[3] Sukkur is the divisional headquarters of Sukkur Division, which comprises the following three districts:[4][5] (km2) (2017) (2023) (km²)[6] (2023) (ppl/km²) (2023) (2023) (km²)[7] (2023) (ppl/km²) (2023) (2023) On 1 April 1936 when Sind division separated from Bombay Presidency and established a Province.

On One Unit Policy Sind province merged into West Pakistan province on 30 September 1955 Create Khairpur Division when the State of Khairpur merged in Pakistan.

Pakistan Government merged the khairpur state into Sind province and gave the status of a district.

Later in 1971 when the Sind province was restored the divisional status was shifted from khairpur to Sukkur.

[8] At the time of the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the distribution of the population of Sukkur Division by first language was as follows:[9]