List of tehsils of Sindh by literacy rate

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The literacy rate in the tehsils of Sindh varies significantly, reflecting regional disparities in education access and infrastructure. Urban tehsils like Karachi and Hyderabad generally report higher literacy rates due to better schooling facilities and greater awareness. In contrast, rural tehsils such as Tharparkar and Umerkot lag behind, with limited educational resources and socio-economic challenges. Gender disparity is also evident, with female literacy rates consistently lower than those of males across most tehsils. Overall, while progress has been made in some areas, focused efforts are still needed to uplift literacy levels throughout Sindh’s diverse tehsils.

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TehsilTotal

(2023) [1]

MaleFemaleRuralUrbanDistrictsDivision
Badin Tehsil 37.7%48%26.45%30.76%53.75% Badin District Hyderabad Division
Khoski Tehsil ...............
Matli Tehsil 39.32%49.9%27.9%32.77%58.88%
Shaheed Fazil Rahu Tehsil 33.50%41.45%24.83%30.94%47.10%
Talhar Tehsil 34.16%43.2%24.5%28.07%50.19%
Tando Bago Tehsil 36.17%46.5%24.99%32.82%52.52%
Jati Tehsil 23.13%28.75%16.77%20.79%64.11% Sujawal District
Kharo Chan Tehsil 6.98%8.19%5.56%6.98%...
Mirpur Bathoro Tehsil 32.01%40.45%22.92%27.35%74.21%
Shah Bandar Tehsil 15.97%20.59%10.80%11.28%50.82%
Sujawal Tehsil 35.02%43.1%26.32%26.98%67.73%
Ghorabari Tehsil 19.89%25.42%14.06%21.2%13.21% Thatta District
Keti Bunder 12.86%17.41%7.89%12.86%...
Mirpur Sakro Tehsil 27.95%33.89%21.64%25.1%44.6%
Thatta Tehsil 30.9%38.2%23.13%23.75%52.59%
Dadu Tehsil 64.39%72.08%56.44%55.14%77.83% Dadu District
Johi Tehsil 30.25%38.28%21.81%27.16%52.82%
Khairpur Nathan Shah Tehsil 43.42%52.38%34.15%38.76%59.22%
Mehar Tehsil 43.05%51.15%34.69%37.89%60.55%
Hyderabad City Tehsil 73.74%75.48%71.77%...73.74% Hyderabad District
Hyderabad Tehsil 42.57%49.91%34.37%37.1%63.25%
Latifabad Tehsil 74.04%76.85%70.9%...74.04%
Qasimabad Tehsil 71.32%75.78%65.97%...71.32%
Kotri Tehsil 57.5%64.55%49.81%43.12%61.61% Jamshoro District
Sehwan Tehsil 41.91%50.93%32.25%32.37%57.34%
Manjhand Tehsil 35.19%42.47%27.23%31.59%57.21%
Thana Bulla Khan Tehsil 55.19%60.37%49.60%50.81%87.24%
Hala Tehsil 52.58%62.53%42.47%44.92%61.34% Matiari District
Matiari Tehsil 39.64%49.95%28.89%36.56%59.8%
Saeedabad Tehsil 48.11%59.83%36.14%44.7%70.3%
Chamber Tehsil 29.96%38.48%21.18%28.31%38.06% Tando Allahyar District
Jhando Mari Tehsil 36.68%45.42%27.61%36.95%33.67%
Tando Allahyar Tehsil 46.83%54.14%39.22%30.79%59.39%
Nasarpur Tehsil ...............
Bulri Shah Karim Tehsil 27.15%35.4%18.21%26.73%42.39% Tando Muhammad Khan District
Tando Ghulam Hyder Tehsil 30.26%39.64%20.13%29.8%32.07%
