Dadu District (Sindhi: ضلعو دادو), (Urdu: ضلع دادو) is a district of Sindh Province, Pakistan. With headquarters the city of Dadu, the district was created in 1931[2][3] by merging Kotri and Mahal Kohistan (later Jamshoro) tehsils from Karachi District and Mehar, Khairpur Nathan Shah, Dadu, Johi and Sehwan tehsils from Larkana District.[4] In 2004, several talukas in the south were split off to create the new Jamshoro District.[5] Its boundary touches with four districts of Sindh i.e. Jamshoro, Naushahro Feroze, Shaheed Benazirabad and Kamber Shahdadkot.[6]
Dadu District
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Country | Pakistan |
Province | Sindh |
Division | Hyderabad |
Established | 1931 |
Founded by | British government |
Headquarters | Dadu |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | Syed Murtaza Ali Shah |
• District Police Officer | N/A |
• District Health Officer | N/A |
Area | |
• Total | 7,866 km2 (3,037 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,742,320 |
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Area code | 025 |
Number of Tehsils | 4 |
The main languages spoken in Dadu are Sindhi, Balochi and Urdu. Some of the popular tourist attractions in the district include the Gorakh Hill and Manchar Lake.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1951 | 295,402 | — |
1961 | 342,939 | +1.50% |
1972 | 556,669 | +4.50% |
1981 | 705,669 | +2.67% |
1998 | 1,106,717 | +2.68% |
2017 | 1,550,390 | +1.79% |
2023 | 1,742,320 | +1.96% |
Sources:[7] |
At the time of the 2017 census, Dadu district had 284,263 households and a population of 1,550,390. Dadu had a sex ratio of 948 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 47.26%: 57.92% for males and 36.02% for females. 383,406 (24.72%) lived in urban areas. 496,175 (32.00%) were under 10 years of age.[8] In 2023, the district had 340,665 households and a population of 1,742,320.[1]
Religion | Population (1941)[9]: 51–53 | Percentage (1941) | Population (2017)[8] | Percentage (2017) |
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Islam | 231,600 | 86.60% | 1,540,742 | 99.37% |
Hinduism | 35,303 | 13.20% | 8,984 | 0.58% |
Others [b] | 524 | 0.20% | 664 | 0.05% |
Total Population | 267,427 | 100% | 1,550,390 | 100% |
The majority religion is Islam, with 99.37% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 0.58% of the population. Sindhi was the predominant language, spoken by 97.84% of the population.[8]
District Dadu has four tehsils, as tabulated below,:[10][11]
Name | Population
1998 Census |
Population
2017 Census |
Number of
Union Councils |
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Dadu Tehsil | 327,972 | 460,481 | 15 |
Johi Tehsil | 207,383 | 294,848 | 10 |
Khairpur Nathan Shah | 253,309 | 334,258 | 12 |
Mehar Tehsil | 318,053 | 460,679 | 15 |
The District has 14 Circles, 111 Tapa and 351 Dehs.
The following is a list of Dadu District's 351 dehs, organised by taluka:[14]
Dadu taluka (67 dehs)
Johi taluka (110 dehs)
Khairpur Nathan Shah taluka (94 dehs)
Mehar taluka (80 dehs)
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