Goth Pathan
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| Goth Pathan ڳوٺ پٺاڻ |
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| — Village — | |
| Coordinates: | |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| District | Larkana |
| Taluka | Bakrani |
| Union Council | Pathan |
| Deh | Shaikh Fojo |
| Government | |
| - Nazim | Bashir Ahmed Shaikh |
| - Naib Nazim | Nazir Ahmed Pathan |
| Area | |
| - Total | 0.7 km² (0.3 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 53 m (175 ft) |
| Population | |
| - Total | ~10,000 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
Goth Pathan (Sindhi: ڳوٺ پٺاڻ ) is a village situated in Taluka Bakrani, District Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan. It is located at an elevation of 175 feet from the mean sea level, in the south of Larkana city, on the right bank of Dadu Canal. The distance from Lakana city and the village is 13 km; whereas, Bakrani town is 4 km away from the village in east. Bakrani railway station is located 3km in the west of the village. The population of Goth Pathan is about 10,000. The village is also a union council comprising of nearly 30 small villages.
There are girls and boys primary and high schools at the north corner of the village. Primary school in this village was built in 1901, where Kamrade Hyder Bux Jatoi received his primary education. This village has all basic utilities including electricity, gas, water supply and telephone. The village is linked by road with Bakrani town on east and Bakrani Railway Station on North-West. There is also a Basic Health Unit to provide medical facilities not only to the people of Pathan village but also neighbouring villages. There is a branch post office, agricultural field office and a union council office in the village.
Major tribes residing in this village are: Siyal, Qureshi, Kalhora, Khokhar, Solangi, Channa, Dahar, Kori, Syed, Mangi, Shaikh, and Pathan. This village is famous for rice and wheat production and also for growing various kinds of vegetables such as cauliflower, turnip, brinjal, spinch and onion.
There are fish ponds in the village for the fish production. Also a rice mill and ice factory is located in the village along the Bakrani-Pathan road in the east.
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