Tando Mohammad Khan Tehsil 42.70%50.31%34.45%28.90%60.47%
Gulberg Town 89.92%89.41%90.51%...89.92% Karachi Central District Karachi Division
Liaquatabad Town 83.69%83.40%84.04%...83.69%
New Karachi Town 79.82%79.92%79.72%...79.82%
North Nazimabad Town 83.01%83.84%82.10%...83.01%
Nazimabad 84.73%85.68%83.66%...84.73%
North Karachi ...............
Gulistan-e-Jouhar (G-E-J)............... Karachi East District
Gulshan Town ...............
Jamshed Town 85.99%86.75%85.13%...85.99%
Ferozabad 83.02%84.04%81.82%...83.02%
Gulshan-E-Iqbal 89.18%90.26%88.01%...89.18%
Gulzar-E-Hijri 64.74%67.05%62.02%...64.74%
Lyari Town 68.40%71.84%64.61%...68.40% Karachi South District
Saddar Town 88.56%89.86%87.02%...88.56%
Aram Bagh 86.43%86.96%85.8%...86.43%
Civil Line 84.75%86.44%82.64%...84.75%
Garden 84.5%85.33%83.58%...84.5%
Orangi Town 60.76%64.93%55.98%...60.76% Karachi West District
Manghopir 63.03%65.10%60.67%52.22%66.20%
Maripur 52.76%58.26%46.50%...52.76%
Mominabad 76.07%77.69%74.25%...76.07%
Ittehad Town ...............
Baldia Town ...............
Korangi Town 70.93%72.62%69.01%...70.93% Korangi District
Landhi Town 84.60%85.68%83.41%...84.60%
Shah Faisal Town 89.60%91.09%87.97%...89.60%
Model Colony 86.85%88.07%85.49%...86.85%
Bin Qasim Town 62.19%68.22%55.10%62.19%... Malir District
Gadap Town 58.94%64.89%52.43%58.94%...
Malir Town ...............
Jinnah ...............
Ibrahim Hyderi 57.91%62.60%52.33%52.06%63.50%
Murad Memon 71.88%76.4%66.94%63.03%77.55%
Shah Murad 49.70%56.51%41.91%49.70%...
Keamari Town 55.61%61.25%48.91%...55.61% Keamari District
Baldia Town 64.25%68.41%59.58%...64.25%
S.I.T.E. Town 68.48%73.33%62.54%...68.48%
Karachi Fish Harbour ...............
Garhi Khairo Tehsil 45.58%54.72%36.46%41.49%79.96% Jacobabad District Larkana Division
Jacobabad Tehsil 45.47%55.69%35.05%28.1%62.1%
Thul Tehsil 38.53%47.44%29.18%32.15%59.82%
Kandhkot Tehsil 37.91%47.17%28.06%26.56%56.64% Kashmore District
Kashmore Tehsil 32.65%41.95%23.22%26.69%54.78%
Tangwani Tehsil 36.95%46.94%26.49%36.00%46.56%
Bakrani Tehsil 46.38%56.72%35.15%46.29%46.91% Larkana District
Dokri Tehsil 49.19%58.92%38.87%44.38%60.96%
Larkana Tehsil 58.76%67.93%48.62%44.08%66.8%
Ratodero Tehsil 58.93%69.6%47.52%53.9%67.67%
Mirokhan Tehsil 33.41%43.63%22.39%29.13%45.38% Qambar-Shahdadkot District
Nasirabad Tehsil 41.81%51.06%31.71%38.62%52.91%
Qambar Tehsil 39.36%48.17%29.68%35.79%49.62%
Qubo Saeed Khan Tehsil 26.46%36.19%16.13%21.38%37.22%
Shahdadkot Tehsil 47.06%54.88%38.65%32.58%58.83%
Sijawal Junejo Tehsil 37.66%47.14%27.44%37.66%...
Warah Tehsil 44.25%52.67%35.2%43.01%47.2%
Garhi Yasin Tehsil 42.76%51.4%34.03%39.14%68.25% Shikarpur District
Khanpur Tehsil 29.41%36.64%21.92%27.21%60.75%
Lakhi Tehsil 49.43%60.06%38.69%44.76%67.55%
Shikarpur Tehsil 50.99%60.2%41.59%29.77%70.85%
