Sanghar District (, ) is one of the largest districts of Sindh province, Pakistan. This district lies between 25058'13 N latitudes and 69024'4E longitudes. It was a village before Mallah tribe were settled there. It has an area of 9874 square kilometres. 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 east-south-east of the city of Nawabshah and the same distance north of Mirpur Khas. Its primary industry is agriculture.

Largest tribe of Sanghar district is Mallah who has the population of almost 350000 people. Other tribes are: Bheel, Marri, Meghwar, Oad, Kolhi, Jakhro, Jam, Rajput, Jat, Hingora, Wassan, Mirani, Mirbahar, Dhareja, Unar, Siyal, Nizamani, Chandio, Rind, Leghari, Arain, Muhajir, Nareja, Bugti, Sanjrani.

The following cities are located in Sanghar District: Sanghar, Tando Adam, Jam Nawaz Ali, Shahdadpur, Shahpur Chakar, Sinjhoro, Jhol, and Sarhari among others.

Sanghar District is also known as the district of Hur Mujhaids, who are followers of Muslim saint Syed Shah Mardan Shah-II. They also fought against British government under the command of Sibghatullah Shah Rashidi.

Administrative subdivisions

The district of Sanghar is administratively subdivided into 6 tehsils:District Government – Sanghar

Jam Nawaz Ali Tehsil Khipro Tehsil Sanghar Tehsil Shahdadpur Tehsil Sinjhoro Tehsil Tando Adam Khan Tehsil

District Council Sanghar has 70 Union councils, 4 Municipal Committees and 11 Town Committees.

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 but there is no evidence about entity of such woman, whereas, as per Dr nabi bux its name came from saang means overflow of water; for more than a century, it remained a small village with a population of a few hundred.

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, a 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 organized military resistance group led by Pir Syed Sabghatullah Shah Pagaro Shaheed, popularly known as Pir Pagara, which sought independence from the British Raj. They fought a guerrilla warfare campaign 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 nails in the coffin of British Raj in India.

According to 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 from Sanghar and from Hyderabad.

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. Mansura, 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 artifacts, the ancient jewelry.

Demographics

As of the 2023 census, Sanghar district has 406,937 households and a population of 2,308,465. The district has a sex ratio of 103.25 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 43.66%: 53.11% for males and 33.85% for females. 734,122 (31.81% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 630,782 (27.32%) live in urban areas.

Religion

+Religion in contemporary Sanghar DistrictReligiousgroup194120172023Islam 161,10261.75%1,594,74477.80%1,729,75174.95%Hinduism 96,10936.84%446,73721.79%564,64824.47%Sikhism 1,8080.69%88~0%Tribal1,3190.51%Christianity 5360.21%7,5780.37%9,6770.42%Others 3~0%8140.04%3,6670.16% Total Population 260,877 100% 2,049,873 100% 2,307,831 100%

The majority religion is Islam, with 74.95% of the population. Hinduism (including those from Scheduled Castes) is 24.47% of the population.

Language

At the time of the 2023 census, 76.13% of the population spoke Sindhi, 8.69% Urdu, 5.38% Punjabi, 2.05% Balochi, 1.57% Hindko, 1.22% Saraiki, 1.19% Brahui and 0.94% Pashto as their first language.

Town & municipalities Tando Adam is the most populous city of the district. The total area of the district is 10,728 km2. The population of other major cities and towns is presented in the following Table.

+Cities and Towns of SangherNameStatusCensus 1972Census 1981Census 1998Census 20171Tando AdamMunicipal Council42,10762,744104,907152,0252ShahdadpurMunicipal Council29,18042,10762,65599,6673SangherMunicipal Council19,73929,23950,69675,2094KhiproTown Council8,22414,20025,58050,9965JatiaTown Council.............39,7776Shahpur ChakarTown Council6,79812,54418,36133,9417JholTown Council5,1267,38213,73821,7928SinjhoroMunicipal Council7,6628,61614,05519,6829BeraniTown Council....7,1218,35218,78810SarhariTown Council....6,2619,57117,69811KhadroTown Council5,1106,0118,62415,44812KandiariTown Council........5,1619,71413Jam Nawaz AliTown Council........4,4528,42014Tando Mitha KhanTown Council........2,3095,23615Piru MalTown Council....1,4682,1553,326

List of The following is a list of Sanghar District's dehs, organised by taluka:

