Ghotki District
| ضِلع گھوٹکی | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Ghotki District | |
 | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | DCO[1] |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 970,549 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
Ghotki District (Sindhi: گھوٽڪي) (Urdu: ضِلع گھوٹکی) is a district in Sindh province of Pakistan. Its capital is Ghotki city. According to the 1998 census, it had a population of 970,549, of which 15.69%.
Administration
The district is administratively subdivided into the following tehsils.
Area/Location
Ghotki is located in northern Sindh, Pakistan as a border district between Sindh and Punjab. Sindhi is the major mother tongue of the people. Ghotki is divided in two sections; the main area of city markets whereas the other contains the main area of residence. The literacy ratio of the district is 50% Ghotki has very fertile land and the main crops it produces are Cotton, Wheat, Sugarcane, Rice, Tobacco etc. Majority of the people of the district are engaged in agriculture. Ghotki is also famous for mangoes and vegetables while date trees are in abundance.
Industrial Area
Ghotki is sort of industrial area in interior Sindh since it hosts OGDCL, Engro Fertilizers, Fauji Fertilizers (formerlyPak Saudi Fertilizer), TNB Liberty Power Plant, EngroPowegen PowerPlant and Dosan Power Plant, whose products are supplied all over the country. Since Cotton is one of the major crops of the district, as such there are 40 cotton ginning factories. These industries are thus playing a vital role in the socio-economic development of the people living in the district. Ghotki is also proud to have three gas fields, namely Mari Gas Field, Qadirpur Gas Field, Rehmat Gas Field.
They not only provide natural gas to Engro and Pak Saudi Fertilizers, but Fauji Fertilizers (Sadiqabad, Punjab), WAPDA (Guddu Thermal) and SSGC are the main users/customers of natural gas produced by these gas fields, apart from the rest of the country. After cotton other crop is Sugarcane and 04 Suger Mills are located in District Ghotki namely JDW Sugar Mills-3, SGM Sugar Mills, Daherki Sugar Mills and Reti Sugal Mills.
History
Ghotki District (Sindhi: گھوٽڪي) (Urdu: گھوٹکی) is a district of Sindh Province, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census it had a population of 970,549 of which 15.69%. Mirpur Mathelo is the capital of Ghotki District.
The town is located at 28°1'0N 69°19'0E with an altitude of 72 metres (239 ft). Pano Aqil army cantoment is also near Ghotki city but in Sukkur District.
Ghotki was founded by an ambassador general of Raja Ibn Selaj Birhman (a relative of Raja Dahar of Sindh)in 637 A.D(15th year of Hijra) named Hath Sam who set up an army settlement/camp after defeating a Muslim Army of Arabia. The camp later assumed the shape of a village on 17th Shaban in 17th year of Hijra (639 A.D) when people of different tribes came to settle here. Two years later the people deserted this village and it again became a land of birds and animals. In year 695 A.D certain fishermen came here and settled and named the village as "Miani". But when the river changed its course the people left the village again to the mercy of jackals.
In 712 A.D Mohammad Bin Qasim conquered the Sindh by defeating Raja Dahar. Ghot Ibn Samed Ibn Patel a Hindu born to a son of Raja Dahar was settled here. Ghot voluntarily and happily accepted the Islam on the hands of Arabs and married to a new Muslim -Emna according to Shariat-e-Mohammadi and gave birth to a baby boy Tameer from whom the Ghota tribe came into being. Arabs awarded many jagirs to Ghotas and named this village as "Dharwali" to honour their grandfather. Subsequently as the Ghotas progressed quantitatively and culturally the name of village was changed from Dharwali to Loh-e-Saheban when a Saint came from Bhaghdad whose name was Syed Mubarak Shah Jillani Baghdadi who married with the girl of Dhareja family the daughter of Adal Khan Dharejo and permantly settled here. His shrine was built at a village named Adalpur and to date many people pay homage to the saint by visiting his grave. After the British conquest of Sindh province in 1847, they awarded huge blocks of irrigated, fertile land to the Ghotta tribal chieftains in return of their loyalty to the British. Gradually, the town's name changed into Ghotki (of Ghottas) in lieu of Loh-e-Saheban.
The demographic indicators of the district as per the 1998 census of Pakistan; Hindus, Christians and Urdu-speakers are mainly concentrated in the urban areas.
