Umerkot District
Umerkot District (Dhatki: عمرکوٹ / عمرڪوٽ, , ), also known as Amarkot District, is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city of Umerkot is the capital of the district. The main language spoken here is the Dhatki. Umerkot is the only Hindu majority district in Pakistan. History. Akbar was born in Umerkot Fort when his father Humayun was fleeing from the Suris. After the 1843 invasion by Charles Napier, Sindh was divided into provinces and was assigned a Zamindars, also known as Wadaras, to collect taxes for the British. Administration. The district is administratively subdivided into the following  Tehsils: Demographics. At the time of the 2017 census, Umerkot district had a population of 1,073,469, of which 556,470 were males and 516,841 females. The rural population was 829,932 (77.31%) and urban 243,537 (22.69%). The literacy rate is 35.07%: 48.36% for males and 20.87% for females. Umerkot is the only Hindu majority district in Pakistan. Hindus form around 52% and Muslims form around 47% of Umerkot's population. In 1965, about 80% of the district's population were Hindus and 20% were Muslims. The Hindu population declined due to the migration of Hindus to India. Muslims are in majority in  Pithoro taluk. The Umarkot Shiv Mandir in Umerkot is one of the oldest and sacred Hindu temple in the Sindh. Annual Maha Shivratri celebration of the temple is one of the biggest religious festivals in Pakistan and is attended by around 250,000 people. At the time of the 2017 census, 93.43% of the population spoke Sindhi, 3.02% Punjabi and 1.80% Urdu as their first language. The main dialect of the region is Dhatki, although most people record their language as 'Sindhi'. List of Dehs. The following is a list of Umerkot District's dehs, organised by taluka: Umerkot District Umerkot