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Sukkur Division (Sindhi: سکر ڊويزن) is one of the seven administrative Divisions of the Sindh Province of Pakistan. This level of administration was abolished in 2000 but restored again on 11 July 2011.[1]

Sukkur Division (Khairpur Division)
Division
Map of Sukkur Division
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Capital	Sukkur
Established	1st April 1936
Khairpur Division	1955 - 1975
Sukkur Division	1975 - Continue
Government
• Type	Divisional Administration
• Commissioner	Mr. Ghulam Mustafa Phul
• Regional Police Officer	N/A

Sukkur is the divisional headquarters of Sukkur Division, which comprises the following three districts:[2][3]

Districts of Sukkur Division
District	Area (km2)	Population 1998 Census	Population 2017 Census	Capital
Ghotki	6,083		1,646,318	Mirpur Mathelo
Khairpur	15,910		2,404,334	Khairpur
Sukkur	2,512		1,487,903	Sukkur
Totals	24,505	3,447,935	5,538,555	Sukkur

The comprehensive Book on the History of Sukkur namely "سکھر تاریخ و تمدن" (Sukkur Tareekh Wa Tamaddun) is Written by Prof. Dr Abdul Waheed Indhar Published by Government of Sindh.

History

On 1st April 1936 when Sind division separated from Bombay Presidency and established a Province.

On One Unit Policy Sind province merged into West Pakistan province in 30 September 1955 Create Khairpur Division when the State of Khairpur merged in Pakistan.

Pakistan Government merged the khairpur state into Sind province and gave the status of a district.

The Sukkur district was also include in khairpur Division. Later in 1975 when the Sind province was restored the divisional status was shifted from khairpur to Sukkur. khairpur remain a district of Sukkur Division.

Languages

At the time of the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the distribution of the population of Sukkur Division by first language was as follows:[4]

• 91.7% Sindhi
• 3.5% Urdu
• 2.0% Punjabi
• 1.0% Saraiki
• 0.6% Balochi
• 0.4% Pashto
• 0.3% Brahui
• 0.2% Hindko
• 0.0% Kashmiri
• 0.2% Others

See also

• Sukkur

References

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