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 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. In 2004, several talukas in the south were split off to create the new Jamshoro District. Its boundary touches with four districts of Sindh i.e. Jamshoro, Naushahro Feroze, Shaheed Benazirabad and Kamber Shahdadkot.
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 (2023) | |
• 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% |
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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. In 2023, the district had 340,665 households and a population of 1,742,320.
Religion | Population (1941): 51–53 | Percentage (1941) | Population (2017) | 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 | 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.
District Dadu has four tehsils, as tabulated below,:
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:
Dadu taluka (67 dehs)
Johi taluka (110 dehs)
Khairpur Nathan Shah taluka (94 dehs)
Mehar taluka (80 dehs)
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