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The Badin District (Sindhi: ضلعو بدين, Urdu: ضلع بدین) is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The total area of the district is 6,726 square kilometers.[2] Headquartered at the city of Badin, the district is situated between 24°-5` to 25°-25` north latitude and 68 21’ to 69 20’ east longitude and is bounded on the north by the Tando Allahyar District, Northwest by Hyderabad District, on the east by Mirpur Khas and Tharparkar districts, on the south by the Kutch district of India, and on the west by Sujawal and Tando Muhammad Khan District.

Badin District
  • ضلعو بدين
  • ضلع بدین
District of Sindh
Sunflower field in Badin district
Badin is located in the south of Sindh
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionBanbhore
HeadquartersBadin
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total6,858 km2 (2,648 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,804,958
 • Density260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils6

History


Badin was one of the centers of the center of the ancient Indus Valley civilization. Islam came into the region by 711 CE. The areas remained under the control of the Islamic caliphate until it came under control of the Ghaznavids. In 1592, Sindh came under the direct rule of the Mughal emperors.[3]


Demographics


At the time of the 2017 census, Badin district had a population of 1,804,958, of which 931,177 were males and 873,589 females. The rural population was 1,414,614 (78.37%) and urban 390,344 (21.63%). The literacy rate is 33.65%: 43.80% for males and 22.84% for females.[1]


Religion


Religions in Badin district (2017)[1]
Religion Percent
Muslims
 
 76.11%
Hindus
 
 23.61%
Other or not stated
 
 0.28%

The majority religion is Islam, with 76.11% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 23.61% of the population.[1]


Language


Languages of Badin district (2017)

  Sindhi (94.12%)
  Punjabi (3.45%)
  Others (2.43%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 94.12% of the population spoke Sindhi and 3.45% Punjabi as their first language.[1]


Administration



List of Tehsils


Map of Badin District's tehsils
Map of Badin District's tehsils

The district is administratively subdivided into the following tehsil:[4]

With the introduction of the devolution system, the talukas have been subdivided into the Union Councils numbering 49, Tapas 109 and Dehs 511.


List of Union Councils


Badin District includes the following Union Councils:[5]

UC Name Population
Badin-I41,795
Badin-II42,984
Badin-III45,928
Muhammad Khan Bhurgri38,991
Kadi Kazia38,456
Luari Sharif33,557
Nindo43,601
Abdullah Shah44,627
Mithi-III44,485
Kadhan39,531
Seerani43,200
Bhugra Memon42,592
Matli-I44,098
Matli-II35,373
Phalkara45,949
Malhan45,538
Haji Sawan34,115
Manik Laghari45,953
Thari47,682
Tando Ghulam Ali42,018
Ghulab Laghari33,953
Dumbalo52,212
Helepota45,241
Budho Qambrani53,555
Tando Bago32,709
Pahar Marri34,208
Chhabralo37,551
Khadhero45,320
Dadah37,000
Khoski39,757
Dei Jerkis41,454
Khalifo Qasim37,595
Pangrio38,897
Khairpur Ghumbo41,119
Golarchi/Fazal Rahu39,927
Ahmed Rajo46,152
Rahuki29,996
Kario Ghanwhar26,849
Tarai46,005
Gharo38,546
Khorwah39,475
Dubi39,975
Talhar39,658
Peeroo Lashari47,020
Saeed Pur45,157
Rajo Khanani49,000

In 2013, the number of union councils in the district was increased to 68.[6]


List of Dehs


The following is a list of Badin District's 511 dehs, organised by taluka:[7]


Education


The University of Sindh offers 4- year (8- Semester) bachelor's degree programs in Business Administration, Commerce and Computer Science, PGD. Computer Science and B.Ed., M.Ed. & M.A. (Education).[8]


Economy


Nearly 83% of the population lives in the rural areas with farming as the main source of livelihood. The district is irrigated by Indus River through the Akram Wah, Phuleli and Guni Canals of Kotri Barrage and Nasir Canal of Sukkur Barrage. Main Crops are Sugar Cane, Rice, Tomato, Wheat and Sunflower. There are six Sugar Mills and 30 Rice Husking mills in the District. The Oil fields in the Badin district produces nearly 50% of total production of crude oil of Pakistan.[9]


Railways


The main line runs from Badin to Hyderabad through the Matli taluka.[2]


Badin Coal Field


Spread at the area of 1,110sq.km, 'Badin Coal Field' reserves around 1.358 billion metric tons of coal.[10]


Villages



See also



References


  1. "District-wise Tables - Census 2017 Final Results". pbs.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2017.
  2. Planning and Development Department, Sindh Government. Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 10 June 2010
  3. History, Badin. "Badin history". YesPakistan. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  4. Local Govt. Department of Sindh - District of Badin Archived 2006-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Union Council wise Thematic Analysis". Department of Health, Government of Sindh. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  6. "All eight town committees of Badin district restored". Dawn. 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  7. "List of Dehs in Sindh" (PDF). Sindh Zameen. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  8. University, Sindh. "Laar Campus of University of Sindh". University of Sindh. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  9. EconomyBadin, Economy. "Government of Sindh". Government of Sindh. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  10. Badin, Coal Field. "Coal Field Badin". Sindh Coal. Retrieved 8 November 2013.


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