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.

Sujawal District سجاول ضلعو ضلع سجاول
District of Sindh
Mangrove plantation near Shahbandar
Map of Sindh with Sujawal District highlighted
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Division	Banbhore
Established	12 October 2013
Headquarters	Sujawal
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	N/A
• District Police Officer	N/A
• District Health Officer	N/A
Area
• Total	8,785 km2 (3,392 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	779,062
• Density	89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils	4
Website	borsindh.gov.pk/

Administration

Sujawal District is subdivided into five tehsils:

• Jati,
• Kharo Chan,
• Mirpur Bathoro Tehsil,
• Shah Bandar Tehsil
• and Sujawal Tehsil.[4]

History and geography

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 Kharochhan 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

At the time of the 2017 census, Sujawal district had a population of 779,062, of which 404,810 were males and 374,142 females. The rural population was 693,566 (89.03%) and urban 85,496 (10.97%). The literacy rate is 25.12%: 33.14% for males and 16.14% for females.[1]

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 dominant language, spoken by 97.95% of the population.[1]

See also

• Thatta District
• List of talukas of Sindh
• Sindh
• Kot Aalam

References

External links

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