Mirpur Bathoro Tehsil (Sindhi: ميرپور بٺورو) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Sujawal District. Previously it was in Thatta District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Its capital is the city of Thatta.[1]
Mirpur Bathoro Tehsil | |
|---|---|
Taluka | |
  Mirpur Bathoro Tehsil Location in Pakistan  Mirpur Bathoro Tehsil Mirpur Bathoro Tehsil (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 24°43′48.0″N 68°15′0.0″E / 24.730000°N 68.250000°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| District | Sujawal |
| Taluka | Mirpur Bathoro |
| Towns | 2 |
| Union Councils | 08 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Tehsil Municipal Administration |
| • Assistant Commissioner / Administrator | MR. Muhammad Ali Memon |
| • Founder | Abdul Bano |
| Area | |
• Taluka | 4 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Taluka | 210,959 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
| Area code | +298 |
Administration
editMirpur Bathoro tehsil, administratively subdivided into 8 Union Councils, is located about 55 km southwest of Tando Muhammad Khan District and 50 km northeast of Thatta.
24°43′48″N 68°15′00″E / 24.73000°N 68.25000°E
It has famous villages like Jhok Sharif. Famous for its Shrine of Soofi Shah Inayat Shaheed, who fought for the rights of peasants (Sindhi: هاري ; Urdu: کسان) against feudal lords and the government. Daro City the main business town of Mirpur Bathoro and has the highest literacy rate in the Sujawal District. Bannu a small town situated on the Left Bank of the river Indus. Mirpur Bathoro town is birthplace of great saint Makhdoom Muhammad Hashim Thattvi.
References
edit- ^ Taluka Municipal Administration Mirpur Bathoro Archived 2006-02-20 at the Wayback Machine