Dadu is a
districtThe Districts of Pakistan are the second order administrative divisions of Pakistan. Districts were the third order of administrative divisions, below provinces and "divisions", until the reforms of August 2000, when "divisions" were abolished...
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Province,
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Dadu district was created in 1933 by the British Indian administration by merging Kotri and Kohistan tehsils from Karachi district and Mehar, Khairpur Nathan Shah, Dadu, Johi and Sehwan tehsils from Larkana district. The population of the district is 1,688,810 according to 1998 census report. The rural and urban population of the district constitutes 79% and 21% of the total population respectively.
Dadu is a
districtThe Districts of Pakistan are the second order administrative divisions of Pakistan. Districts were the third order of administrative divisions, below provinces and "divisions", until the reforms of August 2000, when "divisions" were abolished...
of
SindhSindh , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhis. Different cultural and ethnic groups also reside in Sindh including Urdu-speaking Muslim refugees who migrated to Pakistan from India upon independence as well as the people migrated from other provinces after...
Province,
PakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located at the crossroads of South Asia, the Middle East, and Central Asia...
.
Dadu district was created in 1933 by the British Indian administration by merging Kotri and Kohistan tehsils from Karachi district and Mehar, Khairpur Nathan Shah, Dadu, Johi and Sehwan tehsils from Larkana district. The population of the district is 1,688,810 according to 1998 census report. The rural and urban population of the district constitutes 79% and 21% of the total population respectively. The area of district is 19,070 square kilometres divided in seven talukas yielding population density of 88.6 persons per square kilometre. The average household size of the district is 5.5 persons, which is higher in urban areas at 6.3 as compared to that in rural areas at 5.3 implying more congestion in urban areas. More than 73% of the housing units in Dadu district are single room houses. The average annual rainfall in the district is about 120 millimetres. The total area under forest is district Dadu is 217,000 hectares yielding timber and firewood. . In 2004 another district by the name of Jamshoro was carved out of District Dadu which comprised Taluka Kotri, Taluka Sehwan and Taluka Jamshoro which is the headquarter of the new district.
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Demographics
Following are the demographic indicators of the district as per the 1998 census of Pakistan (including Jamshoro District which was a part of Dadu at that time):
Religion:
- Islam
Islam Islam Islam ( al-’islām,
[There are ten pronunciations of Islam in English, differing in whether the first or second syllable has the stress, whether the s is or , and whether the a is pronounced as in father, as in cat, or (when the stress is on the i) as in the a of sofa...]
: 97.49%
- Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as ', a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal law", by its adherents. Generic "types" of Hinduism that attempt to accommodate a variety of complex views span folk and Vedic Hinduism to bhakti tradition, as...
: 2.05%
- Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented by the revelations in the New Testament....
: 0.37%
- Ahmaddiya: 0.08%
- Others: 0.02%
Hindus and Christians are mainly concentrated in the urban areas.
Languages:
- Sindhi
Sindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan. It is spoken by 24,410,910 people in Pakistan, and is also spoken in India by 2,535,485 speakers. It is the third most spoken language of Pakistan, and the official language of Sindh in Pakistan. It is also an official language of India...
: 93.33%
- Urdu
Urdu is a Central Indo-Aryan language of the Indo-Iranian branch, belonging to the Indo-European family of languages. It is one of the two official languages of Pakistan. It is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of five Indian states...
: 2.56%
- Punjabi
Punjabi or Panjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region ....
:1.88%
- Pashto:1.17%
- Baluchi
Balochi is a Northwestern Iranian language. It is the principal language of the Baloch of Balochistan, Pakistan, eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan. It is also spoken as a second language by some Brahui...
:0.42%
- Seraiki:0.36%
- Others:0.28%
Urdu speakers are mainly concentrated in the urban areas.
Tribes & Clans
The majority of the population is
Muslim:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits ". Muslim is the participle of the same verb of which Islam is the infinitive. Muslims believe that there is only one God, translated in Arabic as Allah...
. It includes-
JatoiJatoi is the name of a Baloch tribe in Sindh, Pakistan. The Jatoi originated from Balochistan.New Jatoi, also called nawa or "New" Jatoi in Sindhi, is located in Taluka Moro District, Noshero Feroz, Sindh. It was founded around 1938. The original village was called Jatoi which was eroded twice in...
,
SoomroSoomro or Soomra is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Pakistan. Today the Soomro clan is settled in parts Sindh and southern Punjab.-Soomra Dynasty:The Soomro Dynasty was established by the Soomra tribe of Sindh. The Soomra ruled Sindh from 1026-1351...
, Shahani, Kalhoro, Dahri, Channah,
PanhwarFor the Article on Parmar Rajputs, see ParmarPanhwar or Panwar are a Muslim Rajput tribe found in Sindh, Punjab and Azad Kashmir in Pakistan...
