Badin District

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Badin District
ضلعو بدين
District
Badin is located in the south of Sindh
Badin is located in the south of Sindh
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
HeadquartersBadin
Area
 • Total6,726 km2 (2,597 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,804,516
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils6

The Badin District (Sindhi: ضلعو بدين‎, Urdu: ضلع بدین‎) is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The total area of the district is 6,726 square kilometers.[2] Headquartered at the city of Badin, the district is situated between 24°-5` to 25°-25` north latitude and 68 21’ to 69 20’ east longitude and is bounded on the north by the Tando Allahyar District, Northwest by the Hyderabad District, on the east by Mirpurkhas and Tharparkar districts, on the south by the Kutch district of India, and on the west by Sujawal and Tando Muhammad Khan District.

History[]

Badin was one of the centers of the center of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization. Islam came into the region by 711 CE. The areas remained under the control of the Islamic caliphate until it came under control of the Ghaznavids. In 1592, Sindh came under the direct rule of the Mughal emperors.[3]

Administration[]

List of Talukas[]

The district is administratively subdivided into the following talukas:[4]

With the introduction of the devolution system, the talukas have been subdivided into the Union Councils numbering 49, Tapas 109 and Dehs 511.

List of Union Councils[]

Badin District includes the following Union Councils:[5]

UC Name Population
41,795
42,984
45,928
38,991
38,456
Luari Sharif 33,557
43,601
44,627
44,485
39,531
Seerani 43,200
Bhugra Memon 42,592
44,098
35,373
45,949
Malhan 45,538
34,115
45,953
47,682
42,018
33,953
Dumbalo 52,212
45,241
53,555
Tando Bago 32,709
34,208
37,551
45,320
37,000
39,757
41,454
37,595
Pangrio 38,897
Khairpur 41,119
Golarchi/Fazal Rahu 39,927
Ahmed Rajo 46,152
29,996
26,849
Tarai 46,005
Gharo 38,546
Khorwah 39,475
39,975
Talhar 39,658
47,020
45,157
49,000

In 2013, the number of union councils in the district was increased to 68.[6]

List of Dehs[]

The following is a list of Badin District's 511 dehs, organised by taluka:[7]

Demographics[]

It had a population of 1,136,636, in 1998, of which 16.42% were Urban.[8] It increased to 1,804,516 in the census of 2017.[9]

Religion[]

Religion in Badin district (2017 Census)[10][a]

  Islam (76.16%)
  Hinduism (23.61%)
  Others (0.23%)

Islam(76%) is the dominant religion in Badin district. Hindus form 23.6% of the population.[10]

Education[]

The University of Sindh offers 4- year (8- Semester) bachelor's degree programs in Business Administration, Commerce and Computer Science, PGD. Computer Science and B.Ed., M.Ed. & M.A. (Education).[11]

Economy[]

Nearly 83% of the population lives in the rural areas with farming as the main source of livelihood. The district is irrigated by Indus River through the Akram Wah, Phuleli and Guni Canals of Kotri Barrage and Nasir Canal of Sukkur Barrage. Main Crops are Sugar Cane, Rice, Tomato, Wheat and Sunflower. There are six Sugar Mills and 30 Rice Husking mills in the District. The Oil fields in the Badin district produces nearly 50% of total production of crude oil of Pakistan.[12]

Railways[]

The main line runs from Badin to Hyderabad through the Matli taluka.[2]

Badin Coal Field[]

Spread at the area of 1,110sq.km, 'Badin Coal Field' reserves around 1.358 billion metric tons of coal.[13]


References[]

  1. ^ "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Planning and Development Department, Sindh Government. Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 10 June 2010
  3. ^ History, Badin. "Badin history". YesPakistan. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  4. ^ Local Govt. Department of Sindh - District of Badin Archived 2006-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Union Council wise Thematic Analysis". Department of Health, Government of Sindh. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  6. ^ "All eight town committees of Badin district restored". Dawn. 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  7. ^ "List of Dehs in Sindh" (PDF). Sindh Zameen. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Urban Resource Centre". Archived from the original on 2006-08-30. Retrieved 2006-10-07.
  9. ^ [1]
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "Badin District". Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  11. ^ University, Sindh. "Laar Campus of University of Sindh". University of Sindh. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  12. ^ EconomyBadin, Economy. "Government of Sindh". Government of Sindh. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  13. ^ Badin, Coal Field. "Coal Field Badin". Sindh Coal. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  1. ^ Hinduism includes Scheduled Caste Hindus and Islam includes Ahmadiyya; which are counted separately in the Census
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