Khairpur District

Khairpur District
  • خيرپور ضلعو
  • ضلع خیرپور
Coordinates: 27°32′N 68°46′E / 27.533°N 68.767°E / 27.533; 68.767
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionSukkur
Established15 October 1955
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerSharjeel Noor Channa (PAS)
 • District Police OfficerMir Rohail Khoso (PSP)
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total15,910 km2 (6,140 sq mi)
Population
 • Total2,597,535
 • Rank5th:Sindh
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
DemonymKhairpuri
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5
Calling code0243
Number of Tehsils8
Number of Union Councils89

Khairpur District (Sindhi: خيرپور ضلعو, Urdu: ضلع خیرپور) is a district in the Pakistani province of Sindh in Sukkur Division.[2]

At the 2017 census, it was the fifth most populated district in the province after four districts of Karachi city, with 2.4 million inhabitants. The headquarters of the district is the city of Khairpur. The district is further divided into eight sub-districts: Khairpur Tehsil, Mirwah Tehsil, Kot Diji Tehsil, Kingri Tehsil, Sobho Dero Tehsil, Gambat Tehsil, Faiz Ganj Tehsil and Nara Tehsil.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2023census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Khairpur: then and now - Daily Times". Daily Times. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Khairpur was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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