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SolangiSolangi is the name of a Muslim Rajput tribe found in Sindh and southern Punjab, Pakistan.- History :According to their traditions, the tribe is a branch of the Solanki Rajput tribe....
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QaziQadi is a judge ruling in accordance with the sharia, Islamic religious law. Because Islam makes no distinction between religious and secular domains, qadis traditionally have jurisdiction over all legal matters involving Muslims...
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SheikhSheikh, also rendered as Sheik, Shaykh, Shaikh, Cheikh, Šeih, Šejh and other variants , is a word or honorific term in the Arabic language that literally means "elder". It is commonly used to designate an elder of a tribe, a revered wise man, or an Islamic scholar...
, Meerani, Mallah, Vighio, Mirbahar,
ChandioChandio is a Baloch tribe in Sindh and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan.The clans of Chandio, like Husnani, Aajbani, Qambrani, Ghaibiani, Marfani, Choliyani, Bangulani, Misrani, Mirwani, Sakhani, Bhunda, Sumarani, are famouse in Sindh and in punjab esacialy in distt Rahim Yaar Khan falowing...
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JamaliJamali is the name of a Baloch tribe in Balochistan and Sindhand khan Pur PUNJAB provinces of Pakistan. Four prominent political figures of the Jamali tribe are the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, PPP leader and former MNA Dr A.R...
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KhosaThe Khosa, Khoso, or Khosug are a Baloch tribe of Pakistan. Even though the word has been used differently in different book, according to Baloch epics, Khoso means brave or "The Warrior". . According to Baloch history, Khoso was the grandson of Hooth.The Khoso is one of forty tribes of Baloch...
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GabolGabol is a Baloch tribe settled in the Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. Gabols are of Rind origin and are mostly settled in Dadu District of Sindh in Tikko Baran surrounding the Kirthar Mountains Range, Nawabshah, Ghotki, Sukkur, and Jacobabad...
,
LundLund is a city in the province of Scania, southern Sweden. The town has 76,188 inhabitants in 2005, out of a municipal total of 105,000. It is the seat of Lund Municipality, Skåne County. The city is believed to have been founded around 990, when the Scanian lands belonged to Denmark...
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BozdarBuzdar Buzdar Buzdar (or Bozdar is a Baloch tribe in Balochistan, Pakistan. The Buzdar tribe is primarily in the mountainous area of the Koh e Suleiman range situated both in the Balochistan and in Punjab provinces.- Etymology :...
, Legharis and others.
Ruling Tribes (Tribes having power):
JatoiJatoi is the name of a Baloch tribe in Sindh, Pakistan. The Jatoi originated from Balochistan.New Jatoi, also called nawa or "New" Jatoi in Sindhi, is located in Taluka Moro District, Noshero Feroz, Sindh. It was founded around 1938. The original village was called Jatoi which was eroded twice in...
(s)- Abdul Hameed Khan Jatoi (late)
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SoomroSoomro or Soomra is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh, Pakistan. Today the Soomro clan is settled in parts Sindh and southern Punjab.-Soomra Dynasty:The Soomro Dynasty was established by the Soomra tribe of Sindh. The Soomra ruled Sindh from 1026-1351...
(s)- Mian Faiz Mohammad Soomro (late)
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Shahani(s) - Chakar Khan Shahani
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The following are talukhas of Dadu District.
Notable People in Dadu District
Liaquat Ali JatoiLiaquat Ali Jatoi remained the Chief Minister of the Government of Sindh during 1997-1998.Jatoi belongs to Dadu District in the province of Sindh, Pakistan...
s/o Abdul Hameed Khan Jatoi (late) - Ex- Federal Minister for Water and Power
Sadaqat Ali Khan Jatoi s/o Abdul Hameed Khan Jatoi (late) - Ex- MPA Sindh
Karim Ali Khan Jatoi s/o
Liaquat Ali JatoiLiaquat Ali Jatoi remained the Chief Minister of the Government of Sindh during 1997-1998.Jatoi belongs to Dadu District in the province of Sindh, Pakistan...
- District Nazim
Mr. Justice Ghulam Nabi Soomro b/o Mian Faiz Mohammad Soomro (late) - Retd. Justice,
Presently Chairman of Sindh Service Tribunal
Mohammad Ibrahim Soomro(late) b/o Mian Faiz Mohammad Soomro (late) - Ex- Secretary to
Chief Minister of SindhThe Chief Minister of Sindh is elected by the Provincial Assembly of Sindh to serve as the head of the provincial government in Sindh, Pakistan. The current Chief Minister is Qaim Ali Shah, who belongs to Pakistan Peoples Party...
Khalid Mehmood Soomro s/o Abdul Rehman Soomro (late) - Ex- Provincial Secretary
Mian Sikander Ali Soomro s/o Mian Faiz Mohammad Soomro - Taluka Nazim
Chakar Khan Shahani
Pir Mazhar-Ul-Haq - Provincial Minister for Education, Sindh
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