Sujawal District

Coordinates: 24°36′23″N 68°4′19″E / 24.60639°N 68.07194°E / 24.60639; 68.07194
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Sujawal District
  • سجاول ضلعو
  • ضلع سجاول
District of Sindh
Mangrove plantation near Shahbandar
Mangrove plantation near Shahbandar
Map of Sindh with Sujawal District highlighted
Map of Sindh with Sujawal District highlighted
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionBanbhore
Established12 October 2013
HeadquartersSujawal
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total8,785 km2 (3,392 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total839,292
 • Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils4
Websiteborsindh.gov.pk/

Sujawal District (Sindhi: سجاول ضلعو, Urdu: ضلع سجاول) is a district of the Sindh province of Pakistan.[2] It is located at 24°36'23" North and 68°4'19" East[3] and is bordered in the northwest by the Indus river, which separates it from Thatta District. The district has an area of 7335 km2.

Administration[edit]

Sujawal District is subdivided into five tehsils:

History and geography[edit]

The decision to divide Thatta District into two districts by the provincial government was made on 12 October 2013 through a notification issued by the Revenue Department of Sindh. The provincial revenue department said:

A new district encompassing Sujawal, Kharochhan (barring 10 dehs), Mirpur Bathoro, Jati and Shah Bundar tehsils (talukas) would be Sindh’s 28th district to be called Sujawal. Its headquarters will be located in Sujawal tehsil (taluka). The new district has been established under Section 6 of the Sindh Land Revenue Act, 1967.[5]

According to the notification, the right side of the Indus River will comprise the old Thatta district, and the left side will come under the jurisdiction of the newly created Sujawal. The Thatta District (among the largest districts of the province area-wise), will have half the size in its new boundaries, comprising Thatta, Mirpur Sakro, Keti Bunder and Ghorabari tehsils (talukas). In addition, some areas of Kharo chhan tehsil (taluka) have also been included in the new Thatta District. The historical city of Thatta, which was once the capital of Sindh, was carved out from Karachi as a separate city in August 1948. It was the second largest district in Sindh, in terms of area, covering over 17,335 square kilometers before its recent separation into two parts. The Provincial Revenue Department of Sindh Notification 12 October 2013. There are two Provincial Assembly seats, Constituency PS-86 and Constituency PS-87, and one National Assembly seat, Constituency NA-238, in the newly formed districts of Sujawal.[6][7]

Demography[edit]

At the time of the 2017 census, Sujawal district had 151,973 households and a population of 779,062. Sujawal had a sex ratio of 924 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 25.12%: 33.14% for males and 16.14% for females. 85,496 (10.97%) lived in urban areas. 251,479 (32.28%) were under 10 years of age.[8] In 2023, the district had 158,917 households and a population of 839,292.[1]

Religions (2017)[8]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 96.94%
Hinduism
 
 2.92%

The majority religion is Islam, with 96.94% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 2.92% of the population. Sindhi is the predominant language, spoken by 97.95% of the population.[8]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
  2. ^ "Thatta Split to Make Sujawal 28th district of Sindh". Dawn News. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Location of Sujawal - Falling Rain Genomics". Falling Rain Genomics. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Sujawal summary" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  5. ^ Provincial Revenue Department of Sindh Notification 12 October 2013. Cited in: "New Formation of Districts". Pak Times. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  6. ^ Provincial Revenue Department of Sindh, Pakistan's Notification on 12 October 2013
  7. ^ "New formation of Both Districts (Thatta & Sujawal)". The Pioneer. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  8. ^ a b c "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

External links[edit]

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