# Sukkur Division

Sukkur Division (Sindhi: سکر ڊويزن) is one of the seven administrative Divisions of the Sindh Province of Pakistan. This level of administration was abolished in 2000 but restored again on 11 July 2011. CNIC code of Sukkur Division is 45.
Sukkur is the divisional headquarters of Sukkur Division, which comprises the following three districts:

## History

On 1 April 1936 when Sind division separated from Bombay Presidency and established a Province.
On One Unit Policy Sind province merged into West Pakistan province on 30 September 1955 Create Khairpur Division when the State of Khairpur merged in Pakistan.
Pakistan Government merged the khairpur state into Sind province and gave the status of a district.
The Sukkur district was also include in khairpur Division. Later in 1971 when the Sind province was restored the divisional status was shifted from khairpur to Sukkur. khairpur remain a district of Sukkur Division.

## Languages

At the time of the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the distribution of the population of Sukkur Division by first language was as follows:
* 91.7% Sindhi
* 3.5% Urdu
* 2.0% Punjabi
* 1.0% Saraiki
* 0.6% Balochi
* 0.4% Pashto
* 0.3% Brahui
* 0.2% Hindko
* 0.0% Kashmiri
* 0.2% Others

## List of the districts by population over the years

Districts of Sukkur Division :
| District | Area (km$^2$) | Pop. (1998) | Pop. (2017) | Pop. (2023) | Capital |
| Ghotki | 6,083 | 968,797 | 1,646,318 | 1,772,609 | Mirpur Mathelo |
| Khairpur | 15,910 | 1,547,751 | 2,404,334 | 2,597,535 | Khairpur |
| Sukkur | 2,512 | 931,387 | 1,487,903 | 1,639,897 | Sukkur |
| Totals | 24,505 | 3,447,935 | 5,538,555 | 6,010,041 | Sukkur |

## List of the districts by area, population, density, literacy rate etc.

| # | District | Headquarter | Area (km²) | Pop. (2023) | Density (ppl/km²) (2023) | Lit. rate (2023) |
| 1 | Ghotki | Mirpur Mathelo | 6,083 | 1,772,609 | 291.3 | 41.38% |
| 2 | Khairpur | Khairpur | 15,910 | 2,597,535 | 163.3 | 50.14% |
| 3 | Sukkur | Sukkur | 5,165 | 1,639,897 | 317.7 | 58.26% |

## List of the Tehsils

| # | Tehsil | Area (km²) | Pop. (2023) | Density (ppl/km²) (2023) | Districts |
| 1 | Daharki Tehsil | 2,088 | 335,145 | 160.51 | Ghotki District |
| 2 | Ghotki Tehsil | 763 | 540,939 | 708.96 | Ghotki District |
| 3 | Khan Garh Tehsil (Khanpur) | 1,986 | 162,318 | 81.73 | Ghotki District |
| 4 | Mirpur Mathelo Tehsil | 593 | 350,647 | 591.31 | Ghotki District |
| 5 | Ubauro Tehsil | 653 | 383,560 | 587.38 | Ghotki District |
| 6 | Faiz Ganj Tehsil | 946 | 243,254 | 257.14 | Khairpur District |
| 7 | Gambat Tehsil | 582 | 286,129 | 491.63 | Khairpur District |
| 8 | Khairpur Tehsil Mirs | 585 | 465,233 | 795.27 | Khairpur District |
| 9 | Kingri Tehsil | 531 | 370,304 | 697.37 | Khairpur District |
| 10 | Kot Diji Tehsil | 520 | 385,872 | 742.06 | Khairpur District |
| 11 | Nara Tehsil | 11,611 | 173,968 | 14.98 | Khairpur District |
| 12 | Sobho Dero Tehsil | 504 | 293,160 | 581.67 | Khairpur District |
| 13 | Thari Mirwah Tehsil | 631 | 379,615 | 601.61 | Khairpur District |
| 14 | New Sukkur Tehsil | 109 | 356,473 | 3,270.39 | Sukkur District |
| 15 | Pano Aqil Tehsil | 1,042 | 457,078 | 438.65 | Sukkur District |
| 16 | Rohri Tehsil | 807 | 421,500 | 522.3 | Sukkur District |
| 17 | Salehpat Tehsil | 2,957 | 137,738 | 46.58 | Sukkur District |
| 18 | Sukkur Tehsil | 250 | 267,108 | 1,068.43 | Sukkur District |

## Constituencies

| Provincial Assembly Constituency | National Assembly Constituency | District |
| PS-18 Ghotki-I | NA-198 Ghotki-I | Ghotki |
| PS-19 Ghotki-II | NA-198 Ghotki-I | Ghotki |
| PS-20 Ghotki-III | NA-199 Ghotki-II | Ghotki |
| PS-21 Ghotki-IV | NA-199 Ghotki-II | Ghotki |
| PS-24 Sukkur-III | NA-200 Sukkur-I | Sukkur |
| PS-25 Sukkur-IV | NA-200 Sukkur-I | Sukkur |
| PS-22 Sukkur-I | NA-201 Sukkur-II | Sukkur |
| PS-23 Sukkur-II | NA-201 Sukkur-II | Sukkur |
| PS-26 Khairpur-I | NA-202 Khairpur-I | Khairpur |
| PS-27 Khairpur-II | NA-202 Khairpur-I | Khairpur |
| PS-28 Khairpur-III | NA-203 Khairpur-II | Khairpur |
| PS-29 Khairpur-IV | NA-203 Khairpur-II | Khairpur |
| PS-30 Khairpur-V | NA-204 Khairpur-III | Khairpur |
| PS-31 Khairpur-VI | NA-204 Khairpur-III | Khairpur |