Manjhu

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Manjhu[1]
Deh Manjhu Raiyati[2]
Manjhu[1]
Coordinates: 25°36′29″N 68°21′13″E / 25.608056°N 68.35354°E / 25.608056; 68.35354
Country  Pakistan
Province Sindh Sindh
District Jamshoro
Area
 • Total 0.98 km2 (0.38 sq mi)
Elevation 28 m (91 ft)
Population
 • Total 450
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
Unarpur railway station

Manjhu (Sindhi: مانجھو) is a small village in the district of Jamshoro. The population of the village is estimated to be between 450-500. The population contains a heavy part of the Lanjar, Khosa, khaskheli, Panhwar, Mir Bahar (Mallah), and Baladi tribes. It is situated beside the Unarpur railway station and is two kilometers from the right bank of Indus River. The village also has a rich schooling system. The Department of Education and Literacy - Sindh has established primary schools for girls[3] and boys[4][5] in Manjhu.

The complete postal address of Manjhu is "Post Office and village Manhju, near railway station Unarpur,[6] Taluka Kotri, District Jamshoro."

Notable residents

  • A famous politician & lawyer Seth Harchandrai Vishandas was born in Manjhu[7]
  • Seth Vishandas was born in 1843 AD, in Manjhu[8]
  • Muhammad Ashraf Lanjar, a bureaucrat with Pakistan Railways, was born in Manjhu in 1958.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hyderabad Postal Codes". 2008-01-10. 
  2. ↑ "Flood Affected Area Notifications By District Government". GOVERNMENT OF SINDH RELIEF DEPARTMENT. 03 sep 2010. Retrieved 01 oct 2010. 12. District Jamshoro, Taluka Kotri, Union Council Petaro
  3. ↑ Govt of Sindh, Government girls primary school, Manjhu.
  4. ↑ Govt of Sindh, Government boys primary school, Manjhu.
  5. ↑ Book exchange: G.B.P.S.M., Government boys primary school, Manjhu.
  6. ↑ List of railway stations in Pakistan, 1156. Unarpur railway station.
  7. ↑ Khadim Hussain Soomro. Seth Harchandrai Vishandas. Sain Publishers, 2001 original from the University of Michigan. pp. 19–99–126. 
  8. ↑ the University of Michigan. Seth Vishandas: a great philanthropist. Sain Publishers, 1997. pp. 19–22. 
  9. ↑ "Derailment not caused by subversion". Dawn News. 2004-05-07. Retrieved 2011-07-03. 
  10. ↑ "Sindh Commissioned officers". Sindhofficers.com. pp. S#212. 

External links

  • OCHA map, A surveyed map of a region of Sindh by U.N.O.C.H.A.(The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) in which Manhju is visible near Matiari town.


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