Mirpur Khas District
Mirpur Khas District (, ) is one of the districts in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Mirpur Khas. Administrative divisions. The district of Mirpur Khas is sub-divided into 7 tehsils: History. After the capture of Sindh by the British, they created Thar and Parkar District in Southeastern Sindh for administrative purposes. Later, after the creation of Pakistan, some area on the northern side was detached from the original Tharparkar District and named Sanghar District. Later, due to political and administrative reasons, the remaining part of Tharparkar was divided again into three more districts: (1) Mirpurkhas  District (with headquarters at Mirpurkhas), (2) Tharparkar District (with headquarters at Mithi) and (3) Umerkot District. Mirpurkhas District derives its name from the town of Mirpurkhas, founded by Mir Ali Murad Talpur in 1806. Demographics. At the time of the 2017 census, Mirpur Khas district had a population of 1,504,440, of which 776,146 were males and 728,071 females. The rural population was 1,070,359 (71.15%) and urban 434,081 (28.85%). The literacy rate is 42.41%: 52.94% for males and 31.22% for females. Religion. The majority religion is Islam, with 60.75% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by  38.74% of the population. Language. At the time of the 2017 census, 75.78% of the population spoke Sindhi, 12.23% Urdu, 7.48% Punjabi and 1.25% Balochi as their first language. List of Dehs. The following is a list of Mirpur Khas District's dehs, organised by taluka: