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Dadu District ضلعو دادو ضلع دادو
District of Sindh
Top: Tomb of Yar Muhammad Kalhoro Bottom: Gorakh Hill
Dadu is located in the west of Sindh
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Division	Hyderabad Division
Established	1931; 94 years ago (1931)
Founded by	British Raj
Headquarters	Dadu
Administrative Subdivisions	04 Dadu Taluka Johi Taluka Khairpur Nathan Shah Taluka Mehar Taluka
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	Jawad Ali Larak
• Constituensy	NA-227 Dadu-I NA-228 Dadu-II
Area
• District of Sindh	7,866 km (3,037 sq mi)
Population
• District of Sindh	1,742,307
• Density	221.50/km (573.7/sq mi)
• Urban	439,034 (25.20%)
• Rural	1,303,286
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (PKT)
• Summer (DST)	DST is not observed
ZIP Code	76330
NWD (area) code	025
ISO 3166 code	PK-SD

Dadu District (Sindhi: ضلعو دادو), (Urdu: ضلع دادو) is a district of Sindh Province, Pakistan. With headquarters in the city of Dadu, the district was created in 1931 by merging Kotri and Mahal Kohistan (later Jamshoro) tehsils from Karachi District and Mehar, Khairpur Nathan Shah, Dadu, Johi and Sehwan tehsils from Larkana District. In 2004, several talukas in the south were split off to create the new Jamshoro District. Its boundary touches four districts of Sindh: Jamshoro, Naushahro Feroze, Shaheed Benazirabad and Kamber Shahdadkot.

The main languages spoken in Dadu are Sindhi, Balochi and Urdu. Some of the popular tourist attractions in the district include the Gorakh Hill and Manchar Lake.

History

In 1931, Dadu District was created by the birfucation of Larkana District.

Pre-Dadu Sub-Divisions

1. Dadu Taluka.
2. Kakar Taluka. (Khairpur Nathan Shah)
3. Mehar Taluka.
4. Johi Taluka.

Pre-Sehwan Sub-Divisions

1. Sehwan Taluka.
2. Kotri Taluka.
3. Mahal Kohistan Taluka.

Tehsils

District Dadu has four tehsils, as tabulated below:

The District has 14 Circles, 111 Tapa and 351 Dehs.

Demographics

As of the 2023 census, Dadu district has 340,471 households and a population of 1,742,320. The district has a sex ratio of 102.95 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 47.13%: 55.26% for males and 38.70% for females. 543,260 (31.18% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 439,034 (25.20%) live in urban areas.

Religion

The majority religion is Islam, with 99.15% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 0.64% of the population.

Religion in contemporary Dadu District

Religious group	1941		2017		2023
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Islam	231,600	86.60%	1,540,742	99.37%	1,728,209	99.15%
Hinduism	35,303	13.20%	8,984	0.58%	11,199	0.64%
Others	524	0.20%	664	0.05%	2,899	0.17%
Total Population	267,427	100%	1,550,390	100%	1,742,307	100%
Note: 1941 census data is for Dadu, Johi, Kakar and Mehar talukas of Dadu District, which roughly corresponds to contemporary Dadu District.

Language

According to the 2023 census, 1,725,321 people in the district speak Sindhi, 5,974 Balochi, 4,118 Urdu, 2,072 Saraiki, 1,962 Punjabi, 1,262 Pashto, 760 Brahui, 401 Hindko, 11 Kashmiri, 1 Shina & 425 others spoke as their first language.

Places of interest

• Gorakh Hill - Hill station and the highest point in Sindh.
• Manchar Lake - Largest fresh water lake in Pakistan.
• Jamia Mosque (Khudabad) - the oldest mosques in Dadu
• Yar Muhammad Kalhoro Tomb
• Ghazi Shah Mound
• Ancient graves in Wahi Pandhi
• Ali Murad Mound
• Ancient Rock Carvings of Sindh
• Thul Hairo Khan
• Nai Gaj
• Nai Gaj Dam
• Necropolis of Mian Nasir Muhammad Kalhoro
• Cemetery of Mir Allahyar Talpur
• Shiva Mandir Johi

List of Dehs

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

Notes

1. Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Sikhism, Christianity, Ad-Dharmis, or not stated

References

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19. "Indus River and Manchhar Lake". earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 2010-09-10. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
20. "List of Dehs in Sindh" (PDF). Sindh Zameen. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

Bibliography

• 1998 District census report of Dadu. Census publication. Vol. 82. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.

v t e Districts of Sindh
Provincial capital: Karachi
Hyderabad	Badin Sujawal Thatta Dadu Hyderabad Jamshoro Matiari Tando Allahyar Tando Muhammad Khan
Karachi	Karachi East Karachi South Karachi West Keamari Korangi Malir Nazimabad (Karachi Central)
Larkana	Jacobabad Kashmore Larkana Qambar Shahdadkot Shikarpur
Mirpur Khas	Mirpur Khas Tharparkar Umerkot
Shaheed Benazir Abad	Naushahro Feroze Sanghar Shaheed Benazir Abad
Sukkur	Ghotki Khairpur Sukkur

26°20′N 67°35′E / 26.333°N 67.583°E / 26.333; 67.583

• Dadu District
• Districts of Sindh