Khorwah | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Other Name: | Khore Wah |
Pushpin Map: | Pakistan Sindh#Pakistan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sindh |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Sindh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Badin |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Total: | 7574 |
Coordinates: | 24.7527°N 68.4152°W[1] |
Timezone: | PST |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | +6 |
Pushpin Relief: | o |
Khorwah, also spelled Khore Wah,[1] is a village and deh in Shaheed Fazil Rahu taluka of Badin District, Sindh, Pakistan.[2] As of 2017, it has a population of 7,574, in 1,404 households.[3] It is located about 26 miles south of Tando Muhammad Khan by road, with other roads connecting it to Badin, Mirpur Bathoro, and Bulri Shah Karim.
Khorwah is the seat of a tapedar circle, which also includes the villages of Lakhi, Miano Karath, Narbut, and Nokhi.[3] It is also the seat of a Union Council, which has a total population of 39,475.[4]
Khorwah was founded in the late 1700s by Kamal Khor.[5] As of 1874, it was described as a village held directly by the British government, and it had a population of 914 people, including 649 Hindus and 235 Muslims.[5] Most residents were agriculturalists, along with a few merchants and shopkeepers.[5] It was not as significant producer of manufacturing goods or a trading centre, although there was local trade in cloth, grain, and ghee.[5] Some ghee and rice did also get traded long-distance, but only very little.[5] It was then the seat of a tappedar in the pargana of Guni, and it also had a police lines.[5]