SINDH BUREAU OF STATISTICS
Introduction
Bureau of Statistics was established
in the year 1970 as an attached office
of
the
Planning
Department,
collection,
with
&
Development
the
aim
compilation,
of
and
dissemination of statistical data for
the use of planners, policy makers,
administrators and researchers.
ORGANIZATIONAL SETUP OF BUREAU OF STATISTICS
Director
Additional
Director-II
Deputy Director
Agriculture
Additional Director
(D P)
S.System Analyst
Deputy Director
Social Statistics
Programmer
Deputy Director
Field Operation /
Surveys
Additional
Director-I
Deputy Director
Industries / Admin
Deputy Director
Publication &
Coord.
Assistant Director/
Stat. Officer
FIELD
OFFICES
15 District Offices
26 Taluka Offices
Functions
 Collection & compilation of statistical data on
various socio-economic sectors of
the
province.
 Publication of statistical data
 Undertaking surveys and preparation of their
reports.
 Acting as liaison between Federal and
Provincial Government on statistical matters.
 Providing technical guidance and assistance
to other provincial statistical cells relating to
statistical matters as and when required
 Preparation
of
basic
indicators of the Province.
socio-economic
Sector-wise Coverage
Agriculture
Climate
Fisheries
Forestry
Livestock
Manufacturing Industries
Electricity, Gas & Mining
Education
Health
Transport & Communication
Public Finance
Financial Institutions
Banking
National Accounts
Foreign Trade
Population
Crimes
SECTOR-WISE DATA
(Coverage, Frequency, Source and Methodology)
Agriculture Sector
Coverage:
Frequency:
Sources:
 Area & Production of
Major & Minor Crops
 Crop Acreage
 Land Utilization
 Climate(Temperature, Rainfall &
Humidity)
 Fertilizer
 Pesticides
 Farm Size
Annually
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 Tube Wells (Installed &
Pumpage Capacity)
 Canal Withdrawal
 Commanded & Irrigated Area
by Barrages
 Fisheries
 Food Grain Storage
 Livestock
 Forestry
Directorate of Agriculture Extension, Hyderabad.
Board of Revenue, Sindh.
Irrigation Department, Sindh.
Metrological Department Govt. of Pakistan.
Fisheries Department, Sindh.
Marine Fisheries, Govt. of Pakistan.
Agriculture Census Organization, Govt. of Pakistan.
Pakistan Census of Live Stock.
Directorate of Animal Husbandry Sindh.
Chief Conservator, Forest Sindh.
Methodology ............................. Next
Agriculture Sector
Methodology:
i. Area & Production Estimates of Major and Minor Crops:
Area & Production Estimates of Major and Minor Crops are prepared by the staff of
Directorate of Agriculture Extension, Hyderabad as under:
Wheat, Cotton & Rice:  Through sample/crop cutting surveys
Sugar:
 Farmer’s opinion survey
 Area figure is collected from Board of Revenue
whereas Production is estimated on subjective
judgment basis by their field staff.
These crop estimates are checked/examined and discussed by the sub-committee
constituted in Agriculture Department, comprising representative of Agriculture,
Irrigation Department, Board of Revenue and Bureau of Statistics. Thereafter these
estimates are reviewed, considered and cleared in the meeting of Sindh Agricultural
Statistics Coordination Board, head by Addition Chief Secretary, P&D Department
alongwith other information available on fertilizer, pesticides, rainfall, water availability
and agriculture credit.
Crop Acreage:
Census of Crop Acreage is conducted by the field staff of Bureau of Statistics through
Revenue Tapedar, in all about 6000 dehs for Kharif and Rabi seasons. Deh-wise crop
acreage specific proforma filled-in by the Patwari/ Tapedar are collected by the field staff
of Bureau of Statistics. These returns are checked, edited, coded and processed on
computer and finally Rabi and Kharif Statistics are released for the users.
