Umerkot District

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Umerkot District
  • عمرڪوٽ ضلعو
  • ضلع عمرکوٹ
Amarkot District
District of Sindh
Top: Umarkot Fort
Bottom: Birth place of Akbar
Map of Sindh with Umerkot District highlighted
Map of Sindh with Umerkot District highlighted
Coordinates: 25°22′12″N 69°43′48″E / 25.37000°N 69.73000°E / 25.37000; 69.73000
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionMirpur Khas
EstablishedApril 1993; 33 years ago (April 1993)
AbolishedDecember 2000; 25 years ago (December 2000)
RestoredDecember 2004; 21 years ago (December 2004)
HeadquartersUmerkot
Administrative Subdivisions
04
  • Kunri Taluka
    Pithoro Taluka
    Samaro Taluka
    Umerkot Taluka
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerNaveed Ur Rehman Larak
 • ConstituensyNA-213 Umerkot
Area
 • District of Sindh5,608 km2 (2,165 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Highest elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Lowest elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • District of Sindh1,159,831
 • Density206.8/km2 (536/sq mi)
 • Urban
258,859 (22.32%)
 • Rural
900,972
Literacy
[2]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    38.69%
  • Male:
    51.17%
  • Female:
    25.11%
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
 • Summer (DST)DST is not observed
ZIP Code
69100
NWD (area) code238
ISO 3166 codePK-SD
Websitewww.umerkot.gos.pk

Umerkot District, alternatively designated as Amarkot District, constitutes an administrative division situated within the southeastern region of Sindh province, Pakistan. The municipal seat of administration occupies the city of Umerkot, serving as district headquarters. Linguistic demographics indicate that approximately 95.1% of inhabitants speak Sindhi as their mother tongue, based upon findings from the 2023 Pakistani national census. According to contemporary census enumeration estimates, the district's total population amounts to 11,58,284 persons.

Notably, Umerkot is Pakistan's sole district wherein adherents of religious minorities are more in number over Muslim residents. Specifically, followers of Hindu Dharma comprise 54.7% of the aggregate population as documented in the 2023 census.

Demographics[edit | edit source]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1998 664,797—    
2017 1,073,469+2.55%
2023 1,159,831+1.30%
Sources:[3]

As of the 2023 census, Umerkot district has 222,562 households and a population of 1,159,831.[4] The district has a sex ratio of 109.73 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 38.69%: 51.17% for males and 25.11% for females.[1][5] 406,585 (35.1% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[6] 258,859 (22.32%) live in urban areas.[1]

Languages[edit | edit source]

Languages of Umerkot district (2023)[7]

  Sindhi (95.13%)
  Punjabi (1.8%)
  Urdu language (1.4%)
  Others (1.67%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 95.13% of the population spoke Sindhi, 1.8% Punjabi and 1.4% Urdu as their first language.[7] Dhatki dialect of Sindhi is spoken in the district.[8]

Religion[edit | edit source]

Religions in Umerkot district (2023)[9]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 54.66%
Islam
 
 44.83%
Other or not stated
 
 0.51%
Umarkot Shiv Mandir
Religion in contemporary Umerkot District
Religious
group 		1941[10]:54–57[lower-alpha 1] 2017[11] 2023[9]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 55,175 46.36% 507,691 47.29% 519,276 44.83%
Hinduism 54,055 45.41% 559,824 52.15% 633,114 54.66%
Tribal 7,522 6.32% N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sikhism 1,943 1.63% N/A N/A 36 ~0%
Christianity 280 0.24% 2,326 0.22% 2,702 0.23%
Ahmadi N/A N/A 3,594 0.33% 3,093 0.27%
Others [lower-alpha 2] 51 0.04% 34 0.01% 63 0.01%
Total Population 119,026 100% 1,073,469 100% 1,158,284 100%
Population of taluks by religion (2023)[9]
Taluk Hindus Muslims Others
Kunri 56.37% 42.07% 1.56%
Pithoro 48.48% 50.85% 0.67%
Samaro 53.98% 45.87% 0.15%
Umerkot 55.52% 44.3% 0.18%

Umerkot holds distinction as Pakistan's sole district with a Hindu religious majority comprising approximately 55% of the populace, while Muslim communities constitute the remaining 45%. This demographic profile renders Umerkot unique within the federal structure of Pakistan.

The Umarkot Shiv Mandir, located within the district capital of Umerkot, ranks among the most venerable and spiritually significant Hindu temples across Sindh province. Annual observances of Maha Shivratri at this sacred site represent one of the largest religious celebrations conducted throughout Pakistan, attracting an estimated congregation numbering approximately 250,000 devotees.

List of Dehs[edit | edit source]

The following is list of Umerkot District's dehs, organised by taluka:[12]

 

 

 

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Note: 1941 census data is for Samaro and Umerkot talukas of Tharparkar District, which roughly corresponds to the contemporary district.
  2. ↑ Including Jainism, Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ↑ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, SINDH" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ↑ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 20" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  5. ↑ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ↑ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 5" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ↑ Tunio, Hafeez (2014-12-05). "Peaceful coexistence: An oasis of religious harmony in Thar desert | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 2025-05-28. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  10. ↑ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME XII SINDH PROVINCE" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "District Statistics (Census - 2017) - Umerkot District". Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  12. ↑ "List of Dehs in Sindh" (PDF). Sindh Zameen. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

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