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Tando Allahyar District
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Field in Tando Allahyar district
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Map of Sindh with Tando Allahyar District highlighted
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| Division | Hyderabad |
| Headquarters | Tando Allahyar |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,554 km2 (600 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 922,012 |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 3 |
| Website | Tando Allahyar Official webpage |
Tando Allahyar District (Sindhi: ٽنڊوالهيار ضلعو, Urdu: ضلع ٹنڈو الہ یار) is a district in the province of SindhinPakistan. Prior to becoming a separate district, it was part of Hyderabad District.
The district is subdivided into the three tehsils which contain a total of 20 Union Councils:[2]
District Tando Allahyar is ranked at the 92nd position in the education score index of the Pakistan District Education Rankings 2017 published by Alif Ailaan. The education score is composed of the learning score, retention score, and gender parity score. In the middle school infrastructure index, which focuses on the availability of basic facilities and the building condition, Tando Allahyar ranks 75th. However, there was a steep improvement in almost all infrastructure indicators in Tando Allahyar in the year 2016-2017 including more availability of electricity and drinking water, access to toilets, and better building conditions.[3]
Using data from the Standardized Achievement Test (SAT) report published by the Sindh government in 2017, it was found in the "2013-2018 Five Years of Education Reforms in Sindh. Wins, Losses and challenges for 2018-2023." report that Tando Allahyar ranked 8th for student achievement in the language in grade 8. However, with a score of only 41.68, it is still below average. In grade 8, Tando Allahyar ranked at the 7th position for student achievement in maths and 6th position for science.[4]
Administrative and infrastructure issues remain a hindrance for every child in district Tando Allahyar to access free and quality education. Issues reported by the residents via the Taleem Do! App Archived 2018-08-03 at the Wayback Machine complain of the lack of absenteeism of teachers, lack of basic facilities, and the prevalence of shelter-less schools and closed schools. Some citizens also appeal for their children to be educated in the regional language, Sindhi, rather than Urdu or English. The debate on whether basic education should be provided in the regional, national or official languages has been a point of debate in Pakistan for several years.[5][6][7]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1951 | 106,267 | — |
| 1961 | 140,259 | +2.81% |
| 1972 | 256,994 | +5.66% |
| 1981 | 329,370 | +2.80% |
| 1998 | 493,526 | +2.41% |
| 2017 | 838,527 | +2.83% |
| 2023 | 922,012 | +1.59% |
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At the time of the 2017 census, Tando Allahyar district had 164,173 households and a population of 838,527. Tando Allahyar had a sex ratio of 938 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 38.23%: 47.96% for males and 27.90% for females. 268,099 (31.97%) lived in urban areas. 263,025 (31.37%) were under 10 years of age.[9] In 2023, the district had 177,534 households and a population of 922,012.[1]
The majority religion is Islam, with 65.54% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is practiced by 34.17% of the population. Hindus are nearly 40% in rural areas.[9]
The district hosts one of the major Hindu pilgrimage centre in Pakistan, the Shri Ramdev Pir temple,[10] whose annual festival is the second-largest Hindu pilgrimage center in Pakistan.[11]
Languages of Tando Allahyar district (2017)
At the time of the 2017 census, 80.90% of the population spoke Sindhi, 8.50% Urdu, 3.53% Punjabi, 1.51% Balochi and 1.33% Saraiki as their first language.[9]
The following is a list of Tando Allahyar District's dehs, organised by taluka:[12]
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Provincial capital: Karachi | ||
| Banbhore |
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| Hyderabad |
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| Karachi |
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| Larkana |
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| Mirpur Khas |
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| Shaheed Benazir Abad |
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| Sukkur |
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25°27′36″N 68°43′12″E / 25.46000°N 68.72000°E / 25.46000; 68.72000
