Shikarpur District
Shikarpur District
ضلع شكارپور شڪارپور ضلعو | |
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Shrine in Nim Shareef | |
| Coordinates: 28°00′N 68°40′E / 28.000°N 68.667°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Division | Larkana |
| Established | 1977 |
| Founded by | Sindh Government |
| Headquarters | Shikarpur |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| 2,512 km2 (970 sq mi) | |
| Population | |
| 1,386,330 | |
| • Density | 551.9/km2 (1,429/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 318,738 |
| • Rural | 1,067,592 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Website | District Government Shikarpur official website - Archived |
Shikarpur district (Sindhi: شڪارپور ضلعو, Urdu: ضلع شكارپور), is a district in Larkana Division of Sindh province in Pakistan.
The city of Shikarpur is the district headquarters. There are 4 talukas: Lakhi, Garhi Yasin, Khanpur Tehsil and Shikarpur Tehsil itself. It is spread over an area of 2,512 km2.