Other Crops:
Agriculture Sector
Methodology:
iii. Land Utilization:
Statistics are compiled by the field staff of Directorate
of Agriculture Extension Hyderabad on the basis of
District-wise information collected from Board of
Revenue Sindh and supplied to this Bureau.
iv. Others:
Data
on
Climate,
Fertilizer,
Pesticides,
Canal
Withdrawal, Commanded Area, Fisheries, Livestock,
Forestry, Farm Size, Tube wells etc. are collected by
Bureau of Statistics from various organization/agencies
which are compiled and disseminated through various
publications of Bureau.
SECTOR-WISE DATA
(Coverage, Frequency, Source and Methodology)
Industries Sector
Coverage: i.Census of Manufacturing Industries (CMI)
 Fixed Assets
 Industrial Cost
 Employment
 Value of Production
 Employment Cost
Frequency:
Annually
Sources:
Directorate of Industries, BOS, FBS
Methodology: CMI is conducted under Industrial Act 1942 covering all establishments registered
under Section 2(J) of Factories Act 1934 amended in 1973 with joint effort of FBS,
Directorate of Industries & BOS with following distribution of work.
Federal Bureau of Statistics:
 Planning of Census in collaboration with BOS & Directorate of Industries
 Preparation of Questionnaire, Tabulation Plan & Editing Instructions in
consultation with all concerned Federal Ministries, Provincial Departments
and autonomous and Private Organizations.
 Preparation and Publication of CMI tables at national level.
Directorate of Industries:
 Notification of the Questionnaires
 Printing &Mailing out of Questionnaires
 Collection of CMI returns
 Preliminary editing of CMI returns
Bureau of Statistics:
 Scrutiny, editing and coding of CMI returns
 Data Processing of CMI returns
 Preparation & Publication of Provincial Summary Tables
 Provide Results/Tables as per tabulation plan to Federal Bureau of Statistics
Industries Sector
Coverage:
ii.Industrial Production & Employment
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Frequency:
Sources:
Vegetable Ghee
Sugar
Fertilizer
Cigarettes
Cotton, Jute & Woollen
Textile
 Paper and Paper Board
 Acid, Alkalies and Salt
 Pharmaceutical
 Tyre and Tubes
 Electrical Appliances
 M.S. Products
 Paint & Varnish
Monthly/Annually
 Petroleum Products
 Beverages
 Tea
 Auto Mobiles
 Safety Razor Blades
 Vacuum Flask
 Sheet & Plat Glass
 Sewing Machines
 Cement
 Leather Tanning
 Electrical Apparatus
 Radio & Television etc.
 Industrial Units.
 Sindh Bureau of Statistics
Methodology: Monthly Industrial Production & Employment data in respect of 96
items manufactured by 31 selected large scale industries is collected by
Bureau of Statistics through mail, fax, telephonic contacts and personal
visits from about 500 establishments every month. Data collected from
factories is checked, edited/coded and processed on computer. Results of
the survey are finalized within time lag of six weeks and report is
released for the users.
SECTOR-WISE DATA
(Coverage, Frequency, Source and Methodology)
Energy Sector
Coverage:
Frequency:
Sources:
Methodology:
 New Electricity Connections, Applications Pending
 Electricity Consumption by Group – (Domestic, Commercial, Industrial &
Agricultural)
 Consumers by Group– (Domestic, Commercial, Industrial)
 Gas Consumption by Consumers Group
 Mineral (Production of Selected Minerals)
Annually
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WAPDA
KESC
Sui Southern Gas Company
Directorate of Mineral Development Sindh.
Data on Electricity Consumption, No. of Consumers by KESE &
WAPDA, Installed Generating Capacity of Power Stations,
Consumption and No. of Consumers of Gas by Groups and Production
of Selected Minerals are collected from various agencies and
disseminated in various publications of the Bureau.
SECTOR-WISE DATA
(Coverage, Frequency, Source and Methodology)
Education Sector
Coverage:
No. of Institutions, Enrolment and Teaching Staff by Sex and District:
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Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools
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Technical Institutes
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Intermediate and Degree Colleges
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Universities
Frequency:
Annually
Sources:
Sindh Education Management Information System (SEMIS), Education
Department, Sindh
Methodology:
Education Department has a very effective Sindh Education
Management Information System (SEMIS) to conduct School Census
every year for collection of information from all the education
institutions in Sindh and make these data accessible to all concerned.
