Shaheed Benazirabad Division

Shaheed Benazirabad Division
Nawabshah Division
Division
Map of Shaheed Benazirabad Division
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
Established6 June 2014
Founded bySindh Government
CapitalNawabshah
Government
 • CommissionerNadeem Ahmed Abro
Postal code
67000

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).

History

Shaheed Benazirabad Division was created from Hyderabad Division on 6 june 2014.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951...—    
1961...—    
1972...—    
19812,560,448—    
19983,510,036+1.87%
20175,282,277+2.17%
20235,930,649+1.95%
Sources:[3]

Population

In the 2023 Pakistani census, Shaheed Benazirabad Division had a population of 5,930,649 roughly equal to the country of Finland[4] or the US state of Colorado.[5] It consists of 3,010,350 males & females 2,918,315.

Languages of Shaheed Benazirabad Division (2023 Pakistani census)[6]
  1. Sindhi (83.7%)
  2. Urdu (6.49%)
  3. Punjabi (3.86%)
  4. Balochi (1.37%)
  5. Others (4.50%)

Language

According to 2023 Pakistani census There were 4,965,355 Sindhi, 384,911 Urdu, 229,067 Punjabi, 81,258 Balochi and Other various communities such as brahui,Saraiki,Pashto etc.

List of the Districts

# District Headquarter Area

(km²)[7]

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

Tehsil Area (km²)[8] Population (2023)[8] Density (ppl/km²) (2023)[8] Literacy rate (2023)[9] Districts
Bhiria Tehsil 488 330,308 676.86 58.14% Naushahro Feroze District
Kandiaro Tehsil 771 356,506 462.39 64.04%
Mehrabpur Tehsil 361 273,764 758.35 60.92%
Moro Tehsil 609 408,148 670.19 53.87%
Naushahro Feroze Tehsil 717 408,356 569.53 51.24%
Kazi Ahmed Tehsil 972 402,834 414.44 47.11% Shaheed Benazirabad District
Daur Tehsil (2004) 2,210 532,621 241.00 41.36%
Nawabshah Tehsil (1907) 435 481,978 1,108.00 62.44%
Sakrand Tehsil (1858) 885 427,669 483.24 52.84%
Jam Nawaz Ali Tehsil 440 171,598 390.00 31.67% Sanghar District
Khipro Tehsil 5,933 366,748 61.81 37.04%
Sanghar Tehsil 2,118 482,560 227.84 40.00%
Shahdadpur Tehsil 890 525,164 590.07 50.69%
Sinjhoro Tehsil 907 354,709 391.08 42.02%
Tando Adam Khan Tehsil 440 407,686 926.56 50.81%

Constituencies

Provincial Assembly Constituency National Assembly Constituency District
PS-32 Naushahro Feroze-I NA-205 Naushahro Feroze-I Naushahro Feroze
PS-33 Naushahro Feroze-II
PS-34 Naushahro Feroze-III NA-206 Naushahro Feroze-II
PS-35 Naushahro Feroze-IV
PS-36 Nawabshah-I NA-207 Nawabshah-I Nawabshah
PS-37 Nawabshah-II
PS-38 Nawabshah-III NA-208 Nawabshah-II
PS-39 Nawabshah-IV
PS-40 Sanghar-I NA-209 Sanghar-I Sanghar
PS-41 Sanghar-II
PS-42 Sanghar-III
PS-43 Sanghar-IV NA-210 Sanghar-II
PS-44 Sanghar-V

See also

References

  1. ^ Karachi’s district status restored, notification issued, Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
  2. ^ "Shaheed Benazirabad made division". DAWN.COM. 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  3. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. Latvia 2,204,708, July 2011 est.
  5. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 2011-09-30. New Mexico - 2,059,179
  6. ^ "TABLE 11 – POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/ URBAN" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  7. ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
  8. ^ a b c "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, SINDH" (PDF).
  9. ^ "TABLE 12 : LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, SINDH" (PDF).


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