Sukkur Division
سکھر ڊويزن | |
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.svg) Map of Sukkur Division | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Capital | Sukkur |
| Established | 1 April 1936 |
| Khairpur Division | 1955 – 1971 |
| Sukkur Division | 1971 – Continue |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | Mr. Ghulam Mustafa Phul |
| • Regional Police Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
• Division | 27,158 km2 (10,486 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Division | 6,010,041 |
| • Density | 221.30/km2 (573.2/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,038,644 (33.92%) |
| • Rural | 3,971,397 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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Sukkur Division (Sindhi: سکر ڊويزن) is one of the seven administrative Divisions of the Sindh Province of Pakistan. This level of administration was abolished in 2000 but restored again on 11 July 2011. CNIC code of Sukkur Division is 45.[3]
Sukkur is the divisional headquarters of Sukkur Division, which comprises the following three districts:[4][5]
- ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
- ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
- ^ Karachi’s district status restored, notification issued, Published in The News Tribe on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012
- ^ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 30 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names - ^ Five districts of Karachi restored, Published in The News on 11 July 2011, Retrieved on 7 August 2012