Sanghar District
| Sanghar District ضلعو سانگھڙ | |
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| District | |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Population (1998) | |
| • Total | 1,453,028 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Number of Tehsils | 6 (Khipro)(Niabad)(Tando Adam)(sinjhoro)(shahdadpur)(sanghar) |
| Website | www.sanghar.gov.pk |
Sanghar District (Urdu: ضلع سانگھڑ; Sindhi: ضلعو سانگھڙ) is one of the largest districts of Sindh province, Pakistan. It is located in the centre of Sindh and is bounded to the east by India. The district capital, Sanghar, is itself a small city roughly 35 miles (56 km) east-south-east of the city of Nawabshah and the same distance north of Mirpur Khas. Randhawa Colony is situated at Nawabshah Road near Wapda Office. Its primary industry is agriculture. According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, the district had a population of 1,453,028, of which 22.13% were located urban areas.[1]
The following cities are located in Sanghar District: Sanghar, Tando Adam, Jam Nawaz Ali, Shahdadpur, Shahpur Chakar, Sinjhoro, Jhol, and Deh 25 A Jamrao among others.
Administration
The district is administratively subdivided into 6 talukas, these are:[2]
History
The town of Sanghar, the district headquarters, was formerly a small village that has been populated since the 18th century. It was named after a pious fisher-woman, Mai Singhar; for more than a century, it remained a small village with a population of few hundreds.
After the 1853 invasion by Charles Napier, Sindh was divided into provinces and was assigned Zamindars, also known as "Wadera", to collect taxes for the British. Sindh was later made part of British India's Bombay Presidency, and became a separate province in 1935. During this period Sanghar obtained the status of Taluka, an administrative subdivision, and was alternatively included in districts of Nawabshah and Tharparkar. In 1954 it was given the status of District-Headquarters.
The people of the District, specifically the Hurs, played a vital role in independence of Pakistan. The Hurs were an organised military rebel group led by Pir Syed Sabghatullah Shah Pagaro Shaheed, popularly known as Pir Pagara, that sought independence from the British Raj (Colonist). They fought a Guerrilla Warfare against the British military, and were always a thorn in the side of British Raj. It has been said that this warfare was one of the major nail in the coffin of British Raj in India.
According to the legend the bodies of Sohni Mahiwal, the titular heroes of one of the four popular tragic romances of Sindh, were recovered from the Indus River near Shahdadpur city and are buried there. The Tomb of Sohni is situated in Shahdadpur, which is 40 km from Sanghar and 75 km from Hyderabad.
Demographics
Following is the demographic indicator of the district; as per the 1998 census of Pakistan:
Religion
Islam: 79.15%
Hinduism: 20.15%
Christianity: 0.49%
Others: 0.13%
Language
Sindhi: 72.42%
Urdu: 5.08%
Punjabi: 14.71%
Baluchi: 3.95%
Hazaragi: 0.99%
Others: 2.85%
Places
- Mir Shahdad Jo Qubo, the tomb of Mir Shahdad Talpur, who is regarded as one of the finest military commanders of Sindh, is one of the historical heritages of Sindh and is located in Shahpur Chakar, at a graveyard of the family members of Mir Shahdad Talpur. Shahdadpur, a big city of Sindh Province, is named after Mir Shahdad Talpur, while Shahpur Chakar is named behind his son Mir Chakar Talpur.
- Brahman Abad, ruins from the seventh century A.D. This site has been excavated by the government of Pakistan, and where the local folks go Gold-jewelry hunting after heavy rains. The rains wash off the top soil thereby exposing, among other artifcats, the ancient jewelry.
See also
- Cadet College Sanghar one of the best institute
- Sohni Mahiwal Tomb of Sohni in Shahdadpur.
- Sanghar City
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Coordinates: 26°00′N 69°15′E / 26.000°N 69.250°E