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Ghotki District (Sindhi: ضِلعو گھوٽڪي; Urdu: ضلع گھوٹکی) is a district of the province of Sindh, Pakistan, with headquarter the city of Mirpur Mathelo. Prior to its establishment as a district in 1993, it formed part of Sukkur District.[2]

Ghotki District
ضِلعو گھوٽڪي
District of Sindh
Wango village
Location of Ghotki in Sindh province
Coordinates: 27°49′N 69°39′E
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionSukkur
District1983
HeadquartersMirpur Mathelo
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total6,083 km2 (2,349 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,648,708
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Websitewww.ghotkidistrict.com

Administration


The Ghotki district is administratively subdivided into the following Tehsils:


Location


The Ghotki District is a border district between the northern Sindh province of Pakistan and Punjab, Pakistan.


Sugar Cane


Ghotki District has recently embraced sugar cane. The total acreage of cultivable land is 286,090 ha in 2019–20. The area under cultivation of sugar cane increased to 58,774 ha in 2019-20 from 6,511 ha in 2011–12. Five functional sugar mills are located in the district.[3]


Geography


Ghotki District is stretched in 6975 km2 (1,555,528 acres). 25,000 acres area of the district consisting of desert land, 402,578 acres (25.88%) is flooded (Katcha) area and remaining area lying between desert and flooded areas of district is cultivated. Desert area having wind-blown hills as Achro Thar (White Desert). Flooded area (Kacha) is stretched on 87 km along Indus River from north - east to south - west of the district where forests exist in this area. Ghotki District is the land of Saint where is many Saint's Tomb. 1- Syed Anwar shah at Jahnpur 2- Syed Jaleel Shah Mast 5 killo meters away from Mipur Mathelo town 3- Nare shah Jelani In Ghotki Town. Ghotki Disrict is many historical places one of them is Mathelo Moomal Ji Mari, there is a museum and at the same place Very popular saint Syed Nathan shah's (Naharo) Tomb.


Demographics


At the time of the 2017 census, Ghotki district had a population of 1,648,708, of which 850,272 were males and 798,271 females. The rural population was 1,287,887 (78.11%) and urban 360,821 (21.89%). The literacy rate is 40.88%: 57.46% for males and 23.35% for females.[1]

Religions in Ghotki district (2017)[1]
Religion Percent
Muslims
 
 93.67%
Hindus
 
 6.19%
Other or not stated
 
 0.14%

The majority religion is Islam, with 93.67% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 6.19% of the population.[1]

Languages of Ghotki district (2017)

  Sindhi (93.37%)
  Urdu (2.49%)
  Punjabi (1.64%)
  Saraiki (1.05%)
  Others (1.45%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 93.37% of the population spoke Sindhi, 2.49% Urdu, 1.64% Punjabi and 1.05% Saraiki as their first language.[1]

The historic Hindu temple Shadani Darbar is located in this district.[4]


List of Dehs


The following is a list of Dadu District's 351 dehs, organised by taluka:[5]


See also



Notes



    References


    1. "District-wise Tables - Census 2017 Final Results". pbs.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2017.
    2. PCO 1998, p. 10.
    3. Khan, Mohammad Hussain (2020-11-30). "Ghotki's story of sugar and cotton". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
    4. "Hindu pilgrims attend central ceremony of Shadani Darbar". Pakistan Today. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
    5. "List of Dehs in Sindh" (PDF). Sindh Zameen. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

    Bibliography



    На других языках

    [de] Ghotki (Distrikt)

    Der Distrikt Ghotki ist ein Verwaltungsdistrikt in Pakistan in der Provinz Sindh. Sitz der Distriktverwaltung ist die gleichnamige Stadt Ghotki.
    - [en] Ghotki District

    [ru] Гхотки (округ)

    Гхотки (урду ضلع گھوٹکی‎, англ. Ghotki District) — один из 23 округов пакистанской провинции Синд. Административный центр — город Гхотки.


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