religion Population (1941)[4]: 54–57  Percentage (1941) Population (2017)[3] Percentage (2017)
Islam 160,674 88.87% 984,423 97.76%
Hinduism 19,839 10.98% 21,712 2.16%
Others [b] 275 0.15% 874 0.08%
Total Population 180,788 100% 1,007,009 100%

Islam is the predominant religion with 97.76% of the population while Hinduism is the minority religion, practiced by 2.16% of the population.[3]

Languages of Jacobabad district (2017)

  Sindhi (88.57%)
  Balochi (5.23%)
  Brahui (3.26%)
  Saraiki (1.33%)
  Others (1.61%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 88.57% of the population spoke Sindhi, 5.23% Balochi, 3.26% Brahui and 1.33% Saraiki as their first language.[3]

Airport and airbase

The commercial airport at Jacobabad, about 300 miles (480 km) north of Karachi and 300 miles (480 km) southeast of Kandahar, is located on the border between Sindh and Balochistan provinces. The Shahbaz Air Base (co-located with the commercial airport in Jacobabad) was one of the three Pakistani air bases used by U.S. and allied forces to support the Operation Enduring Freedom campaign in Afghanistan and drone strikes in the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas.

List of Dehs

The following is a list of Jacobabad District's dehs, organised by taluka:[5]

Notable people

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 PCO 1999, p. 1.
  3. ^ a b c d e "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME XII SINDH PROVINCE" (PDF).
  5. ^ "List of Dehs in Sindh" (PDF). Sindh Zameen. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

Notes

  1. ^ Jacobabad, Garhi Khairo and Thul taluks of Upper Sindh Frontier district
  2. ^ Including Jainism, Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated

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