# Tando Allahyar District

Tando Allahyar District (Sindhi: ٽنڊوالهيار ضلعو, Urdu: ضلع ٹنڈو الہ یار) is a district of Hyderabad Division in the province of Sindh in Pakistan. Prior to becoming a separate district, it was part of Hyderabad District until 5 May 2005. According to 2023 Pakistani census, the population of Tando Allahyar district is 922,012 (0.92 million).

## Administration

The district is subdivided into the three tehsils which contain a total of 20 Union Councils:
| Taluka | Union Councils |
| Chamber | Began Jarwar Dad Khan Jarwar Naseer Khan Lighari Rawat Lighari Masoo Bozdar Darya Khan Mari Jaarki Landhi |
| Jhando Mari | Dasori@ Umar Sand Jhando Mari Mirabad Missan Sultanabad Station Usman Shah Huri Mail Mori Hingorani Shahpur Rizvi Tando Soomro |
| Tando Allahyar (city) | Bukera Sharif Dhinghano Bozdar Pak Singhar Shaikh Moosa Tando Allahyar 1 Tando Allahyar 2 Tando Allahyar 3 Tando Allahyar Nasarpur |

## Education

District Tando Allahyar is ranked 92nd in the education score index of the Pakistan District Education Rankings 2017 published by Alif Ailaan. The education score is composed of the learning, retention, and gender parity scores. In the middle school infrastructure index, which focuses on the availability of basic facilities and the building condition, Tando Allahyar ranks 75th. However, there was a steep improvement in almost all infrastructure indicators in Tando Allahyar in the year 2016-2017 including more availability of electricity and drinking water, access to toilets, and better building conditions.
Using data from the Standardized Achievement Test (SAT) report published by the Sindh government in 2017, it was found in the "2013-2018 Five Years of Education Reforms in Sindh. Wins, Losses and challenges for 2018-2023." report that Tando Allahyar ranked 8th for student achievement in the language in grade 8. However, with a score of only 41.68, it is still below average. In grade 8, Tando Allahyar ranked at the 7th position for student achievement in maths and 6th position for science.
Administrative and infrastructure issues remain a hindrance for every child in district Tando Allahyar to access free and quality education. Issues reported by the residents via the Taleem Do! App Archived 2018-08-03 at the Wayback Machine complain of the lack of absenteeism of teachers, lack of basic facilities, and the prevalence of shelter-less schools and closed schools. Some citizens also appeal for their children to be educated in the regional language, Sindhi, rather than Urdu or English. The debate on whether basic education should be provided in the regional, national or official languages has been a point of debate in Pakistan for several years.

## Demography

As of the 2023 census, Tando Allahyar district has 177,471 households and a population of 922,012. The district has a sex ratio of 103.31 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 39.80%: 47.82% for males and 31.48% for females. 300,216 (32.56% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 285,687 (30.99%) live in urban areas.

### Religion

Religions in Tando Allahyar district (2023) :
| Religion | Religion | Percent | Percent |
| Islam | Islam | 63.12% | 63.12% |
| Hinduism | Hinduism | 36.59% | 36.59% |
| Other or not stated | Other or not stated | 0.29% | 0.29% |
Religion in contemporary Tando Allahyar District :
| Religious group | 1941$^{:54–57}$ | 1941$^{:54–57}$ | 2017 | 2017 | 2023 | 2023 |
| Religious group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| Islam | 59,571 | 64.74% | 549,566 | 65.54% | 581,936 | 63.12% |
| Hinduism | 31,285 | 34.00% | 286,537 | 34.17% | 337,403 | 36.59% |
| Tribal religion | 694 | 0.76% | — | — | — | — |
| Sikhism | 434 | 0.47% | — | — | 20 | ~0% |
| Christianity | 30 | 0.03% | 803 | 0.10% | 1,307 | 0.14% |
| Ahmadi | — | — | 1,543 | 0.18% | 1,111 | 0.12% |
| Others | 0 | 0% | 78 | 0.01% | 235 | 0.03% |
| Total Population | 92,014 | 100% | 838,527 | 100% | 922,012 | 100% |
The majority religion is Islam, with 63.12% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 36.59% of the population. Hindus are over 40% in rural areas.
The district hosts one of the major Hindu pilgrimage centre in Pakistan, the Shri Ramdev Pir temple, whose annual festival is the second-largest Hindu pilgrimage center in Pakistan.

### Language

* Sindhi (85.34%)
* Urdu (7.25%)
* Punjabi (2.49%)
* Balochi (1.14%)
* Hindko (1%)
* Others (2.78%)
At the time of the 2023 census, 786,867 of the population spoke Sindhi, 66,805 Urdu, 22,976 Punjabi, 10,552 Balochi and 9,241 Hindko, 6,835 Saraiki, 6,136 Pashto, 3,780 Mewati, 1,920 Brahui, 185 Kashmiri, 7 Shina, 1 Balti, 1 Kohistani, 6,706 others as their first language.

## List of Dehs

The following is a list of Tando Allahyar District's dehs, organised by taluka:
* Jhando Mari Taluka (38 dehs)
** Aelchi
** Bulghia
** Chhachharki
** Daro Sutah
** Daseeri
** Dhaghki
** Gahaiki
** Ghado
** Hadeki
** Halepotani
** Mashaikh Hothi
** Hingorani
** Hotki
** Kathari
** Kehi
** Khado
** Koraiki
** Koryani
** Langhano
** Mail
** Makhoro
** Missan
** Narahado
** Nelorai
** Nimro
** Noori
** Palhi
** Rajpari
** Rappar
** Roopah
** Sajnah
** Seharki
** Seharpur
** Sonhari
** Thebaki
** Vesarki
** Wagori
** Waryaso
* Tando Allahyar Taluka (24 dehs)
** Amri
** Bhanoki
** Bhatti
** Bukerani
** Dalki
** Daro Qubi
** Dhandh Shah
** Dhoro Lakhmir
** Ghab
** Gujjo
** Kamaro
** Khokhar
** Lakhyar
** Mareji
** Mehmoodani
** Nahiki
** Nasarpur
** Pak Singhar
** Reechhal
** Shaikh Moosa
** Sohna Bukera
** Tando Allahyar
** Wagodar
** Wasanki
* Chambar Taluka (29 dehs)
** Arraro
** Bail
** Buchar
** Chachh
** Chambar
** Chanbeerah
** Dhaloo
** Garho Sadar
** Jarki
** Jaryoon
** Jhole
** Kandiyari
** Kapaho
** Karyo Gulsher
** Landhi
** Larah
** Lootko
** Mangria
** Meerankhori
** Nagnah
** Noondani
** Saheki
** Sajarchang
** Sandki
** Sehajro
** Sutiyari
** Tarahdi
** Thull
** Wangi