Tharparkar District
Sign in to saveTharparkar (Dhatki/; , ), also known as Thar, is a district in Sindh province in Pakistan, headquartered at Mithi. Before Indian independence it was known as the Thar and Parkar (1901–1947) or Eastern Sindh Frontier District (1860–1901).
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Tharparkar District
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- sd
- Settlement.settlement_type
- District of Sindh
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- Clockwise from top-left: Naukot Fort, Jain Temple, Nagarparkar, Thar Desert, view of Mithi, Bhodesar Masjid
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- Pakistan - Sindh - Tharparkar.svg
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- Location in Sindh
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
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- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Mirpur Khas
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1860
- Settlement.founder
- British India Government
- Settlement.seat_type
- Headquarters
- Settlement.seat
- Mithi
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- District Administration
- Settlement.leader_title
- Deputy Commissioner
- Settlement.leader_name
- Muhammad Nawaz Sohoo, PAS
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Article
79 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Climate and environment
- Flora
- Fauna
- Sanctuaries
- Chinkara wildlife sanctuary
- Vulture and migratory birds sanctuary
- Livelihood
- Farming
- Livestock
- Handicrafts
- Politics
- Industry and infrastructure
- Industry
- Coal
- Solar
- Transportation
- Road
- Airport
- Railway
- Telecommunications
- Water resources
- Sanitation
- Electricity
- Irrigation
- Fuel
- Finance, banking and taxation
- Finance
- Banking
- Taxation
- Demographics
- Religion
- Hindu temples
- Castes & tribes
- Languages
- Human Development
- Poverty
- Health facilities and immunization
- Health facilities
- Immunization
- Comparison
- Education
- University
- Culture
- Cuisine
- Festivals
- Teejdi
- Thadri
- Chetichand
- Naurata
- Diyari
- Tourism
- Nagarparkar Jain Temples
- Parbrahma Dham / Verijhap Dham
- Gadi Bhit
- Churrio Jabal
- Marvi Jo Khooh (Marvi's Well)
- Sant Nenuram Ashram / Puranbharti Ashram
- Karoonjhar Mountains
- Administration
- Tehsils
- Union Councils
- List of Dehs
- Disaster
- Environmental issues
- Locust
- Natural disasters
- Social issues
- Welfare
- Specialities
- Peafowl
- Tharparkar cattle
- Ralli
- Kekra Truck (Chakra)
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
Tharparkar (Dhatki/; , ), also known as Thar, is a district in Sindh province in Pakistan, headquartered at Mithi. Before Indian independence it was known as the Thar and Parkar (1901–1947) or Eastern Sindh Frontier District (1860–1901).
The district is the largest in Sindh, and has the largest Hindu population in Pakistan. It has the lowest Human Development Index rating of all the districts in Sindh. Currently the Sindh government is planning to divide the Tharparkar district into Tharparkar and Chhachro district.