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(Redirected from Usta Mohammad Tehsil) Pakistani city and administrative area

City in Balochistan, Pakistan
Usta Muhammad
اوستہ محمد
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Coordinates: 28°10′42″N 68°2′35″E / 28.17833°N 68.04306°E / 28.17833; 68.04306
CountryPakistan
ProvinceBalochistan
DistrictUsta Muhammad District
Area
 • City978 km (378 sq mi)
Population
 • City76,753
Languages SpokenBalochi, Sindhi, Brahui, Saraiki

Usta Muhammad (Balochi: اوستہ محمد, Sindhi: اوسته محمد) is a city, a sub-division, and the District headquarters of Usta Muhammad District in Balochistan, Pakistan. The city has an area of 978 km.

Demographics

According to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, the city muincincipal corporation population was approximately 76,753, while the tehsil population was 186,226.

Religion

Relative to their share of the overall Balochistan population (0.4 per cent), the city of Usta Muhammad has a significant Hindu community, forming approximately 4.2 per cent of the population as of the 2017 census.

Religious groups in Usta Muhammad City
(1941 & 2017)
Religious
group 		1941 2017
Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 1,154 59.95% 73,103 95.24%
Hinduism 688 35.74% 3,227 4.2%
Sikhism 77 4% — —
Christianity 6 0.31% 75 0.1%
Others 0 0% 348 0.45%
Total population 1,925 100% 76,753 100%

Governance

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The city has one Municipal Corporation where the Chief Administrator sits, and an Office of the Assistant Commissioner who controls the city's executive works and Price Control.

Unions in the district are Ali-abad, Faiz-abad, Khanpur, Bari Shaakh, Mehrabpur, Piral-abad, Qabula, Samaji, Sobarani, Usta Muhammad I, Usta Muhammad II, and Usta Muhammad III.

Geography

Usta Mohammad is in the Kachhi plain basin, with an average altitude of about 55 meters. Annual rainfall is about 90mm, of which 60mm falls in winter (November–May). Winters are cold, and summers are dry and hot.

Economy

As of 2020;

People in the city area of Usta Muhammad are much more noble and have businesses in commercial places. Mostly wealthy people here own rice mills, and some have Estate Agency businesses. People in the city who are poor are mostly labourers.

In remote areas, some people are landlords while others have small businesses.

The people of the district are predominantly poor, with inadequate access to medical supplies and facilities.

Crops include rice, wheat, and sorghum. A 2002 survey determined that the incidence of Sporisorium sorghi, the causal organism of sorghum grain smut, reached 7% in Usta Mohammad. A survey of rice farmers found that 33% were illiterate, 55% farmed from 12 to 40 acres of land, and 58.3% were tenant farmers. Some farms raise cattle, sheep, and goats. Usta Mohammad has Railwaystation railways boundary connected Usta to Larkana (sindh) Usta Mohammad is 2nd biggest Business city of Balochistan. Usta is 2nd most populated city in Balochistan province Tea is very famous cafe among sttlers.

Education

The city has an Agri-Development Institute and a Government Degree College. Every student went to the other cities for their studies because there were nothing any Study system like ( library,Hostels and many other facilities.

Transport

Since 1925, Usta Muhammad boasted an operational railway station connecting it to Garhi Khairo, Shahdadkot, Larkana. However, the railway station ceased functioning in 2008. Presently, Usta Muhammad is accessible by road, linking it to Garhi Khairo, Dera Allah Yar, and Jhal Magsi. Notably, the town is not directly connected to any highway or motorway. The nearest Motorway, M-8, is situated in Shahdadkot, approximately 52 kilometers away, while N-65 Highway is located near Dera Allah Yar, approximately 40 kilometers away. Direct bus routes are available to Karachi Hyderabad Larkana and Quetta, while mini-vans ply routes to Jacobabad, Quetta, Sukkur, Dera Murad Jamali, and Shahdadkot.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Final Results (Census-2017)". Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  2. Balochistan census
  3. "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME XIV BALUCHISTAN". Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017) TABLE 9 - POPULATION BY SEX, RELIGION AND RURAL/URBAN" (PDF). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. WATER MANAGEMENT IN BALUCHISTAN
  6. Medecins Sans Frontieres: "There are new doctors in the hospital" – setting up a programme in Pakistan 18 September 2008
  7. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) Status of grain smut, Sphacelotheca sorghi, and long smut, Tolyposporium ehrenbergii, of sorghum in Sindh and Balochistan, Pakistan.
  8. DSINARC/PK (Pakistan) Information sources and adoption of selected recommended technologies for rice crop in USTA Mohammed tehsil of district Jaffarabad, Balochistan
  9. Livestock & Dairy Development Department Balochistan.
  10. 2000 04 09 Japan to assist agri sector in Sindh, B'stan
Populated places in Jafarabad District
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