Umerkot District
Umerkot District
ضلعو عمرڪوٽ | |
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 Map of Sindh with Umerkot District highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 25°22′12″N 69°43′48″E / 25.37000°N 69.73000°ECoordinates: 25°22′12″N 69°43′48″E / 25.37000°N 69.73000°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Headquarters | Umerkot |
| Number of Tehsils | 4 |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,073,146 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Website | www |
Umerkot District (Dhatki ضِلع عُمَرکوٹ , Urdu: ضِلع عُمَرکوٹ), is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city of Umerkot is the capital of the district. The main language spoken here is the Dhatki, which is one of the Rajasthani languages of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. Umerkot is also the only Hindu majority district in Pakistan.[2]
History[]
After the 1843 invasion by Charles Napier, Sindh was divided into provinces and was assigned a Zamindars, also known as Wadaras, to collect taxes for the British.
Administration[]
The district is administratively subdivided into the following talukas:[3]
Religion[]
Umerkot is the only Hindu majority district in Pakistan. Hindus form around 52% and Muslims form around 47% of Umerkot's population.[2] In 1965, about 80% of the district's population were Hindus and 20% were Muslims. The Hindu population declined due to the migration of Hindus to India.[4]
The Umarkot Shiv Mandir in Umerkot is one of the oldest and sacred Hindu temple in the Sindh. Annual Maha Shivratri celebration of the temple is one of the biggest religious festivals in Pakistan and is attended by around 250,000 people.[5]
List of Dehs[]
The following is a list of Umerkot District's dehs, organised by taluka:[6]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Umerkot district". Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ DISTRICT GOVERNMENT - Umerkot Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The untold story of Sindh's Umerkot, a town torn apart by Indo-Pak wars". Scroll. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "The thriving Shiva festival in Umarkot is a reminder of Sindh's Hindu heritage". Dawn. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "List of Dehs in Sindh" (PDF). Sindh Zameen. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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