Religion
- Islam 93.06%
- Hinduism 6.68%
- Christianity 0.14%
- Ahmaddiya 0.00%
- Others: 0.04
Languages
Sindhi 92.29% Urdu 3.08% [saraiki] 2.92% Punjabi 0.60% Baluch 0.53% Pashto 0.28% Others 0.29%
FM 91 Ghotki
Under license from Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), government of Pakistan to Alive Broadcasting Company (Pvt) Ltd. Ghotki district, Sukkur, Rohri, Punno Aqil in Sukkur district, Kandhkot and Kashmore and other areas in Kashmore district. Thul and some parts of Jacoabad Shikarpur and minor area of Khairpur Mirs, Kot Sabzal and Sadiqabad in Sadiqabad district of Punjab.
Populated place
City, town, village or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work:
- Ghotki (0 km)
- Jjahanpur shareef
- Village Aman malhan
- Lakhan Colony (0.3 km)
- Jindu Ghoto Village (1.4 km)
- Pakhīmār(Anwrabad) (1.7 km)
- Jalāl Khān village (1.8 km)
- Fateh Ali (2.3 km)
- Goth Kaheri (2.4 km)
- Dingāro (2.7 km)
- Abul Mīr Bahr (2.7 km)
- Kehri (2.9 km)
- Rehmonwali (3.1 km)
- Sāīn Dināh (3.1 km)
- Panju Bāgh (3.2 km)
- Seche Mohān (3.3 km)
- Laluwali (3.3 km)
- Odhar Wali (3.3 km)
- Lakhe Mithal Mir Muhammad village (3.3 km)
- Gulan Laghāri (3.5 km)
- Jamāl Dīn (3.7 km)
- Bagga village (3.8 km)
- Pindki (4 km)
- Sanghar (4.1 km)
- Massu Ghota (4.1 km)
- Pinio Labana (4.1 km)
- Rajo Kolāchi (4.3 km)
- Tandra Hasal Khān village (4.4 km)
- Atal village(4.5 km)
- Ali Sher Jaskāni (4.9 km)
- Saifal Khān Kolāchi (5 km)
- Bakro (5.1 km)
- Izzat Khān Dherejo (5.2 km)
- Sharīf Sanghar (5.2 km)
- Goth Sābu (5.3 km)
- Murād Goth (5.3 km)
- Jamal (5.5 km)
- Bhatiyun (5.5 km)
- Khokhar (5.5 km)
- Jumma (5.5 km)
- Garhi Sher Muhammad (5.7 km)
- Jiwan Kolāchi (5.8 km)
- Badal Mangsi (5.8 km)
- Husain Khān Sanghar (5.8 km)
- Mubarak Khān Kolāchi (6.1 km)
- Sādiq Ghota (6.2 km)
- Sāīm Dād (6.3 km)
- Allāh Warāyo Gujar (6.4 km)
- Muhammad Chāchar (6.5 km)
- Jānu (6.5 km)
- Karām Bakhsh (6.6 km)
- Jatai Tart (6.8 km)
- Bindi (7.1 km)
- Husain Beli (7.1 km)
- Mīrānpur (7.1 km)
- Ayub Lakhan (7.0 km)
- Abdullah Lakhan (7.1 km)
- Jam Muhammad Ali Lakhan (11.8 km)
- Abdul Ghani Lakhan (7.7 km)
- Pir Muhammad Khan Khatian 27 Km
- Haji Muhammad Azeem Chachar (2.2 Km)
- Mohammad ali bozdar (24 km)
Education
There are many institutions of education in Ghotki that carry a great faculty and learning environment.
JDW Sugar Mills Ltd
JDW Sugar Mills Limited (“the Company”) was incorporated in Pakistan on 31 May 1990 as a private limited company under the Companies Ordinance, 1984 and was subsequently converted into a public limited Company on 24 August 1991. Shares of the Company are listed on the Karachi and Lahore Stock Exchanges. Crushing capacity of this Unit is 20,500 TCD and is located in District Rahim Yar Khan. The principal activity of the Company is production and sale of crystalline sugar.
References
- http://travelingluck.com/Asia/Pakistan/Sindh/_1178456_Ghotki.html
- http://www.jdw-group.com/ourbusiness/jdw1/index.html
- http://www.findpk.com/cities/Explorer-pakistan-Ghotki.html
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Coordinates: 27°49′N 69°39′E / 27.817°N 69.650°E