Mehar Taluka (Sindhi: ميهڙ ,Urdu: میہڑ) is an administrative subdivision (taluka) of Dadu District of Hyderabad Division in the Sindh province of Pakistan.[2]According to 2023 Pakistani census Mehar Taluka had 520,559 population , Located on coordinates 27° 10' 41.682'' N67° 49' 25.0104'' E
Mehar Taluka
تعلقا ميھڙ | |
|---|---|
 میہڑ | |
.svg) Tehsil Mehar highlighted in red coordinates
27° 10' 41.682 N 67° 49' 25.0104 E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| District | Dadu District |
| Established | 1848 |
| Founded by | British Raj |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner Dadu | Jawad Ali Soomro |
| • Constituensy | NA-227 Dadu-I PS-81 Dadu-II |
| Area | |
| • Total | 928 km2 (358 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 520,559 |
| • Density | 560.95/km2 (1,452.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST is not observed |
| ZIP Code | |
| NWD (area) code | 025 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
History
editAccording to records, in 1848 Mehar Taluka was created as a subdivision of Dadu District during British rule with the town of Mehar as the headquarters. The taluka, along with the rest of Sindh, was for a time part of the Bombay Presidency of British India.
The Imperial Gazetteer of India, written over a century ago during British rule, describes the taluka as follows:[3]
It was once a taluka in Sindh province’s Larkana District "Mehar.- Tāluka of Lārkāna District, Sindh, Bombay, lying between elev 162ft, with an area of 328 square miles. The population in 1901 was 58,434, compared with 48,320 in 1891. The tāluka contains 64 villages, of which Mehar is the headquarters. The density, 178 persons per square mile, greatly exceeds the District average. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 2.8 lakhs. The tāluka is irrigated by the Western Nāra and one of its feeders, the stable crop is jowār and rice. Prior to the floods of 1874 Mehar was fertile, but the water has now become brackish and all gardens have perished. Cultivation near the hills on the west depends entirely on rainfall."
Demographics
editAccording to 2023 Pakistani census there were 519,238 spoke Sindhi, 477 Urdu, 306 Pashto, 264 Brahui, 82 Punjabi, 82 Hindko, 20 Balochi, 5 Saraiki, 1 Kashmiri & 84 others.
Administrative divisions
editMehar (Sindhi: ميهڙ) Taluka is administratively subdivided into 15 Union Councils.[2]
Union Councils
edit- Mehar
- Balishah (including Village Kothi Khokhar)
- Bothro
- Baledai
- Betto
- Fareedabad
- Gahi Mahessar
- Kolachi
- Khan Jo Goth
- Mandwani
- Nau Goth
- Qazi Aarif
- Radhan
- Shah Panjo [Masoo sahar]
- Tharari Mohabat
- Sobho Khan Magsi
- Thohro Chandio
- Sindhi Butra
- Goth Qaim Shah
- Goth Molvi Siddique
Locality
editMehar is a town in Dadu District. It is administrated by the Government of Sindh. It is divided in 15 Union Councils. The politics of the area mostly remains in the hands of feudal families of Jatois and Butts. It is the hometown of Former Chief Minister of Sindh Liaquat Ali Jatoi and provincial Minister Fayaz Ali Butt.
References
edit- ^ "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
- ^ a b Taluka Municipal Administration Mehar[permanent dead link]
- ^ Mehar Tāluka - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 16, p. 144.
- ^ "TABLE 11 – POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/ URBAN" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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