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(Redirected from Mehar Taluka) Place in Sindh
Mehar Taluka تعلقا ميھڙ
میہڑمیہڑ
Tehsil Mehar highlighted in red coordinates 27° 10' 41.682 N 67° 49' 25.0104 ETehsil Mehar highlighted in red coordinates

27° 10' 41.682 N

67° 49' 25.0104 E
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DistrictDadu District
Established1848; 176 years ago (1848)
Founded byBritish Raj
Government
 • Deputy Commissioner DaduJawad Ali Soomro
 • ConstituensyNA-227 Dadu-I
PS-81 Dadu-II
Area
 • Total928 km (358 sq mi)
Elevation43 m (141 ft)
Highest elevation50 m (160 ft)
Lowest elevation37 m (121 ft)
Population
 • Total520,559
 • Density560.95/km (1,452.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (PKT)
 • Summer (DST)DST is not observed
ZIP Code76330
NWD (area) code025
ISO 3166 codePK-SD

Mehar Taluka (Sindhi: ميهڙ ,Urdu: میہڑ) is an administrative subdivision (taluka) of Dadu District of Hyderabad Division in the Sindh province of Pakistan. According to the 2023 Pakistani census, Mehar Taluka had a population of 520,559. It is located on coordinates 27° 10' 41.682'' N67° 49' 25.0104'' E

History

According 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:

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

Languages of Mehar Taluka (2023 Pakistani census)

  Sindhi (99.74%)  Urdu (0.09%)  Pashto (0.05%)  Brahui (0.05%)  Punjabi (0.1%)  Hindko (0.01%)  Others (0.02%)

According 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

Mehar (Sindhi: ميهڙ) Taluka is administratively subdivided into 15 Union Councils.

Union Councils

  1. Mehar
  2. Balishah (including Village Kothi Khokhar)
  3. Bothro (Sardar Mehboob Ali Dahar)
  4. Baledai
  5. Betto
  6. Fareedabad
  7. Gahi Mahessar
  8. Kolachi
  9. Khan Jo Goth
  10. Mandwani
  11. Nau Goth
  12. Qazi Aarif
  13. Radhan
  14. Shah Panjo
  15. Tharari Mohabat
  16. Sobho Khan Magsi
  17. Thohro Chandio
  18. Sindhi Butra
  19. Goth Qaim Shah
  20. Goth Molvi Siddique

Locality

Mehar 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

  1. "TABLE 1 : HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2023.
  2. ^ Taluka Municipal Administration Mehar
  3. Mehar Tāluka - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 16, p. 144.
  4. "TABLE 11 – POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/ URBAN" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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Hyderabad
Badin
Sujawal
Thatta
Dadu
Hyderabad
Jamshoro
Matiari
Tando Allahyar
Tando Muhammad Khan
Karachi
Karachi Central
Karachi East
Karachi South
Karachi West
Korangi
Malir
Larkana
Jacobabad
Kashmore
Larkana
Qambar-Shahdadkot
Shikarpur
Mirpur Khas
Mirpur Khas
Sanghar
Tharparkar
Umerkot
Sukkur
Ghotki
Khairpur
Sukkur
Shaheed Benazir Abad
Naushahro Feroze
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