Sinjhoro Tehsil

Sinhjoro Taluk
Sinhjoro Taluk
Location within Sindh
Coordinates: 26°01′N 68°48′E / 26.017°N 68.800°E / 26.017; 68.800
Country Pakistan
ProvinceSindh
DistrictSanghar
Government
 • MPAJam Shabbir[1]
Area
 • Total
907 km2 (350 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total
354,709
 • Density391/km2 (1,010/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Union Councils8

Sinjhoro Tehsil (Sindhi: سنجھورو) is a taluka, an administrative subdivision, of Sanghar District, Sindh, Pakistan.[3] It is nearer to Sanghar than other Tehsils. The people are mainly Sindhi.

Most of the people are involved in agriculture and livestock, the Sindhi people are predominantly involved in cultivation whilst and retail shops in the city.

Demographics

Religions in Sinjhoro Tehsil (2023)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
72.40%
Hinduism
27.38%
Other or not stated
0.22%

At the time of the 2023 census, Sinjhoro tehsil had a population of 354,709, of which 59,834 is urban. Sinjhoro had a sex ratio of 103.04 males per 100 females and a literacy rate of 42.02%: 52.14% for males and 31.53% for females.[2][5]

Languages of Sinjhoro Tehsil (2023)[6]
  1. Sindhi (72.3%)
  2. Punjabi (7.47%)
  3. Urdu (5.12%)
  4. Hindko (3.63%)
  5. Saraiki (2.43%)
  6. Balochi (2.40%)
  7. Brahui (2.13%)
  8. Others (4.52%)

Administration

The taluka is administratively subdivided into 8 Union Councils, these are:[7]

  • U.C 35 Pritamabad
  • U.C 36 Kurkali
  • U.C 37 Jaffar Khan Leghari
  • U.C 38 Jhol
  • U.C 39 Sinjhoro
  • U.C 40 Shahmardanabad
  • U.C 41 Khadro
  • U.C 42 Goth Islamabad

References

  1. ^ TALUKA MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION (TMA) Archived 2006-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ DISTRICT GOVERNMENT Sanghar Archived 2004-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  5. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 12" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ Taluka Municipal Administration Sinjoro Archived 2006-05-11 at the Wayback Machine