Mirpur Khas District is one of the districts of Mirpur Khas Division in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Mirpur Khas city. District Mirpur Khas became district by separating from Tharparkar District on 31 October 1990. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Mirpur Khas district is 1,680,980 (1.68 million).

Administrative divisions

The district of Mirpur Khas is sub-divided into 7 tehsils:

History

After the capture of Sindh by the British, In 1882 they created Thar and Parkar District in Southeastern Sindh for administrative purposes. In 1906, the district headquarters was moved from Amarkot (now Umerkot) to Mirpur Khas. In 1953, after the creation of Pakistan, some area on the northern side was detached from the original Tharparkar District and named Sanghar District. On 31 October 1990 the district was divided into the Tharparkar and Mirpur Khas Districts. In the same year, Mirpur Khas also get the status of divisional headquarter. Mirpur Khas District derives its name from the town of Mirpur Khas, founded by Mir Ali Murad Talpur in 1806.

Demographics

At the time of the 2017 census, Mirpur Khas had a sex ratio of 938 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 42.41%: 52.94% for males and 31.22% for females. 434,081 (28.85%) lived in urban areas. 467,853 (31.10%) were under 10 years of age. In 2023, the district had 313,141 households and a population of 1,681,386.

Religion

The majority religion is Islam, with 57.99% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 41.48% of the population. In rural areas, Muslims and Hindus are in nearly equal numbers.

Language

At the time of the 2023 census, 73.7% of the population spoke Sindhi, 11.93% Urdu, 6.27% Punjabi, 1.65% Balochi and 1.63% Hindko as their first language.