Sukkur Division () is one of the six administrative Divisions of the Sindh Province of Pakistan. It is located in Northern Sindh which is locally called the Uttrad Region. This level of administration was abolished in 2000 but restored again on 11 July 2011. CNIC code of Sukkur Division is 45., Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012

Sukkur is the divisional headquarters of Sukkur Division, which comprises the following three districts: Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division namesFive districts of Karachi restored, Published in The News on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012

Ghotki Khairpur Sukkur

History On 1 April 1936 when Sind division separated from Bombay Presidency and established a Province.

On One Unit Policy Sind province merged into West Pakistan province on 30 September 1955 Create Khairpur Division when the State of Khairpur merged in Pakistan.

Pakistan Government merged the khairpur state into Sind province and gave the status of a district.

The Sukkur district was also include in khairpur Division. Later in 1971 when the Sind province was restored the divisional status was shifted from khairpur to Sukkur. khairpur remain a district of Sukkur Division.

Demographics

Population

According to 2023 census, Sukkur division had a population of 6,010,041, roughly equal to the population of Norway or the US state of Maryland.

Languages

List of the districts by population over the years #DistrictPopulation (2023)Population (2017)Population(1998)Population(1981)Population(1972)Population(1961)Population(1951)1Ghotki1,772,6091,646,318 968,797............2Khairpur2,597,5352,404,334 1,547,751............3Sukkur1,639,8971,487,903 931,387............Total6,010,0415,538,5553,447,935............

List of the districts by area, population, density, literacy rate etc. #DistrictHeadquarterArea (km²)Pop. (2023)Density (ppl/km²)

(2023)Lit. rate (2023)1GhotkiMirpur Mathelo6,0831,772,609291.341.38%2KhairpurKhairpur15,9102,597,535163.350.14%3SukkurSukkur5,1651,639,897317.758.26%

List of the Tehsils

TehsilArea (km²)Population (2023)Density (ppl/km²) (2023)Literacy rate (2023)DistrictsDaharki Tehsil2,088335,145160.5136.84%Ghotki DistrictGhotki Tehsil763540,939708.9645.96%Khan Garh Tehsil (Khanpur)1,986162,31881.7339.01%Mirpur Mathelo Tehsil593350,647591.3142.66%Ubauro Tehsil653383,560587.3838.39%Faiz Ganj Tehsil946243,254257.1446.43%Khairpur DistrictGambat Tehsil582286,129491.6352.89%Khairpur Tehsil585465,233795.2759.37%Kingri Tehsil531370,304697.3749.04%Kot Diji Tehsil520385,872742.0645.29%Nara Tehsil11,611173,96814.9834.47%Sobho Dero Tehsil504293,160581.6749.88%Thari Mirwah Tehsil631379,615601.6151.22%New Sukkur Tehsil109356,4733,270.3957.96%Sukkur DistrictPano Akil Tehsil1,042457,078438.6558.54%Rohri Tehsil807421,500522.3049.93%Salehpat Tehsil2,957137,73846.5834.50%Sukkur Tehsil250267,1081,068.4379.43%

Constituencies Provincial Assembly ConstituencyNational Assembly ConstituencyDistrictPS-18 Ghotki-INA-198 Ghotki-IGhotkiPS-19 Ghotki-IIPS-20 Ghotki-IIINA-199 Ghotki-IIPS-21 Ghotki-IVPS-24 Sukkur-IIINA-200 Sukkur-ISukkurPS-25 Sukkur-IVPS-22 Sukkur-INA-201 Sukkur-IIPS-23 Sukkur-IIPS-26 Khairpur-INA-202 Khairpur-IKhairpurPS-27 Khairpur-IIPS-28 Khairpur-IIINA-203 Khairpur-IIPS-29 Khairpur-IVPS-30 Khairpur-VNA-204 Khairpur-IIIPS-31 Khairpur-VI

See also Sukkur Siro (Region)

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