Kunri Tehsil

Kunri is a Tehsil and town located in the Umarkot District, Sindh province in southern Pakistan. According to the 2023 Pakistani census, Kunri Tehsil had a population of 237,063.

Description

Kunri is known as the chili capital of Asia due to the prolific cultivation and production of chili peppers. The climatic conditions and soil of Kunri contribute to the chili quantity. The region hosts a chili research center located near Dadhro.
Agriculture sustains a considerable number of inhabitants.
The town is divided into union councils administered by a central municipal body.
The city contains a non-operational railway station.

Education

Kunri is host to several small-scale educational institutions, including government high schools named Qazi Sultan, Fazal e Umer, and Nusrat Jahan.

Religion

As of the 2017 census, slightly over half of the population of the Kunri Tehsil were Hindus, with Muslims making up most of the remainder. Just over 3,000 Ahmadis live in the Tehsil, which accounts for most of the Ahmadi population within the Umerkot District. Additionally, a small Christian population resides in Kunri.