Umerkot District (Dhatki: عمرکوٹ / عمرڪوٽ, Sindhi: عمرڪوٽ ضلعو, Urdu: ضلع عمرکوٹ), also known as Amarkot District, is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city of Umerkot is the capital of the district. Sindhi is the native language of approximately 93.4% of the residents according to the 2017 Pakistan Census.^[2] Umerkot is the only non-Muslim majority district in Pakistan, with adherents of Hinduism representing 52.2% of the total population.^[3]

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Umerkot District عمرڪوٽ ضلعو ضلع عمرکوٹ Amarkot District
District of Sindh
Top: Umarkot Fort Bottom: Birth place of Akbar
Map of Sindh with Umerkot District highlighted
Coordinates: 25°22′12″N 69°43′48″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Division	Mirpur Khas
Headquarters	Umerkot
Number of Tehsils	4
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	N/A
• District Police Officer	N/A
• District Health Officer	N/A
Area
• Total	5,608 km2 (2,165 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	1,159,831
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Website	www.umerkot.gos.pk

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Akbar was born in Umerkot Fort when his father Humayun was fleeing from the Suris. After the 1843 invasion by Charles Napier, Sindh was divided into provinces and was assigned a Zamindars, also known as Wadaras, to collect taxes for the British.

The district is administratively subdivided into the following Tehsils:^[4]

• Kunri
• Pithoro
• Samaro
• Umarkot

At the time of the 2017 census, Umerkot district had 209,962 households and a population of 1,073,469. Umerkot had a sex ratio of 929 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 35.07%: 48.36% for males and 20.87% for females. 243,537 (22.69%) lived in urban areas. 364,105 (33.92%) were under 10 years of age.^[5] In 2023, the district had 222,649 households and a population of 1,159,831.^[1]

The following is list of Umerkot District's dehs, organised by taluka:^[8]

• Umarkot Shiv Mandir
• Dhatki language