Mirpur Khas Division (Sindhi: ميرپورخاص ڊويزن) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan. It was abolished in 2000 but restored again on 11 July 2011.[1] formerly a part of Hyderabad Division. CNIC code of Mirpur Khas Division is 44.
Mirpur Khas Division
(Thar Division) | |
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Country | Pakistan |
Province | Sindh |
Capital | Mirpur Khas |
Established | 1990 |
Government | |
• Type | Divisional Administration |
• Commissioner | Faisal Ahmed Uqaili |
• Regional Police Officer | N/A |
Population (2017) | |
• Urban | 895,439 (19.38%) |
• Rural | 3,724,185 |
Postal code | 69000 |
Mirpur Khas is the divisional headquarter of Mirpur Khas Division. It comprises the following three districts:[2][3]
- Mirpur Khas Tehsil
- Sindhri Tehsil
- Shujabad Tehsil
- Jhuddo Tehsil
- Digri Tehsil
- Hussain Bux Mari Tehsil
- Kot Ghulam Muhammad Tehsil
Religion
editThe Mir Khas Pur division had a population of 4,228,683 as per 2017 Census of Pakistan. The Muslim population is 2,324,929 (54.98% of the division population), and the Hindu population is 1,892,758 (44.76% of the division population).[4]
References
edit- ^ Karachi’s district status restored, notification issued, Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
- ^ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 30 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names - ^ Five districts of Karachi restored, Published in The News on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
- ^ Pakistan Bureau of Statistics https://www.pbs.gov.pk › 2017PDF SALIENT FEATURES OF FINAL RESULTS CENSUS-2017
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