Shaheed Benazirabad Division also called Nawabshah Division is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan. It was created in 6 June 2014, formerly a part of Hyderabad Division. Nawabshah is the divisional headquarters of Shaheed Benazirabad Division.[1][2] According to 2023 Pakistani census division had a population of 5,928,917 (5.9 million).
Shaheed Benazirabad Division
شہید بینظیر آباد ڈویژن شهيد بينظيرآباد ڊويزن | |
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.svg) Map of Shaheed Benazirabad Division | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Capital | Nawabshah |
| Established | 6 June 2014 |
| Founded by | Sindh Government |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | Syed Muhammad Sajjad Hyder |
| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,928,917 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Postal code | 67450 |
| Dialling code | 244 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
History
editShaheed Benazirabad Division was created from Hyderabad Division on 6 june 2014.
Demographics
editIn the 2023 Pakistani census, Shaheed Benazirabad Division had a population of 5,928,917. consists of 3,010,350 males & females 2,918,315.
Languages
According to 2023 Pakistani census There were 4,965,355 Sindhi, 384,911 Urdu, 229,067 Punjabi, 81,258 Balochi, 71,013 Brahui, 56,100 Saraiki, 48,304 Hindko, 30,325 Pashto, 4,106 Mewati, 196 Kashmiri, 138 Koshitani, 53 Shina, 30 Kalasha, 16 Balti, 123 Kalasha and 58,035 Others.
List of the Districts
edit| # | District | Headquarter | Area
(km²)[4] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Lit. rate
(2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanghar | Sanghar | 10,728 | 2,308,465 | 215.0 | 43.66% |
| 2 | Shaheed Benazirabad | Nawabshah | 4,502 | 1,845,102 | 409.5 | 50.86% |
| 3 | Naushahro Feroze | Naushahro Feroze | 2,945 | 1,777,082 | 603.2 | 57.15% |
List of the Tehsils
edit| # | Tehsil | Area
(km²)[5] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Lit. rate
(2023) |
Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhiria Tehsil | 488 | 330,308 | 676.86 | Naushahro Feroze District | |
| 2 | Kandiaro Tehsil | 771 | 356,506 | 462.39 | ||
| 3 | Mehrabpur Tehsil | 361 | 273,764 | 758.35 | ||
| 4 | Moro Tehsil | 609 | 408,148 | 670.19 | ||
| 5 | Naushahro Feroze Tehsil | 717 | 408,356 | 569.53 | ||
| 6 | Daulatpur Tehsil (now Kazi Ahmed) | 972 | 402,834 | 414.44 | Shaheed Benazir Abad District | |
| 7 | Daur Tehsil (2004) | 2,210 | 532,621 | 241 | ||
| 8 | Nawabshah Tehsil (1907) | 435 | 481,978 | 1,108.00 | ||
| 9 | Sakrand Tehsil (1858) | 885 | 427,669 | 483.24 | ||
| 10 | Jam Nawaz Ali Tehsil | 440 | 171,598 | 390 | Sanghar District | |
| 11 | Khipro Tehsil | 5,933 | 366,748 | 61.81 | ||
| 12 | Sanghar Tehsil | 2,118 | 482,560 | 227.84 | ||
| 13 | Shahdadpur Tehsil | 890 | 525,164 | 590.07 | ||
| 14 | Sinjhoro Tehsil | 907 | 354,709 | 391.08 | ||
| 15 | Tando Adam Khan Tehsil | 440 | 407,686 | 926.56 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Karachi’s district status restored, notification issued, Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
- ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (2014-05-25). "Shaheed Benazirabad made division". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "TABLE 11 – POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/ URBAN" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
- ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
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