Digri Tehsil 46.1%56.34%34.97%37%61.77% Mirpur Khas District Mirpur Khas Division
Hussain Bux Mari Tehsil 33.26%44.9%20.48%33.26%...
Jhuddo Tehsil 38.59%48.85%27.14%27.43%63.44%
Kot Ghulam Muhammad Tehsil 41.19%51.98%29.43%38.27%65.46%
Mirpur Khas Tehsil 74.63%79.62%69.16%60.52%75.67%
Shujabad Tehsil 39.46%50.35%27.57%35.59%64.69%
Sindhri Tehsil 31.99%42.8%20.07%32.32%28.12%
Chachro Tehsil 31.07%41.91%19.63%29.57%49.16% Tharparkar District
Dahli Tehsil 31.47%41.51%20.92%31.41%33.59%
Diplo Tehsil 46.1%61.15%29.89%43.71%70.63%
Kaloi Tehsil 37.91%52.28%22.7%37.91%...
Islamkot Tehsil 36.01%48.29%22.97%33.68%63.21%
Mithi Tehsil 49.84%62.67%35.92%40.61%72.74%
Nagarparkar Tehsil 29.49%41.38%16.67%28.79%44.57%
Kunri Tehsil 38.72%49.14%27.44%32.96%63% Umerkot District
Pithoro Tehsil 39.9%52.65%26.00%35.09%77.16%
Samaro Tehsil 29.72%40.70%17.88%26.72%75.37%
Umerkot Tehsil 41.00%54.65%26.11%33.60%55.10%
Daharki Tehsil 36.84%48.86%23.72%29.4%55.27% Ghotki District Sukkur Division
Ghotki Tehsil 45.96%60.67%30.03%40.84%60.94%
Khan Garh Tehsil (Khanpur)39.01%54.35%22.50%37.51%44.84%
Mirpur Mathelo Tehsil 42.66%56.55%27.7%37.61%59.63%
Ubauro Tehsil 38.39%52.41%23.17%34.98%58.4%
Faiz Ganj Tehsil 46.43%59.59%32.96%43.83%56.2% Khairpur District
Gambat Tehsil 52.89%64.35%41.13%45.9%64.1%
Khairpur Tehsil 59.37%70.27%48.31%47.99%68.57%
Kingri Tehsil 49.04%60.82%36.87%42.7%64.01%
Kot Diji Tehsil 45.29%56.85%33.3%44.59%47.45%
Nara Tehsil 34.47%43.64%24.64%32.44%40.79%
Sobho Dero Tehsil 49.88%62.84%36.71%46.96%55.29%
Thari Mirwah Tehsil 51.22%63.60%38.34%47.78%60.34%
New Sukkur Tehsil 57.96%68.25%46.48%38.07%61.26% Sukkur District
Pano Aqil Tehsil 58.54%70.74%45.12%53.2%78.37%
Rohri Tehsil 49.93%60.39%37.75%41.36%71.03%
Salehpat Tehsil 34.5%46.03%21.56%31.62%44.90%
Sukkur Tehsil 79.43%83.96%74.39%...79.43%
Bhiria Tehsil 58.14%68.31%47.61%54.88%69.00% Naushahro Feroze District Shaheed Benazir Abad Division
Kandiaro Tehsil 64.04%74.34%53.42%63.14%69.94%
Mehrabpur Tehsil 60.92%71.4%50.16%55.87%71.53%
Moro Tehsil 53.87%64.42%42.89%47.91%64.45%
Naushahro Feroze Tehsil 51.24%61.85%40.23%42.42%63.45%
Kazi Ahmed Tehsil 47.11%57.32%36.42%45.17%59.37% Shaheed Benazir Abad District
Daur Tehsil (2004)41.36%54.06%28.27%38.22%53.1%
Nawabshah Tehsil (1907)62.44%70.06%54.61%41.67%68.91%
Sakrand Tehsil (1858)52.84%62.96%42.3%49.9%66.57%
Jam Nawaz Ali Tehsil 31.67%43.05%20.06%29.49%42.7% Sanghar District
Khipro Tehsil 37.04%46.19%27.4%32.81%57.46%
Sanghar Tehsil 40%48.95%30.63%32.52%67.64%
Shahdadpur Tehsil 50.69%61.16%39.93%38.8%66.29%
Sinjhoro Tehsil 42.02%52.14%31.53%37.73%62.1%
Tando Adam Khan Tehsil 50.81%58.55%42.78%35.75%69.14%

See also

References

  1. "TABLE 12 : LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, SINDH" (PDF).