Kashmore District

Kashmore District (, ), previously known as Khizmer or Khizmore, is a district of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The capital city is Kandhkot. The district has a population of 1,090,336. Kashmore District is a part of Larkana Division. Its old name was Khizmer or Khizmor. The spoken languages are Sindhi and Balochi. Its border is connected with Punjab and Balochistan provinces. Kashmore city is gateway to Punjab province and Balochistan province. In 2004, Kashmore became a district after its separation from Jacobabad District.

Administrative divisions Kashmor District is subdivided into three tehsils:

TehsilDivisions/Districts of Pakistan Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division namesArea (km2)Pop. (2023)Density (ppl/km2)

(2023)Literacy rate (2023)Union CouncilsKandhkot Tehsil654407,592623.2337.91%10Kashmore Tehsil1,262487,601386.3732.65%17Tangwani Tehsil664338,764510.1936.95%14 The tehsils are further subdivided into union councils: U.C. No. U.C. Name Taluka 1 Line Purani Kashmore 2 Khoski 3 Masowalo 4 Domiwali 5 Geehal Pur Village Haji Khan Shar Saleem JAn Mazari Kashmore 6 Gullan Pur 7 Sodhi 8 Noor Pur Pako 9 Chachar 10 Badani 11 Gublo 12 Mahar 13 Toj 14 Kumb 15 Samao 16 Kumbiri 17 Zorgrah 18 Mulgulzar Kandhkot 19 Rasaldar 20 Jagirabad 21 Dolat Pur 22 Wakro 23 Akhero 24 Malheer 25 Haibat 26 Dadar 27 Mangi 28 Jaffar Abad Tangwani 29 Cheel 30 Lashari 31 Bijarani 32 Suhliani 33 Manjhi 34 Gulwali 35 Saifal 36 Saido Kot 37 Karam Pur 38 Sher Garh 39 Dunyapur 40 Naseer 41 Bahalkani

Agriculture Kashmor District has a large cattle market.

Geography Kashmor District is located in the northern part of Sindh, bordering Ghotki, Jacobabad, Shikarpur and Sukkur within Sindh. It also borders Balochistan on one side and Punjab on the other. The Indus River runs through the Eastern side of Kashmor district. The southeastern side of Kashmor District has forest of "Kacha" that support wild animals. The Thar Desert falls on the Eastern side of the district, and is home to wild desert animals.

Demography

Population As of the 2023 census, Kashmore district has 208,894 households and a population of 1,233,957. The district has a sex ratio of 103.73 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 35.59%: 45.08% for males and 25.72% for females. 485,925 (39.38% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 271,782 (22.03%) live in urban areas.

Religion

The majority religion is Islam, with 96.5% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 3.21% of the population who mostly live in urban areas.

+Religion in contemporary Kashmore districtReligiousgroup194120172023Islam 114,38992.81%1,054,65796.73%1,190,76796.5%Hinduism 8,8257.16%35,1223.22%39,6673.21%Others 320.03%5570.05%3,5230.29% Total Population 123,246 100% 1,090,336 100% 1,233,957 100%

Languages

At the time of the 2023 census, Kashmore district is predominantly Sindh with more than 90% of the population speaking Sindhi as their mothertongue.

Kashmore City

Kandhkot is the district headquarters of Kashmore, and also an old city that lies on the right side of the Indus River. Kashmore City is a gateway to Punjab and Balochistan. In addition, the city's main electricity comes from the Indus River.

List of Dehs The following is a list of Kashmore District's dehs, organised by taluka:

Kashmore Taluka (57 dehs) Badani Kacho Badani Pako Bai Rup Belo Bhanar Bindp Murad Buxapur Chachar Daro Jhando Domewali Elsi Gandheer Geehalpur Gishkori Gondak Kosh Gublo Gullanpur Haji Khan Jakhrani Jalal Sudh Kacho Bahadurpur Kacho Kashmore Kacho Khoski Karimabad Kath Garh Kauro Mahar Keejhar Khahi Kacho Khahi Pako Khewali Kubhar Kumb Kumbhri Line Purani Machhi Mahar Masoowalo Mekhan Bello Mithri Muhammadadani Noorpur Kacho Noorpur Pako Pako Bahadurpur Pako Kashmore Pako Khoski Rio Kacho Sain Samo Shah Ali Pur Shah Garh Kacho Shah Garh Pako Silachi Sodhi Sorah Thalho Toj Zor Garh Kandhkot Taluka (49 dehs) Aalamabad Akhero Arain Babarwari Balochabad Bilhari Buxpur Chaman Dadar Dari Dhabhani Dhandhi Dhao Lahri Domki Doulatpur Fareed abad Garhi Ghoraghar Katcho Ghoraghat Pako Ghouspur Gulabpur Haibat Katcho Haibat Pako Jaffarabad Katcho Jageerabad Jangin Kajli Kandhkot Keti Khairwah Khan wah Khanbhri Kundharo Katcho Machko Makan maro Makhwani Malguzar Malheer Malookan Mangi Mari Metahar Rasaldar Rejmatabad Shah Mohammad Jeelani Sunhiyanipur Teghani Wahidpur Wakro Tangwani Taluka (42 dehs) Allah abad Bahalkani Bargh Beghoo Bijarani Cheel Dabli Duniyapur Gazi Ghano Khoso Gudo Gulwali Hajano Hazaro Heeranpur Jaffarabad Jamal Jhalo Karampur Kair Khairo Kot dothi Lalao Lashari Manjhi Mari Jafar Nar Naseer Ninde ji Dhori Qureshi Saido kot Saifal Salghni Sanheri Sawan Gabol Shah gazi Sher garh Sherhan Sorwah Suhliyani Tangwani Unar

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