Tharparkar District
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Tharparkar District is one of twenty three districts of Sindh
province in Pakistan
. It is headquarters is at Mithi
. It has the lowest Human Development Index of all districts in Sindh.
s, which include Muslim and Hindu tribes and aboriginal tribes. The large number of aboriginal Bhils are also settled in Tharparkar district. Many nomadic Sindhi
tribe inhabit the region.
s constitute over 70% of the population while the Hindus are 30%. At the time of independence of Pakistan in 1947, the Hindus were 80% while the Muslims were 20% of the population. The significant number of Hindus migrated to India
during the 1965 and 1971 wars between Pakistan and India.
of district Tharparkar that borders Indian
states of Rajasthan
and Gujarat from three sides. The area was part of historical Jain
and Hindu mythologies
and have beyond twenty archeological sites.
The beauty of Nangarparkar is due to its pink granite Karronjhar hills
and rich flora and fauna. Various environmentalists have been demanding the national park status for the Nagarparkar.
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 in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. It is headquarters is at Mithi
Mithi
Mithi is the capital of Tharparkar District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The town is located at 24°20'0N 69°1'0E with an altitude of 2 metres , lying 300 kilometres from Karachi and is located in a beautiful desert area....
. It has the lowest Human Development Index of all districts in Sindh.
Demography
The population can be divided into three main classes, RajputRajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
s, which include Muslim and Hindu tribes and aboriginal tribes. The large number of aboriginal Bhils are also settled in Tharparkar district. Many nomadic Sindhi
Sindhi people
Sindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province Formerly of British India, now in Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity...
tribe inhabit the region.
Religion
MuslimMuslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s constitute over 70% of the population while the Hindus are 30%. At the time of independence of Pakistan in 1947, the Hindus were 80% while the Muslims were 20% of the population. The significant number of Hindus migrated to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
during the 1965 and 1971 wars between Pakistan and India.
Administration
It is dividided into 4 Talukas (tehsils):- Chachro
- Diplo
- Mithi
- Nagarparkar
Nagarparkar
Nagarparkar is a tehsilTehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
of district Tharparkar that borders Indian
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
states of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
and Gujarat from three sides. The area was part of historical Jain
Jainism
Jainism is an Indian religion that prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings. Its philosophy and practice emphasize the necessity of self-effort to move the soul towards divine consciousness and liberation. Any soul that has conquered its own inner enemies and achieved the state...
and Hindu mythologies
Hindu mythology
Hindu religious literature is the large body of traditional narratives related to Hinduism, notably as contained in Sanskrit literature, such as the Sanskrit epics and the Puranas. As such, it is a subset of Nepali and Indian culture...
and have beyond twenty archeological sites.
The beauty of Nangarparkar is due to its pink granite Karronjhar hills
Karoonjhar Mountains
Karoonjhar Mountains are located in Tharparkar, Sindh, Pakistan.The Karoonjhar Mountain in Tharparkar area of Sindh has geological formation of pre-Cambrian character relating to the first period in the Palaeozoic era...
and rich flora and fauna. Various environmentalists have been demanding the national park status for the Nagarparkar.