Khipro Tehsil
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| Country | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,933 km2 (2,291 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 332,833 |
| • Density | 56.10/km2 (145.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 235 |
Khipro (Urdu: کھپرو, Sindhi :کپرو ) is a tehsil of Sanghar district in the Pakistani province of Sindh. Its headquarters are in Khipro town.
History
[edit | edit source]No clear reference describes the origin of the word Khipro. as of the word of mouth of population of Khipro City, its one of the historical places in White Thar,
Transport
[edit | edit source]The nearest airport is Sindhri Tharparkar Airport (IATA: MPD) .
Geography
[edit | edit source]Khipro is the biggest taluka of Pakistan.[citation needed] It consists of 1,300,776 acres (526,405 ha) acres of which 1,109,129 are desert, 11,475 forest and 191,647 agriculture.
Economy
[edit | edit source]Its primary industry is agriculture. Cotton, Wheat, Sugar cane, and Chilies are major crops.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Khipro taluk has a population of 332,833 living in 63,642 households. Khipro has a sex ratio of 919 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 33.75%: 44.99% for males and 21.53% for females. 15.32% of the population lives in urban areas.[1]
91.39% of the taluk spoke Sindhi, 4.18% Urdu and 1.08% Punjabi as their first language.[1]
Culture
[edit | edit source]The city is a mixture of Muslim, Hindu and other communities. In the Muslim community most of the peoples belongs to Gajju, Samejo, Junejo, Mangrio, Hingorja, Chohan, Rajar, Khaskheli, Dars, Jatt, Bozdar, Malik, Qaimkhani, Syed, Lohar, Qureshi, Baloch, Laghari, Lashari tribes and in Hindus most of the peoples belongs to Goswami, Lohana, Khatri, Malhi, Bheel, Kolhi, Guriro, Oad, Sodha Rajput and others communities.[citation needed]
See also
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