2.07  DECENIAL VARIATION OF POPULATION WITH GROWTH RATE BY DIVISION AND DISTRICT
IN SINDH, 1961, 1972, 1981 & 1998
NO. OF PERSONS (IN `000') GROWTH RATE (%)
PROVINCE/DIVISION/DISTRICT           1961           1972           1981           1998           1961           1972           1981           1998
SINDH
8367
14156
19028
28950
3.3
4.57
3.56
2.71
SUKKUR DIVISION
1676
2918
3713
5457
3.15
4.85
2.84
2.24
   Khairpur
500
725
981
1515
3.72
3.2
3.62
2.59
   Nawabshah
691
1354
802
1047
3.5
5.9
2.24
1.49
   Sukkur
485
839
1097
878
2.15
4.79
3.24
2.74
 * Naushero Feroze      
-
-
833
1065
-
-
2.24
1.48
   Ghotki
-
-
-
952
-
-
-
3.08
LARKANA DIVISION
1355
2177
2771
4169
1.56
4.14
2.88
2.49
   Shikarpur
323
547
620
866
0.31
4.61
1.49
2.22
   Jacobabad
427
709
1012
1400
2.15
4.4
4.29
1.93
   Larkana
605
921
1139
1903
1.88
3.7
2.53
3.07
HYDERABAD DIVISION
3292
5454
7106
6680
2.68
4.41
3.16
2.12
   Hyderabad
953
1655
2031
2841
4.05
4.84
2.58
1.91
   ** Sanghar
430
694
971
1420
2.93
4.16
4.05
2.60
   ** Mirpurkhas
728
1016
904
899
1.88
2.9
4.53
2.64
   ** Tharparkar
-
-
577
907
-
-
-
3.08
   Umerkot
-
-
-
656
-
-
-
3.21
   Dadu
485
806
1085
1063
1.53
4.4
3.55
2.45
   Thatta
362
676
761
1100
2.33
5.53
1.41
2.19
   Badin
334
607
777
1108
2.66
5.24
2.94
2.11
KARACHI DIVISION
2044
3607
5438
9802
6.08
4.97
4.95
3.52
   Karachi
2044
3607
5438
9802
6.08
4.97
4.95
3.52
 * = Naushero Feroze & Tharparkar District figures includes District Nawabshah & Mirpurkhas in 1961, 1972 and 1981 Census.
** = Sanghar, Mirpurkhas and Tharparkar are included in Mirpurkhas Division 1998 Census.
         Umerkot and Ghotki created after 1981 Census.
Source :   i) 1951-81 Population of Administrative Units, Population Census Organization.
                        ii) "Hum Loag" Population Census 1981 July to December 1992.
                       iii) Population Census 1998 Bulletin.