Sanghar Taluka (70 ) Ait Par Akanwari Awadh Bachna Bahram Bari Bakhoro Bao Khan Baqar Bassi Bobi Chah Kabir Chamaro Chotiaryon Dabhri Dareri Darero Daro Bazaar Dhilyar Dhoro Janib Dighal Dilshad Dario Dim Dodan Ja Kanda Dubi Gharo Goth Islamabad Hamzi Ji Khad Harathri Jakhro Jhun Kalar Kandiari Kehor Khadwri Khakharo Kundho Lib Loharro Lutko Makhi Mano Khan Chandio Mihroo Mohammad Ali Wah Photo Dhoro Pir Kehor Rachar Raj Wah Rar Rip Rohero Sadhano Sadrat Sahar Pir Samathri Samoor Sanghar Sanharo Santore Sareji Sethar Pir Sim Janido Sinhori Siran Wari Tando Mitha Khan Thar Sareji Thar Siran Wari Togacho Toori Waghyoon Yaro Hingoro Jam Nawaz Ali Taluka (51 ) Berani Nauabad Mansoora Tilla Shah Darhan Mari 22 Dim 23 Dim 24 Dim 25 Dim 26 Dim 42 Jamrao 43 Jamrao 44 Jamrao 45 Jamrao 46 Jamrao 47 Jamrao 48 Jamrao 49 Jamrao 50 Jamrao 51 Jamrao 52 Jamrao 53 Jamrao 54 Jamrao 55 Jamrao 56 Jamrao 57 Jamrao 58 Jamrao 59 Jamrao 60 Jamrao 61 Jamrao 62 Jamrao 63 Jamrao 64 Jamrao 65 Jamrao 66 Jamrao 67 Jamrao 68 Jamrao 69 Jamrao 70 Jamrao 82 Jamrao 83 Jamrao 84 Jamrao 84-A Jamrao 85 Jamrao 86 Jamrao Bhadar Bhiro Hasan Ali Hot Wassan Jam Jani Jampur Mashaikh Odho Raj Pari Khipro Taluka (78 ) Amli Bakherji Bantheri Bawarli Bawarlo Bhatyani Bhit Bhaiti Bhopi Boreji Chanesari Chounro Dakhna Dar Dhadh Liari Dhadhro Dhilyar A. Hadi Dhilyar Rukan Ding Dugo Ellachi Ghandelan Girhar Gorilo Halaro Hathungo Jiao Juman Kadh Kadh Kandiari Kamaro Manchhari Kangani Kaniro Kathoro Keti Khahi Khajni Khambharo Khani Rajar Kheerhadi Khipro Khori Khorilo Khorlio Kirayari Koorthari Kunri Lakhisar Loon Khan Manhoori Marvi Mathoon Moorhadi Moorkadh Nehar Nian Ona Thada Pabban Paneri Pehalwano Pharanhadi Rahundro Ranahu Ranak Dehar Rar Rebhan Roonjho Samarjo Samnhar Sandh Senhoji Sigh Singhar Tarachho Tharahadi Wadhal Waniyani Warhiyan Sinjhoro Taluka (94 ) Sinjhoro 01 Dim 02 Dim 3 Dim 4 Dim 5 Dim 6 A Dim 6 B Dim 07 Dim 8 Dim 9 Dim 10 Dim 11 Dim 12 Dim 13 Dim 14 Dim 15 Dim 16 Dim 17 Dim 18 Dim 19 Dim 20 Dim 21 Dim 22 Hingora 1 Jamrao 2 Jamrao 3 Jamrao 4 Jamrao 5 Jamrao 6 Jamrao 7 Jamrao 8 Jamrao 9 Jamrao 10 Jamrao 11 Jamrao 12 Jamrao 13 A Jamrao 13 Jamrao 14 Jamrao 15 Jamrao 16 Jamrao 17 Jamrao 18 Jamrao 19 Jamrao 20 Jamrao 21 Jamrao 22 A Jamrao 22 Jamrao 23 Jamrao 24 Jamrao 25 Jamrao 26 Jamrao 27 Jamrao 28 Jamrao 29 Jamrao 30 Jamrao 31 Jamrao 32 Jamrao 33 Jamrao 34 Jamrao 35 Jamrao 36 Jamrao 37 Jamrao 38 Jamrao 39 Jamrao 40 A Jamrao 40 Jamrao 41 Jamrao Bitoor Bothro Dham Rakhi Doofan Duthro Gujherao Jarari Jhol Kari Charo Kehro Rayati Kharho Jagir Kharo Jagir Kot Bijar Kunro Kunro Lakha Liari Jagir Liari Rayati Mathelo Muthalo Jagir Sarki Kandi Shafi Mohammad Thahim Ubhpur Jagir Ubhpur Rayati Tando Adam Taluka (28 ) Ahdi Junejo Banbhna Belharo Bhit Dhano Bhobhar Burlra Dadi Darar Dhamoi Dukand Durmah Gujhro Guller Hurbari Junejani Kangpati Kumb Daroon Lohano Mangino Manik Thahim Marani Pai Qurlaqqdeer Sulkandar Sutiari Wadadani Shahdadpur Taluka (55 ) Ahmedabad Barachari Jageer Barachri Rayati Barandi Barhoon Barhoon Jageer Batri Bero Zardari Bhaji Bherwari Chamro Chhimbh Dabhro Deh Dhabro Jageer Gango Gul Mohammad Laghari Haji Age Dino Hamzo Bagrani Jama Jageer Jamma Rayati Kandi Karamullah Dahri Rayati Karamullah Jageer Kullan Liski Lundo Maldasi Maldasi Jageer Mano Jamali Maqsoodo Rind Mian Ji Masjid Mian-jin-masjid Jageer Mira Chhan Mojwa Mova Chhora Murad Ali Rind Paboro Pano Laghari Qubba Shahdad Quboyagan Ranjho Bagrani Runo Saeed Khan Sahitta Sarhari Sarohri Shahdadpur Shahpur Chakar Shehli Nizamani Shuja Jakhro Sumair Topan Dahri Wazir Rind Wazir Rind Jageer Yaro Dahri

See also Mansura, Sindh Cadet College Sanghar Jheol Sohni Mahiwal Tomb of Sohni in Shahdadpur. Sanghar City Khadro Town.

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External links District Government Sanghar