Khairpur (, ) is a city and the capital of the Khairpur Mirs District of Pakistan's Sindh province.

History

The Talpur dynasty was established in 1783 by Mir Fateh Ali Khan, who declared himself the first Rais, or ruler of Sindh, after defeating the Kalhoras at the Battle of Halani.

The death of Mir Sohrab Khan Talpur, founder of the Khairpur branch abdicated power to his eldest son Mir Rustam Ali Khan, in 1811. Wind speed is low throughout the year, and sunshine is abundant. Summer temperatures regularly surpass . Dry heat is experienced starting from April to early June until the monsoon starts to arrive. The monsoon in Khairpur produces rain only infrequently, but brings high dew points, resulting in high heat indices. The monsoon recedes by September, but it is not until late October that the short lived autumn season is experienced before the onset of the region's cool winters. The average annual rainfall of Khairpur is and mainly occurs in the monsoon season. The highest annual rainfall ever is , recorded in 1978 and the lowest annual rainfall ever is none at all in 1941.

Demographics

Population

According to 2023 census, Khairpur had a population of 191,044. At the 1998 census, the population of the city of Khairpur was 102,188 having increased from 61,447 at the 1981 census. The city had an estimated population of 127,857 in 2006.

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Languages

According to 2023 Pakistani census around 95.21%of the population spoke Sindhi, 2.62% Urdu, an additional 2.17% percent spoke a multitude of languages (mostly Punjabi, Balochi and Saraiki).

Education

There are following Colleges and Universities in Khairpur

  • Khairpur Medical College KMC, Khairpur Mirs
  • Pir Abdul Qadir Shah Jeelani Institute of Medical Sciences, Khairpur Mirs
  • Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur Mirs
  • IBA-Institute of Emerging Technologies, SIBAU Campus Khairpur
  • Mehran University College Of Engineering And Technology SZAB Campus Khairpur,
  • The Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University of Technology & Skill Development, Khairpur Mirs,
  • Khairpur College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (KCAET) at Khairpur,
  • Pak-Turk Maarif International Schools and Colleges Khairpur Campus ,
  • IBA Community College Khairpur ,
  • Superior Science College Khairpur Mirs ,
  • Khairpur Women College Khairpur ,

Government Comprehensive Higher Secondary School Khairpur ,

Notes

See also

References

Further reading

  • Khairpur diaries: Where women earn and women rule
  • The golden harvest of Khairpur by Zofeen Ebrahim