Tando Allahyar District

Tando Allahyar District
District
Map of Sindh with Tando Allahyar District highlighted
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
Number of Tehsils	3
Website	Tando Allahyar Official webpage

Tando Allahyar District (Sindhi: ٽنڊوالهيار, Urdu: ضلع ٹنڈو اللہ یار‎) is a district of Sindh province, Pakistan, the city of Tando Allahyar is the capital.

History

The town was founded by Muhammad Nizamani. The remains of clay fort built by Muhammad Nizamani exist in the town.

Administration

The district is subdivided into the three Talukas which contain a total of 19 Union Councils:^[1]

Education

The Education Institutes Includes the following:

• The Smart School Tando Allahyar.
• Suffa Academy Islamic and Modern Education Tando Allahyar.
• Horizon Institute Of Computer Sciences Tando Allahyar.
• SM High School Station Road Tando Allahyar
• Younus Academy Higher Secondary School Tando Allahyar
• Shah Wali Ullah Higher Secondary School Tando Allahyar
• Iqra Higher Secondary School (best School ) (best environment)
• Kaim Khan Memorial Higher Secondary School.
• Green Life Public Elementary School
• SST Public School Rashidabad
• SM Degree College Tando Allahyar
• YK Academy Rashidabad
• Mehran Higher Secondary School.
• Al Mahmood High School Tando Allah Yar.
• Government Little Fairies High school.
• Government Secondary Higher school.
• Government Main Sindhi Middle School.
• Aqsa Higher Secondary School
• Sachal Public High School.
• Faizan Public Higher School.
• Government High School Paksinghar.
• Government S.M.Shah Aga khan school Sultanabad
• Government Girls High School Sultanabad
• Government Higher Secondary School Mubarak Jarwar
• Government Girls Middle School Shadman Jarwar
• Aga Khan School Sultanabad
• Foundation Grammar High School Tando Allahyar.
• Eagle House Higher Secondary School Tando Allah Yar
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• BRIGHT FUTURE PUBLIC SCHOOL
• Government High School Darul Uloom Tando Allah yar
• Faisal Foundation School
• Yousuf Academy Tando Allahyar
• ever shine grammar public high school.

Population

As of 2010 Tando Allahyar (Urban & Rural) population stood at 575,000. Statistics indicate 85% of population is indigenous Sindhi and 15% of population is Urdu Speaking.

Agriculture

Mangoes are the most popular plantation of Tando Allahyar. The local growers take pride in the quality of the mangoes. A wide variety of mangoes are farmed here. It is one of the richest areas of the country for agriculture sector. Cash crops like Sugarcane, Wheat, Onions and Cotton are cultivated in a vast area. Besides, orchards are spread over hundreds of acres of land.

The farmers of Tando Allahyar perform Vital role in production of vegetables, same is supplied to Karachi. City has one of the highest yield in the province. It produces the highest quantity of sugarcane with around 50 to 60 million Maunds of sugarcane worth of annual production.

Companies In Tando Allahyar

• Mehran Sugar Mill
• Ammar Cotton Factory
• Super Haari Seed Corporation (Regd) (Cotton Seed, Wheat seed, Rice Seed & Okra Seed)

Culture

Tando Allahyar has rich Sindhi culture. Men clad themselves with national style of dress called Shalwar Kameez having broader bottoms and traditional cap. Women clad with 'Gharara' or 'Parro' with bangles all the way up till shoulders.

Clogging Road side tea stalls with colleagues and friends, is favorite pastimes for men.

People

People of Tando Allahyar are proud people, taking pride in their land and its history; they are by nature, quiet and inoffensive; moderate in religion, hospitable and accommodating. Their attitude to life is determined by geographical, economic and moral set-up, making them unassertive.

Languages

Sindhi, Urdu, Siraiki and Rajistani are the main languages of the town, other languages include Marwari, Siraiki, Punjabi, and Balochi as well as some Dravidian languages are also spoken.

References

Coordinates: 25°27′36″N 68°43′12″E / 25.46000°N 68.72000°E / 25.46000; 68.72000