Mirpur Khas Division

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.

Mirpur Khas Division
(Thar Division)
Map of Mirpur Khas Division
Map of Mirpur Khas Division
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
CapitalMirpur Khas
Established1990
Government
  TypeDivisional Administration
  CommissionerFaisal Ahmed Uqaili
  Regional Police OfficerN/A
Postal code
69000

Mirpur Khas is the divisional headquarter of Mirpur Khas Division. It comprises the following three districts:[2][3]

Mirpur Khas District

Tharparkar District

Umerkot District

Religion

Religion in Mirpur Khas division (2017)

  Islam (54.98%)
  Hinduism (44.76%)
  Others or Not Stated (0.26%)

The 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

  1. Karachi’s district status restored, notification issued, Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
  2. 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
  3. Five districts of Karachi restored, Published in The News on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
  4. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics https://www.pbs.gov.pk › 2017PDF SALIENT FEATURES OF FINAL RESULTS CENSUS-2017

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