Pakistan (PK) Sindh Province Sukkur Statistical Division

Sukkur Statistical Division

Image: The Sukkur Barrage (completed 1932), a dam on the Indus, has sixty-six spans with separate gates to control water flow. It acts as a switching system, distributing water to irrigation channels on both sides of the river which irrigate about 25 000 km² of land. At the time of construction, the Sukkur Barrage was the largest irrigation project in the world.

Summary

The cities of Sukkur (300 000), Nawabshah (140 000), Khairpur (100 000) and the major town of Ghotki (40 000) are district capitals in the area. The major towns of Pano Aqil (40 000) and Pano Aqil Cantonment (25 000) in Sukkur District, Moro (25 000) and Kandiaro (22 000) in Naushahro Feroze District, and Sakrand (20 000) in Nawabshah District are also in the area.

Detailed Analysis

Sukkur statistical division contains the districts of Ghotki, Khairpur, Naushehro Feroze, Nawabshah, and Sukkur. Its area is 34 605 km² and its population is 5 584 613.

Ghotki District (Urdu: گھوٹکی Ghoṭki): 6 083 km², population 970 549. five talukas (Daharki 2 088 km², population 201 495, Ghotki 763 km², population 298 634, Khangarh 1 986 km², population 109 187, Mirpur Mathelo 593 km², population 175 079, Ubauro 653 km², population 186 154). Ghotki (52 823) has an area of 3.8 km² and an estimated population of 40 000. Daharki--Engro Chemical has an area of 2.2 km² and an estimated population of 2 000. Daharki (34 615) has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 15 000. Ubauro (21 299) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 14 000. Mirpur Mathelo (42 421) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 10 000.

Khairpur District (خیر پور Xairpur): 15 910 km², population 1 546 587. eight talukas (Faiz Ganj 946 km², population 146 436, Gambat 582 km², population 173 252, Khairpur 585 km², population 288 655, Kingri 531 km², population 214 066, Kot Diji 520 km², population 227 968, Mirwah 631 km², population 226 373, Nara 11 611 km², population 92 387, Sobho Dero 504 km², population 177 450). Khairpur (105 637) has an area of 6.8 km² and an estimated population of 100 000. Pir jo Goth (30 285) in Kingri taluka has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 12 000. Gambat (28 311) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 11 000. Ranipur (19 053) in Sobho Dero taluka has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 11 000.

Naushahro Feroze District (نوشہرو فیروز Naushahro Feeroz): 2 945 km², population 1 087 571. four talukas (Bhiria 686 km², population 265 206, Kandiaro 934 km², population 316 788, Moro 609 km², population 265 251, Naushahro Feroze 716 km², population 240 326). Naushahro Feroze (15 158) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 17 000. Moro (61 033) has an area of 2.6 km² and an estimated population of 25 000. Kandiaro (21 957) has an area of 2.1 km² and an estimated population of 22 000. Mehrabpur (30 686) in Kandiaro taluka has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 14 000.

Nawabshah District (نوابشاہ Nawaabshaah): 4 502 km², population 1 071 533. three talukas (Daulat Pur 556 km², population 246 797, Nawabshah 2 552 km², population 554 876, Sakrand 1 394 km², population 269 860). Nawabshah (189 244) has an area of 7.6 km² and an estimated population of 140 000. Sakrand (27 056) has an area of 2.2 km² and an estimated population of 20 000. Jam Sahib (5 671) in Nawabshah taluka has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 11 000.

Sukkur District (سکھر Sukhur): 5 165 km², population 908 373. four talukas (Pano Aqil 1 233 km², population 245 187, Rohri population 224 362, Salehpat population 64 646, Sukkur 274 km², population 374 178). Sukkur (335 551) has an area of 14.0 km² and an estimated population of 300 000. Pano Aqil Cantonment, a military base, has an area of 8.5 km² and an estimated population of 25 000. Pano Aqil (41 255) has an area of 3.3 km² and an estimated population of 40 000. Rohri (روہڑی Rohṛi, 45 731) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 14 000.