Sindh Rural Vs Sindh Urban

As we all know that Pakistan is a densely populated country which comprises of four provinces or in other words, administrative units. One of those provinces is known as Sindh which has 30 districts. These 30 districts are further divided into tehsils. According to research, Karachi is the most densely populated city district in Sindh, which is subdivided into the regions of South, West, East, Central, Korangi and Malir districts.

Karachi – The City of Lights

Characterized by its mesmerizing nighttime glow and pristine shoreline, Karachi is a region that has both, urban as well as rural areas. The city’s uniqueness is not just limited to that but is much more diverse in terms of socio-cultural aspects too. Though urban districts are more versatile in terms of race and religion. Where most people usually speak Sindhi, Seraiki, Thari and Balochi in rural districts, in the urban districts Urdu, Punjabi and Pashto are common too.

Many hospitals, rural health centres, libraries, educational institutions, major roads, farm to market network are a reality of today’s rural Sindh but seldom have any of these contributed to the improvement of development indicators. Millions of rural dwellers live with Hepatitis C, hundreds of children die of measles, infant mortality ratio refuses to improve, women health initiatives remain low, medicines don’t exist in the hospitals and doctors refuse to pay attention.

Sindh Rural meaning

Sindh rural can be defined as the part of Sindh which primarily faces a deficit in terms of resources and facilities available, and is deemed to be facing extreme poverty and unemployment. Areas like Badin, Sanghar, Tharparker and Dadu are labelled under the Sindh Rural districts owing to the inadequate medical facilities along with a range of other factors too.

Sindh Urban meaning

Sindh urban can be defined as the districts in Sindh which relatively are better off then the ones in Sindh Rural. Sindh Urban has better access to goods and services as well as resources like medical facilities and education. It is also more diverse in terms of race, infrastructure, transportation and communication and many other factors. Areas like Karachi and some regions of Hyderabad and Khairpur are considered to be a part of Sindh Urban.

Below is a table that lists down all Sindh Rural cities and Rural areas along with Sindh Urban cities and Sindh Urban areas.

Concluding Note:

Not only do cultural differences exist in these regions, but also the level of education, poverty, quality of life, access to facilities too, varies from each region. However, it can be safely said that Sindh urban is better off than that of Sindh rural for obvious reasons. That does not mean though, that steps are not being taken to improve the situation. Many NGOs have been set up to facilitate such areas in crises (i.e., disasters or food insecurity) or otherwise.