Naushahro Feroze District


Naushahro Feroze District is a district in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Naushahro Feroze city. Administratively subdivided into five talukas and 51 union councils, according to of Pakistan it had a population of 1,612,373.

Government and politics

National Assembly representation

District Naushahro Feroze has two members in National Assembly of Pakistan. The district electoral is referred to as NA-212 and NA-212. The member elected from NA-212 represents the constituencies of Moro and Naushahro Feroze Talukas. The member elected from NA-212 represents Kandiaro, Bhirya and Mehrabpur Talukas.

Provincial Assembly representation

The district has five member representation in Provincial Assembly of Sindh. The provincial assembly electoral for the district is as below:
decreased one seat in census 2017
Administrative unitNumber of Kanungo circles/
Supervisory uapas
Number of mouzas
Circles/Ttpas
TotalRuralUrbanPartly UrbanForestUnpopulatedPopulation
Naushahro Feroze
3
21
60
51
01
07
--
01
372,821
Bhiria
2
17
33
21
01
10
--
01
301,044
Moro
4
26
53
47
--
02
03
01
368,789
Kandiaro
3
17
53
46
--
03
04
01
322,439
Mehrabpur
2
16
34
29
--
05
--
--
247,280
Total
14
97
233
194
02
27
07
03
1,612,373

Transportation

The main N-5 passes through the district.
The main railway track passes through the district which is not functional since long time. The route was from Padidan to NF, Moro, Dadu etc. but it has ended now. Now the main major railway station for the NF peoples is Padidan which is fully functional and having second longest platform in Pakistan with a vast locoshed area. Have major trains stop, Hazara Express, Awami Express, Fareed Express, Pakistan Express and Sukkur Express.

Demographics

Most of the population of district, 98.45%, are Muslim, while Hindus form 1.3%.
The major first language is Sindhi, accounting for % of the population, followed by Urdu with % and Punjabi with %.