Sukkur District


Sukkur district,,
is a district in Sindh Province in Pakistan. It is divided into 5 administrative strata, namely; Sukkur City, New Sukur, Rohri, Saleh Pat and Pano Aqil. Among them Sukkur city and new Sukkur are urban centre while Pano Aqil is famous for having one of largest military cantonment of the country. Rohri is the smallest tehsil of the Sukkur district, both in area and population but it has an important railway junction.
Two districts have been split off from the territory of Sukkur: Shikarpur in 1977 and Ghotki in 1993.

Administrative subdivisions

TehsilPopulation
Area
Union
Councils		Villages
Sukkur City231,5891501125
New Sukkur319,7681500925
Rohri371,104131912400
Saleh Pat129,619233903250
Pano Aqil435,823123312450
Total1,487,9035165541150

Demographics

At the time of Pakistan's independence in 1947, Sukkur district comprised approximately 200,000 inhabitants, mostly engaged in agricultural pursuits and fishing industry. Over time, Sukkur has seen a moderate rise in population as compared to Pakistan's, except in late 1960s and early 70s when population growth rate reached 4.43% due to internal migration and establishment of some large bridges on river Indus. According to official census of 1998, Sukkur has 908370 inhabitants and density of 175.9 persons per square kilometre. The current estimate
Sukkur district is chiefly populated by Muslims that constitute 96% of the total population. The minorities include: Hindus 3.28% and Christians about 0.51%. Hindus are mostly settled in urban areas and are engaged in the trade and services sectors. The independence of Pakistan in 1947 saw the influx of Muslims which include Urdu-speaking Muhajirs, Bandhani-speaking Rajputs from Rajasthan, Memons from Bombay, Gujarat and Kathiawar were migrated from India and settled here, mostly in the aftermath of anti-Muslim riots when Pakistan was carved out of India as the result of Muslim vote; the Muslim population of India voted for their separate homeland, the Pakistan. While some of the Bandhani, Memons, and Punjabis were settled here before partition, i.e., the independence of Pakistan in 1947. Traditionally Memons were associated with trade and retail business but during last two decades they have ascended as an active social and economic front.
Sukkur is noteworthy in Sindh and Pakistan generally for its comparative tolerance towards religious and ethnic minorities. City is a multi-ethnic and has a mix of Sindhis, Punjabis, Brahuis, Balochis and Pakhtuns. Sindhis are native to the area and speak its various dialects, including, Utradi, Lari, Thari, Dadhki, etc. A large number of Punjabis were attracted to the city after the Indus treaty settlement and are settled around the downtown and chowk Ghantaghar in central part of the city. Most Pakhtuns are distinct and separately living near the railway station and its vicinity. The city therefore has cosmopolitan atmosphere with multiethnic and multicultural communities.
Following are the demographic indicators of the district. According to Population census 2017 the population of the Sukkur district is 1,487,903:
According to the 1998 census, the breakdown of the population by religion is as following:
The following were the first languages:
According to the 2017 Population census estimations, at least 48.398% of the population of Sukkur district is urban, making it the third-most advanced district in Sindh.