Umerkot District - Revision history

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	== References ==		== References ==
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			== Read also ==
			* [[Talhi railway station]]
			* [[Umarkot Shiv Mandir]]
			* [[Dhatki language]]

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 At the time of the 2023 census, 95.13% of the population spoke [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]], 1.8% [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and 1.4% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="2023table11">{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/sindh/dcr/table_11.pdf |website=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref> [[Dhatki language|Dhatki]] dialect of Sindhi is spoken in the district.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tunio |first=Hafeez |date=2014-12-05 |title=Peaceful coexistence: An oasis of religious harmony in Thar desert  {{!}} The Express Tribune |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/802598/peaceful-coexistence-an-oasis-of-religious-harmony-in-thar-desert |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250528011329/https://tribune.com.pk/story/802598/peaceful-coexistence-an-oasis-of-religious-harmony-in-thar-desert |archive-date=2025-05-28 |access-date=2026-06-27 |work=The Express Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>
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 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.
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			{{Infobox settlement
			\| official_name = Umerkot District
			\| native_name = {{hlist\|عمرڪوٽ ضلعو\|{{nq\|ضلع عمرکوٹ}}}}
			\| native_name_lang =
			\| other_name = Amarkot District
			\| settlement_type = [[List of districts in Sindh\|District]] of [[Sindh]]
			\| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
			\|size = 250
			\|photo1a = Umarkot Fort view4.JPG
			\|photo2a = Birth place monument of emperor Akbar.JPG
			}}
			\| image_caption = Top: [[Umarkot Fort]]<br>Bottom: Birth place of [[Akbar]]
			\| image_map = Pakistan - Sindh - Umerkot.svg
			\| mapsize =
			\| map_caption = Map of Sindh with Umerkot District highlighted
			\| coordinates = {{coord\|25\|22\|12\|N\|69\|43\|48\|E\|region:PK_type:adm2nd_source:itwiki\|display=inline,title}}
			\| subdivision_type = Country
			\| subdivision_name = {{flag\|Pakistan}}
			\| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Pakistan\|Province]]
			\| subdivision_name1 = {{flag\|Sindh}}
			\| subdivision_type2 = [[Divisions of Pakistan\|Division]]
			\| subdivision_name2 = [[Mirpur Khas Division\|Mirpur Khas]]
			\| established_title = Established
			\| established_date = {{Start date and age\|April 1993}}
			\| established_title1 = Abolished
			\| established_date1 = {{Start date and age\|December 2000}}
			\| established_title2 = Restored
			\| established_date2 = {{Start date and age\|December 2004}}
			\| seat_type = [[Headquarters]]
			\| seat = [[Umerkot]]
			\| parts_type = Administrative Subdivisions
			\| parts_style = coll, para
			\| parts = 04
			\| p1 = '''Kunri Taluka'''<br />'''Pithoro Taluka'''<br />'''Samaro Taluka'''<br />'''Umerkot Taluka'''
			\| government_type = District Administration
			\| leader_party =
			\| leader_title = [[Deputy Commissioner (Pakistan)\|Deputy Commissioner]]
			\| leader_name = Naveed Ur Rehman Larak
			\| leader_title1 = Constituensy
			\| leader_name1 = [[NA-213 Umerkot]]
			\| leader_title2 =
			\| leader_name2 =
			\| unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK -->
			\| area_total_km2 = 5,608
			<!-- Elevation -------------------------->\| elevation_footnotes =
			\| elevation_max_m = 90
			\| elevation_min_m = 3
			\| elevation_m = 21
			\| elevation_ft =
			\| population_total = 1159831
			\| population_footnotes = <ref name="2023table1"/>
			\| population_as_of = [[2023 Pakistani census\|2023]]
			\| population_density_km2 = 206.8
			\| population_urban = 258859 (22.32%)
			\| population_rural = 900,972
			\| demographics1_title1 = Main language(s)
			\| demographics_type2 = Literacy
			\| demographics2_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web \|url= https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_12_sindh_districts.pdf \|title= Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, SINDH}}</ref>
			\| demographics2_title1 = Literacy rate
			\| demographics2_info1 = {{
			bulleted list\|
			'''Total:'''<br />38.69% \|
			'''Male:'''<br />51.17% \|
			'''Female:'''<br />25.11%
			}}
			\| timezone1 = [[Pakistan Standard Time\|PKT]]
			\| utc_offset1 = +05:00
			\| timezone1_DST = [[DST]] ''is not observed''
			\| utc_offset1_DST =
			\| postal_code_type = ZIP Code
			\| postal_code = [[Postal codes in Pakistan\|69100]]
			\| area_code_type = [[List of dialing codes in Pakistan\|NWD]] (area) code
			\| area_code = [[Telephone numbers in Pakistan\|238]]
			\| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:PK\|PK-SD]]
			\| website = {{URL\|http://www.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.		'''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.

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'''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.

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