Khairpur District 5.18

Khairpur District is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The district has an area of 15,910 km and is headquartered at the city of Khairpur. It has 8 talukas, 89 union councils and 15 towns, with a total population of 2.35 million as of 2011. Its best known cities are Khairpur, Gambat, Ranipur, Thari Mirwah, Karoondi, Pacca Chang, Bhangu Began, Kot Diji and Sobhodero.DemographicsAccording to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district had a population of 1.5 million, of which % was urban. A 2011 estimate placed the population at 2.35 million.Following are the demographic indicators of the district as per the 1998 census of Pakistan:Languages:Sindhi: %Punjabi: %Urdu: %Baluchi: 0.70%Others: %LocationKhairpur District is located in between middle and northern Sindh and is bounded on the north by Shikarpur and Sukkur, on the east by India, on the south by Sanghar and Nawabshah and on the west by Larkana, Naushahro Feroz and the Indus River.