Total population
1,233,957 2023 Census
Kashmore District
Kashmore District, spanning 2,580 km² with 1.2 million residents, serves as a strategic tri-border trade and transit gateway in northern Sindh. As a critical national energy hub, it hosts the massive Guddu Thermal Power Plant alongside the productive Kandhkot upstream natural gas field. The region thrives commercially as a prominent cultural center, hosting one of Asia's largest grain trading markets and a sprawling cattle market.
Basic information
Total area
2,580 km²
Administrative units
3 tehsils · 41 union councils
Administrative scale
Indicators
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total population (2023 Census) | 1,233,957 |
| Total area | 2,580 km² |
| Tehsils / Sub-Divisions | 3 |
| Union councils | 41 |
Educational institutions
| Type | Count |
|---|---|
| Schools (government total) | — |
| Colleges | — |
Hospitals & health facilities
| Facility type | Count |
|---|---|
| DHQ | 1 |
| Type-D hospitals | 2 |
| RHC | 4 |
| BHU | 21 |
Police
Police station count not listed separately in the source extract for this district.
Courts by tehsil
| Tehsil | Courts |
|---|---|
| Kandhkot | 5 |
| Kashmore | 3 |
| Tangwani | 1 |
Total: 9 civil courts.
Elected representation (Provincial Assembly, party mix)
National Assembly constituencies
| Constituency | Name (Party) |
|---|---|
| NA-191 Jacobabad-cum-Kashmore | Ali Jan Mazari (PPPP) |
| NA-192 Kashmore-cum-Shikarpur | Mir Shabbir Ali Bijarani (PPPP) |
Provincial Assembly constituencies
| Constituency | Name (Party) |
|---|---|
| PS-4 Kashmore-I | Abdul Rauf Khoso (PPPP) |
| PS-5 Kashmore-II | Ghulam Abid (PPPP) |
| PS-6 Kashmore-III | Mehboob Ali Khan Bijarani (PPPP) |
Priority issues & challenges
1. Road Infrastructure Challenges
Kashmore's road network is vulnerable to riverine flooding, heavy commercial traffic on the N-55 (Indus Highway), and inadequate maintenance. From 480km road network, a large portion of the road network in Kashmore is in poor condition.
2. The Dirty Drinking Water Crisis
About 56.9% of Sindh's urban households rely on tap water, while the rest depend on pumps or private tankers. Only 36% of the national population has access to safe drinking water.
3. Malnutrition
Childhood hunger and malnutrition are widespread. This means many children do not get the right foods to grow strong and healthy. It makes them more likely to get sick.
4. Economic and Employment issues
Despite holding significant natural resources, Kashmore faces severe economic stagnation, unemployment, and trade disruption due to rampant insecurity, specifically from dacoits, and a lack of functional commercial infrastructure.