Shaheed Benazirabad District

Shaheed Benazirabad District
ضلع شہید بینظیر آباد
شهيد بينظيرآباد ضلعو‎
Nawabshah District
ضلع نوابشاہ
نوابشاھ ضلعو‎
District of Sindh
Benazirabad
Sunset on Nawabshah-Sarhari road
Sunset on Nawabshah-Sarhari road
Map of Sindh with Shaheed Benazirabad District
Map of Sindh with Shaheed Benazirabad District
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionShaheed Benazir Abad
Established1 November 1912; 112 years ago (1 November 1912)
Founded byBritish government
HeadquartersNawabshah
Administrative Taluka
04
  • Daur Taluka
    Kazi Ahmed Taluka
    Nawabshah Taluka
    Sakrand Taluka
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerZahid Hussain Rind
 • ConstituensyNA-207 Nawabshah-I
NA-208 Nawabshah-II
Area
 • Total
4,502 km2 (1,738 sq mi)
Elevation
31 m (102 ft)
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
 • Summer (DST)DST is not observed
ZIP Code
67450
NWD (area) code244
ISO 3166 codePK-SD

Shaheed Benazirabad District (Sindhi: شهيد بينظيرآباد ضلعو, Urdu: ضلع شہید بینظیر آباد) previously known as Nawabshah District, is one of the districts in the province of Sindh, Pakistan.

Renaming

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The district was renamed in September 2008 when most of MPAs of Nawabshah demanded the district be renamed to honour the late party leader.[1]

The renaming of the district was criticised by the family of Syed Nawabshah and others who, while saddened at the death of Bhutto, felt that Nawabshah was a historic district and ought to have kept its name.[1]

History

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At the establishment of the district on 1 November 1912, seven talukas were included in this district:

  1. Kandiaro
  2. Naushero Feroze
  3. Moro
  4. Sakrand
  5. Nawabshah
  6. Sinjhoro
  7. Shahdadpur

The district was divided into two Sub-divisions, namely Nawabshah Sub-division and Naushahro Feroze Sub-division. The former comprised the three talukas Shahdadpur, Sinjhoro and Nawabshah, while the later comprise the four talukas of Kandiaro, Naushahro Feroze, Moro and Sakrand.

In 1953 the talukas of Shahdadpur and Sinjhoro became part of the newly established Sanghar District. This left Nawabshah Sub-division with only one taluka, so Sakrand taluka was moved from Naushahro Feroze Sub-division to Nawabshah Sub-division. In 1989, another part of the district, the talukas of Nausehro Feroz, Kandiaro and half of the taluka of Moro, was cleaved from it to form the new Naushahro Feroze District.[2] A new taluka, Daulatpur, was created, from half of the Moro and some of Sakrand taluka in Nawabshah district. The district then contained three talukas:

  1. Nawabshah
  2. Sakrand
  3. Daulatpur

In 2005, after the local government election, a new taluka named Daur was cleaved from Nawabshah taluka and Daulatpur taluka renamed to Kazi Ahmed.

The district then comprised four talukas:

  1. Nawabshah
  2. Sakrand
  3. Daulatpur (now Kazi Ahmed)
  4. Daur

In May 2014, a 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck the district, killing one person and injuring 70.[3]

Administrative

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Shaheed_Benazirabad_District

Shaheed Benazir Abad formerly Nawabshah District. The Deputy Commissioner is responsible for overall administration of the district. Miss Kanwal Nizam Shaikh is currently the Deputy Commissioner of Shaheed Benazirabad since May 2023. She is the first female officer in history of Shaheed Benazirabad to serve as DC. The district is sub-divided into four Tehsils:

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951 228,016—    
1961 330,730+3.79%
1972 678,982+6.76%
1981 838,350+2.37%
1998 1,102,584+1.62%
2017 1,613,506+2.02%
2023 1,845,102+2.26%
Sources:[4]

At the time of the 2017 census, Shaheed Benazirabad had a sex ratio of 936 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 46.86%: 59.42% for males and 33.85% for females. 489,810 (30.36%) lived in urban areas. 505,608 (31.34%) were under 10 years of age.[5] In 2023, the district had 334,596 households and a population of 1,845,102.[6]

Religions in Shaheed Benazirabad district (2023) [7]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 95.06%
Hinduism
 
 4.49%
Other
 
 0.45%

The majority religion is Islam, with 95.05% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 4.49% of the population.[8]

Languages of Shaheed Benazirabad district (2023) [7]

  Sindhi (85.2%)
  Urdu (6.17%)
  Punjabi (3.63%)
  Brahui (1.64%)
  Balochi (1.57%)
  Others (1.79%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 85.2% of the population spoke Sindhi, 6.17% Urdu, 3.63% Punjabi, 1.64% Brahui and 1.57% Balochi as their first language.[9]

Education

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District Shaheed Benazirabad is ranked at the 125th position in the education score index of the Pakistan District Education Rankings 2017 published by Alif Ailaan.[citation needed]

Low learning outcome issues remain a hindrance for district Shaheed Benazirabad. Issues reported by the residents via the Taleem Do! App complain of the lack of primary schools in the area. 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.[citation needed]

Events

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The H. M. Khoja Annual Flower Show was introduced by H. M. Khoja in 1954 at Khoja Garden. The celebrations take place for three or four days.[10]

Major educational institutes

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Educational institutions in district Benazirabad include:

Universities

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Colleges

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Major Health Centres

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Union Councils

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There are 62 Union Councils in Shaheed Benazirabad District: Union Councils are given below:

Name of Tehsil No of Union Councils Headquarter
Nawabshah

Wali Muhammad Rind

Mureed Khan Zardari

Chaneser

Sakhi Umeed Ali

Gandtar

Khairshah

Jari (old N/Shah)

Nawabshah
Sakrand Guhram Mari

Bahawal Shah

Sukho Mari

Bhooro

Mehrabpur

Fathepur

Punhal Khan Chandio

Majeed Kerio

Marvi

Mari Jalbani

Morio Lakho

Dalel Dero

Jamal Kerio

Khadhar

Hamal Faqir

Kumblima

Hassan Jamali

Karam Jamali

Mirza Faruk Baig

Sakrand
Kazi Ahmed Kazi Ahmed

Phullel

Noor Ja Quba

Khar

Chariro

Sawri

Manhoro

Sann

Haberi

Jamal Shah

Khan Muhammad Jalbani

Sher Ali Shah

Mirza Bagh

Mehroro

Ahmed Bughio

Saeed Kando

Pat Peeral

Thatt

Deran

Mir Muhammad Juno

Kazi Ahmed
Daur Amirji

Abdul Hassan

Obhari Sawri

Ghulam Hyder Shah

Nathiyani

Sher Khan Jamali

Suhello

Jhuro Khan Shar

Abdul Khan Lund

60 Mile

68 Mile

Hote Faqir Rind

Jam Datar

Ismail Khan Brohi

Gupchani

Daur

List of Dehs

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The following is a list of Dadu District's 351 dehs, organised by taluka:[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Nawabshah renamed after Benazir Bhutto". 17 September 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  2. ^ PCO 2000, p. 10.
  3. ^ Magnitude 5 Earthquake Kills 1 In Pakistan Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine, npr.org.
  4. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  5. ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
  7. ^ a b "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Cite error: The named reference "2023 census" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Pakistan Census 2023" (PDF).
  10. ^ The H.M Khoja Annual Flower Show[permanent dead link‍]
  11. ^ "List of Dehs in Sindh" (PDF). Sindh Zameen. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

Sources

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26°35′N 68°10′E / 26.583°N 68.167°E / 26.583; 68.167

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