Larkana Division
Larkana Division
لاڑکانہ ڈویژن لاڙڪاڻو ڊويزن | |
|---|---|
.svg) Map of Larkana Division | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Capital | Larkana |
| Established | 1980 |
| Founded by | Sindh Government |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | Gahanwer Laghari |
| • Regional Police Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
• Division | 15,213 km2 (5,874 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Division | 7,093,706 |
| • Density | 466.29/km2 (1,207.7/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,172,453 (30.64%) |
| • Rural | 4,921,253 (69.36%) |
| Literacy 2023 | |
| • Literacy rate |
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Larkana Division (Sindhi: لاڙڪاڻو ڊويزن) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan. It was created in 1980 by bifurcation of Sukkur Division. In 2000 abolished by General Pervaiz Musharraf rule but Sindh government restored it again on 11 July 2011. CNIC code of Larkana Division is 43.[3]
Larkana is the divisional headquarters of Larkana Division. It comprises the following districts:[4][5]
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | 2,746,201 | — |
| 1998 | 4,210,650 | +2.55% |
| 2017 | 6,192,380 | +2.05% |
| 2023 | 7,093,706 | +2.29% |
| Sources:[6] | ||
According to 2023 census, Larkana division had a population of 7,093,706[7] roughly equal to the population of Serbia[8] or the US state of Massachusetts.[9]
List of the Districts
[edit]| # | District | Headquarter | Area
(km²)[10] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Lit. rate
(2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larkana | Larkana | 1,948 | 1,784,453 | 915.8 | 55.58% |
| 2 | Jacobabad | Jacobabad | 2,698 | 1,174,097 | 434.0 | 42.34% |
| 3 | Kashmore | Kandhkot | 2,580 | 1,233,957 | 477.3 | 35.59% |
| 4 | Qambar Shahdadkot | Qambar | 5,475 | 1,514,869 | 276.4 | 40.02% |
| 5 | Shikarpur | Shikarpur | 2,512 | 1,386,330 | 552.1 | 43.70% |
List of the Tehsils
[edit]| Tehsil | Area (km²) | Population (2023) | Density (ppl/km²) | Literacy rate (2023) | Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garhi Khairo Tehsil | 733 | 193,297 | 263.72 | 45.58% | Jacobabad District |
| Jacobabad Tehsil | 664 | 447,647 | 674.11 | 45.47% | |
| Thul Tehsil | 1,301 | 533,153 | 409.81 | 38.53% | |
| Kandhkot Tehsil | 654 | 407,592 | 623.23 | 37.91% | Kashmore District |
| Kashmore Tehsil | 1,262 | 487,601 | 386.37 | 32.65% | |
| Tangwani Tehsil | 664 | 338,764 | 510.19 | 36.95% | |
| Bakrani Tehsil | 425 | 275,268 | 647.69 | 46.38% | Larkana District |
| Dokri Tehsil | 412 | 257,394 | 624.74 | 49.19% | |
| Larkana Tehsil | 549 | 873,868 | 1,591.74 | 58.76% | |
| Ratodero Tehsil | 562 | 377,923 | 672.46 | 58.93% | |
| Mirokhan Tehsil | 374 | 182,461 | 487.92 | 33.41% | Qambar Shahdadkot District |
| Nasirabad Tehsil | 309 | 174,708 | 565.47 | 41.81% | |
| Qambar Tehsil | 2,260 | 448,990 | 198.67 | 39.36% | |
| Qubo Saeed Khan Tehsil | 1,033 | 99,308 | 96.13 | 26.46% | |
| Shahdadkot Tehsil | 419 | 225,086 | 537.53 | 47.06% | |
| Sijawal Junejo Tehsil | 385 | 130,635 | 339.31 | 37.66% | |
| Warah Tehsil | 695 | 253,681 | 365.01 | 44.25% | |
| Garhi Yasin Tehsil | 971 | 333,289 | 343.24 | 42.76% | Shikarpur District |
| Khanpur Tehsil | 629 | 331,219 | 526.58 | 29.41% | |
| Lakhi Tehsil | 351 | 300,490 | 856.10 | 49.43% | |
| Shikarpur Tehsil | 561 | 421,332 | 751.04 | 50.99% |
See also
[edit]- Divisions of Pakistan
- Jacobabad District
- Larkana District
- Kashmore District
- Qambar Shahdadkot District
- Shikarpur District
- Larkana
References
[edit]- ^ "AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, SINDH" (PDF).
- ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, SINDH" (PDF).
- ^ Karachi’s district status restored, notification issued, Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
- ^ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 30 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names - ^ Five districts of Karachi restored, Published in The News on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Area, population by sex, sex ratio, population density, urban population, household size and annual growth rate, census-2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2024.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Latvia 2,204,708, July 2011 est.
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
New Mexico - 2,059,179
- ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, SINDH" (PDF).
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