Khipro (Urdu: کھپرو, Sindhi :کپرو ) is a tehsil of Sanghar district in the Pakistani province of Sindh. Its headquarters are in Khipro town.
Khipro | |
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Coordinates: 25°49′23″N 69°22′37″E / 25.823°N 69.377°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Sindh |
Area | |
• Total | 5,933 km2 (2,291 sq mi) |
Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 332,833 |
• Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Calling code | 235 |
History
editNo clear reference describes the origin of the word Khipro. as of the word of mouth of population of Khipro City, its one of the historical places in White Thar,
Transport
editThe nearest airport is Sindhri Tharparkar Airport (IATA: MPD) .
Geography
editKhipro is the biggest taluka of Pakistan. It consists of 1,300,776 acres (526,405 ha) acres of which 1,109,129 are desert, 11,475 forest and 191,647 agriculture.
Economy
editIts primary industry is agriculture. Cotton, Wheat, Sugar cane, and Chilies are major crops.
Demographics
editKhipro taluk has a population of 332,833 living in 63,642 households. Khipro has a sex ratio of 919 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 33.75%: 44.99% for males and 21.53% for females. 15.32% of the population lives in urban areas.[1]
91.39% of the taluk spoke Sindhi, 4.18% Urdu and 1.08% Punjabi as their first language.[1]
Culture
editThe city is a mixture of Muslim, Hindu and other communities. In the Muslim community most of the peoples belongs to Gajju, Samejo, Junejo, Mangrio, Hingorja, Chohan, Rajar, Khaskheli, Dars, Jatt, Bozdar, Malik, Qaimkhani, Syed, Lohar, Qureshi, Baloch, Laghari, Lashari tribes and in Hindus most of the peoples belongs to Goswami, Lohana, Khatri, Malhi, Bheel, Kolhi, Guriro, Oad, Sodha Rajput and others communities.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "District-wise Tables - Census 2017 Final Results". pbs.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2017.