Kingri Tehsil Explained

Official Name:Kingri
ڪنگري
Settlement Type:Tehsil
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Map Caption1:Location within Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sindh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Khairpur District
Subdivision Type3:Capital
Subdivision Name3:Karachi
Population As Of:1998
Leader Title:Tehsil Chairman
Leader Name:Sayed Najeebullah Shah Rashidi (2015)
Leader Title1:City Chairman
Leader Name1:Abdul Gafar Memon (2015)
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Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5

Kingri (Sindhi: ڪنگري) is a Tehsil of Khairpur District in the Sindh province of Pakistan, it is administratively subdivided into 10 Union Councils.[1] Word kingri is taken from "keenger", "keenger" means clay utensils or clay pots, cause in earlier times in the south of current city Pir Jo Goth there used to live tribes of Kumhar People (Kumbher in Sindhi) who used to make clay pots. Taluka Kingri's headquarters is Pir Jo Goth, According to Nabi Bux Khan Baloch city was founded on 3 October 1883. According to 2017 census, the population of Taluka is about 340,218, with 56,915 households.

Taluka Kingri, Khairpur Mir's Sindh

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taluka Municipal Administration Kingri . 2009-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060220154753/http://www.lgdsindh.com.pk/tmakingri.htm . 2006-02-20 . dead .