Tando Allahyar District

Tando Allahyar District (Sindhi: ٽنڊوالهيار ضلعو, Urdu: ضلع ٹنڈو الہ یار) is a district in the province of Sindh in Pakistan. Prior to becoming a separate district, it was part of Hyderabad District.

Administration

Map of Tando Allahyar District's tehsils
Union Council's of Tando Allahyar District

The district is subdivided into the three tehsils which contain a total of 20 Union Councils:[2]

Taluka Union Councils
Chamber Began Jarwar
Dad Khan Jarwar
Naseer Khan Lighari
Rawat Lighari
Masoo Bozdar
Darya Khan Mari
Jaarki
Landhi
Jhando Mari Dasori@ Umar Sand
Jhando Mari
Mirabad
Missan
Sultanabad Station
Usman Shah Huri
Mail Mori
Hingorani
Shahpur Rizvi
Tando Soomro
Tando Allahyar (city) Bukera Sharif
Dhinghano Bozdar
Pak Singhar
Shaikh Moosa
Tando Allahyar 1
Tando Allahyar 2
Tando Allahyar 3
Tando Allahyar
Nasarpur

Education

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]

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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%
Sources:[8]

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]

Religion

Religions in Tando Allahyar district (2017)[9]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 65.54%
Hinduism
 
 34.17%
Other or not stated
 
 0.29%

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]

Language

Languages of Tando Allahyar district (2017)

  Sindhi (80.90%)
  Urdu (8.50%)
  Punjabi (3.53%)
  Balochi (1.51%)
  Saraiki (1.33%)
  Others (4.23%)

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]

List of Dehs

The following is a list of Tando Allahyar District's dehs, organised by taluka:[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
  2. ^ District Government of Tando Allahyar Archived 2013-05-21 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Alif Ailaan 2017. Pakistan District Education Rankings 2017. Islamabad: Alif Ailaan. vi-66 pp. ISBN 978-969-7624-06-5
  4. ^ Alif Ailaan 2018. 2013-2018 Five Years of Education Reforms. Wins, Losses, and challenges for 2018-2023. Islamabad: Alif Ailaan. vi-42 pp. ISBN 978-969-7624-08-9 The LFTS (Leading Future Testing Service), has also launched for testing purposes. the service launched for the purpose to promote test patterns and enrich the student's faculties. Its first project started as GAT General Assessment Test. The test Date will be 14th Oct 2018. Website. www.lfts.jigsy.com https://elections.alifailaan.pk/wp-includes/file/SindhEducationReport18.pdf Archived 2018-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "When language is a bar to learning | #TaleemDo". elections.alifailaan.pk.
  6. ^ Mustafa, Zubeida (2012-12-25). "Language in Sindh schools". DAWN.COM.
  7. ^ "Why should Sindhi be taught in all schools of Sindh?". Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  8. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  9. ^ a b c d "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  10. ^ "PESA Tandoallahyar" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Hindu's converge at Ramapir Mela near Karachi seeking divine help for their security - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  12. ^ "List of Dehs in Sindh" (PDF). Sindh Zameen. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

Bibliography

  • 1998 District census report of Hyderabad. Census publication. Vol. 59. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.

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