The Bureau of Statistics collects data from SEMIS, compile and
disseminate it in various publications.
SECTOR-WISE DATA
(Coverage, Frequency, Source and Methodology)
Health Sector
Coverage:
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Number & Beds in Hospitals, Dispensaries,TB Clinics, Rural Health
Centres, Basic Health Units, Mother and Child Health Centres
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Medical and Para-medical Personnel
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Indoor & Outdoor Patients treated.
Frequency:
Annually
Sources:
Directorate General, Health Services, Hyderabad.
Methodology:
Data on Health facilities is collected from the Directorate General,
Health Services, Hyderabad which is examined/checked and
disseminated in various publication of the Bureau of Statistics.
SECTOR-WISE DATA
(Coverage, Frequency, Source and Methodology)
Miscellaneous Sectors
Coverage:
Transport & Communication Statistics
 Motor Vehicles on Road, Registered by type/District.
 Route and Track Kilometres of Pakistan Railway.
 Pakistan Railway Movement of Passenger.
 Air Traffic Passenger, Freight and Mail
 Road Kilometres by type and Districts
Public Finance & Financial Institutions
 Development Expenditure of Sindh
 Sector-wise Distribution of Annual Development Programme of Sindh
 Summary Statement of Capital Receipts and Expenditure of Sindh
 Central Excise Duty Recovered by Region in Sindh
 Provincial Excise Duty and Taxes Recovered by District in Sindh
 Loan Sanctioned and distributed by Zarai Traqiati Bank, IDBP and HBFC
Frequency:
Annually
Sources:
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Methodology:
Finance Department
Excise & Taxation Department
Highway Communication Department.
Federal Bureau of Statistics
Zarai Taraqiati Bank
IDBP
HBFC
Data is collected from concerned departments/institutions which is
compiled and disseminated through Bureau's publications for users.
Regular Publications (Selected)
 Development Statistics of Sindh
 Statistical Pocket Book of Sindh
 Sindh at a Glance
 Agriculture Statistics of Sindh
 Crop Acreage Statistics of Sindh
 School Education Statistics of Sindh
 College Education Statistics Sindh
 Health Statistics of Sindh
 Monthly / Quarterly Industrial Production &
Employment Survey Report
Publications (selected) Released During 2001 to 2005
 Development Statistics of Sindh
 Sindh at a Glance
 Comparative Statistics of Pakistan and Sindh
 Statistical Pocket Book of Sindh
 District Development Indicators Sindh
 Agriculture Statistics of Sindh
 10 Years Agricultural Statistics of Sindh
 Crop Acreage Statistics
 Monthly Report on Industrial Production and Employment Survey
 Quarterly Reports on Industrial Production & Employment Survey
 Census of Manufacturing Industries (CMI) in Sindh
 25 Years Sindh in Statistics
 School Education Statistics of Sindh
 College Education Statistics Sindh
 Health Statistics of Sindh
 Human Rural Settlements Survey(HRS) Reports of all Districts in
Sindh
Selected Surveys Conducted During the Years 2001 to 2005
Monthly Industrial Production & Employment Survey in
selected large scale manufacturing establishments (550)
(Regular).
Census of Crop Acreage Statistics for Rabi & Kharif
seasons (Regular).
Human Rural Settlements Survey having population 200 &
above in all Districts of Sindh (Periodical)
Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey (MICS) in all 16 districts
of Sindh including 18 Towns of Karachi with the assistance
of UNICEF. (Adhoc)
Future Work Plan
To strengthen statistical data
Provincial/ District/Taluka Level
collection
activities
at
To identify sector/areas where data is either not exist or data
gap is large and to develop Statistical series to reduce data gap
by conducting census/ surveys/case studies, etc.
Reduce time lag in data collection to bring out Bureau's
regular/adhoc publications timely and also enhance scope and
coverage of existing publications.
Improve scope and coverage of Monthly Survey of Industrial
Production & Employment, and other socio-economic sectors.
Conducting Human Rural Settlements survey in all the
districts of Sindh having population 200 and above to identify
the development gaps for the use of planners and policy
makers.
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