Administrative division of Sindh
Division in Sindh, Pakistan
Larkana Division
لاڑکانہ ڈویژن لاڙڪاڻو ڊويزن
Map of Larkana Division
Country Pakistan Province Sindh Capital Larkana Established 1980 Founded by Sindh Government • Type Divisional Administration • Commissioner Gahanwer Laghari • Regional Police Officer N/A 15,213 km2 (5,874 sq mi) 7,093,706 • Urban
2,172,453 • Rural
4,921,253 • Literacy rate Total: Male: Female:
Larkana Division (Sindhi : لاڙڪاڻو ڊويزن ) is an administrative division of the Sindh Province of Pakistan . It was created in 1980 by bifurcation of Sukkur Division. In 2000 abolished by General Pervaiz Musharraf rule but Sindh government restored it again on 11 July 2011. CNIC code of Larkana Division is 43.[ 2]
Larkana is the divisional headquarters of Larkana Division. It comprises the following districts:[ 3] [ 4]
Garhi Khairo Tehsil Jacobabad Tehsil Thul Tehsil Kandhkot Tehsil Kashmore Tehsil Tangwani Tehsil Bakrani Tehsil Dokri Tehsil Larkana Tehsil Ratodero Tehsil Mirokhan Tehsil Nasirabad Tehsil Qambar Tehsil Qubo Saeed Khan Tehsil Shahdadkot Tehsil Sijawal Junejo Tehsil Warah Tehsil Garhi Yasin Tehsil Khanpur Tehsil Lakhi Tehsil Shikarpur Tehsil
List of the Districts
#
District
Headquarter
Area
(km²)[ 5]
Pop.
(2023)
Density
(ppl/km²)
(2023)
Lit. rate
(2023)
1
Larkana
Larkana
1,948
1,784,453
915.8
55.58%
2
Jacobabad
Jacobabad
2,698
1,174,097
434.0
42.34%
3
Kashmore
Kandhkot
2,580
1,233,957
477.3
35.59%
4
Qambar Shahdadkot
Qambar
5,475
1,514,869
276.4
40.02%
5
Shikarpur
Shikarpur
2,512
1,386,330
552.1
43.70%
List of the Tehsils
#
Tehsil
Area
(km²)[ 6]
Pop.
(2023)
Density
(ppl/km²)
(2023)
Lit. rate
(2023)
Districts
1
Garhi Khairo Tehsil
733
193,297
97,102
Jacobabad District
2
Jacobabad Tehsil
664
447,647
226,993
3
Thul Tehsil
1,301
533,153
271,692
4
Kandhkot Tehsil
654
407,592
623.23
Kashmore District
5
Kashmore Tehsil
1,262
487,601
386.37
6
Tangwani Tehsil
664
338,764
510.19
7
Bakrani Tehsil
425
275,268
647.69
Larkana District
8
Dokri Tehsil
412
257,394
624.74
9
Larkana Tehsil
549
873,868
1,591.74
10
Ratodero Tehsil
562
377,923
672.46
11
Mirokhan Tehsil
374
182,461
96,091
Qambar-Shahdadkot District
12
Nasirabad Tehsil
309
174,708
91,575
13
Qambar Tehsil
2,260
448,990
234,516
14
Qubo Saeed Khan Tehsil
1,033
99,308
51,360
15
Shahdadkot Tehsil
419
225,086
117,532
16
Sijawal Junejo Tehsil
385
130,635
67,877
17
Warah Tehsil
695
253,681
132,165
18
Garhi Yasin Tehsil
971
333,289
343.24
Shikarpur District
19
Khanpur Tehsil
629
331,219
526.58
20
Lakhi Tehsil
351
300,490
856.1
21
Shikarpur Tehsil
561
421,332
751.04
References
^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF) .^ Karachi’s district status restored, notification issued , Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012^ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 30 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine ^ Five districts of Karachi restored , Published in The News on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF) .^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF) .
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