Demographics
According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district had a population of 1,546,587 of which 23.23% was urban. The average annual growth rate of the population is 2.71%. As per definition of Board of Revenue Sindh, a place of human habitation having at least ten houses is called a settlement. There are 1,709 rural settlements in the district having population of 200 to 1000+ people.
Following are the demographic indicators of the district as per the 1998 census of Pakistan:
Religion:
- Islam: 96.86%
- Hinduism: 2.93%
- Christianity: 0.09%
- Ahmaddiya: 0.07%
- Others: 0.04%
Languages:
- Sindhi: 95.15%
- Baluchi:2.70%
- Punjabi: 1.16%
- Urdu:1.7%
- Seraiki:0.34%
- Brahvi language :2.50%
- Others: 0.33%
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