Ghotki District

Ghotki District
—  District  —
Ghotki is located in the North east of Sindh
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Capital
Established
Government
– District Nazim
– District Naib Nazim
Population (1998)
– Total	970,549
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
District Council

Ghotki District (Sindhi: گھوٽڪي) (Urdu: ضلع گھوٹکی) is a district of Sindh Province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census it had a population of 970,549 of which 15.69%^[1]. Mirpur Mathelo is the capital of Ghotki District.^{[citation needed]}

Administration

The district is administratively subdivided into the following talukas:^[2]

• Daharki
• Ghotki
• Mirpur Mathelo
• Ubauro
• Khanpur Mahar

Demographics

Following are the demographic indicators of the district as per the 1998 census of Pakistan^{[citation needed]}:

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

Religion:

• Islam: 93.06%
• Hinduism: 6.68%
• Christianity: 0.14%
• Ahmaddiya: 0.08%
• Others: 0.04%

Languages:

• Sindhi: 92.29%
• Urdu: 3.08%
• Punjabi:2.92%
• Seraiki:0.60%
• Baluchi: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. 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.

References

1. ^ Urban Resource Centre
2. ^ Local Govt. Department of Sindh- District of Ghotki

External links

• Local Govt. Department of Sindh- District of Ghotki

Coordinates: 27°49′N 69°39′E / 27.817°N 69.65°E / 27.817; 69.65