Population
The population is 92% Muslim, 6% Hindu, and 2% Christian. Ethnically, 60% are Sindhi, 20% are Muhajir, 10% are Punjabi, 8% are Pashtun, and 2% are of other ethnicities. The Muhajirs and Punjabis arrived in the area following the 1947 partition of British India into India and Pakistan. The official language of the city is Sindhi; other languages spoken include Siraiki, Balochi, Pashto, Punjabi, and Urdu.
In 1947, there were only 7,000 residents; by 2011, the population had increased to 2 lakh (200,000). Tando Adam is the seventh-largest city of Sindh, and the 21st-biggest of Pakistan. The area of the city is 16 square kilometres (6.2 sq mi).
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