Ghotki District
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Ghotki District is a district
Districts of Pakistan
The 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 Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

 Province, Pakistan
Pakistan
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. According to the 1998 census it had a population of 970,549 of which 15.69%. Mirpur Mathelo
Mirpur Mathelo
Mirpur Mathelo is a town in Ghotki District, Sindh province, Pakistan. The city is the capital of Mirpur Mathelo Taluka and is administratively subdivided into two union councils....

 is the capital of Ghotki District.

Administration

The district is administratively subdivided into the following talukas
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....

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  • Daharki
    Daharki Taluka
    Daharki Taluka is an administrative subdivision of Ghotki District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into seven Union Councils, one of which form the capital Daharki....

  • Ghotki
    Ghotki Taluka
    Ghotki Taluka is an administrative subdivision of Ghotki District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into ten Union Councils, two of which form the capital Ghotki....

  • Mirpur Mathelo
    Mirpur Mathelo Taluka
    Mirpur Mathelo Taluka is an administrative subdivision of Ghotki District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into ten Union Councils, two of which form the capital Mirpur Mathelo....

  • Ubauro
    Ubauro Taluka
    Ubauro Taluka is an administrative subdivision of Ghotki District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is administratively subdivided into eight Union Councils, one of which form the capital Ubauro....

  • Khanpur Mahar

Demographics

Following are the demographic indicators of the district as per the 1998 census of Pakistan:

Hindus, Christians and Urdu sindhi speakers are mainly concentrated in the urban areas

Religion:
  • Islam
    Islam
    Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...

    : 93.06%
  • Hinduism
    Hinduism
    Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...

    : 6.68%
  • Christianity
    Christianity
    Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

    : 0.14%
  • Ahmaddiya: 0.08%
  • Others: 0.04%


Languages:
  • Sindhi
    Sindhi language
    Sindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan that is spoken by the Sindhi people. In India, it is among 22 constitutionally recognized languages, where Sindhis are a sizeable minority. It is spoken by 53,410,910 people in Pakistan, according to the national government's Statistics Division...

    : 92.29%
  • Urdu
    Urdu
    Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

    : 3.08%
  • Punjabi
    Punjabi language
    Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...

    :2.92%
  • Seraiki
    Saraiki language
    Saraiki , transliterated as Sirāikī and sometimes spelled Seraiki and Saraiki, is a standardized written language of Pakistan belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages. It is a language spoken in the heart of Pakistan...

    :0.60%
  • Baluchi
    Balochi language
    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. It is designated as one of nine official languages of Pakistan.-Vowels:The Balochi vowel...

    :0.53%
  • Pashto:0.28%
  • Others:0.29%


Saints:
  • Syed Anwar Ali Shah: Renowned saint Syed Anwar Ali Shah born in Village Jahanpur of district Ghotki
    Ghotki
    Ghotki Ghotki is the capital of Ghotki District in northern Sindh, Pakistan. It was the site of the July 13, 2005, Ghotki rail crash. The town is located at 28°1'0N 69°19'0E with an altitude of 72 metres ....

    . His father's name was Syed Khuda Bux Shah. He was great Sufi Poet. He wrote poetry in Sindhi, Urdu, Siraiki, Hindi and Persian. His poetry was compiled by his heirs after his death and named Sain Anwar Sain jo Risalo. He left this mortal world 20th of Moharam-ul-Harram. The Urs is being celebrated every year in Jahanpur Village.

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