Mehrabpur Explained

Mehrabpur
Settlement Type:City
Mapsize:150px
Coordinates:27.0994°N 68.4208°W
Pushpin Map:Sindh#Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sindh
Population Total:247,280 as per Census 2017 but in actual its more than 5 lacks in year 2022
Pop Est As Of:Census 2017-03-15
Elevation M:28
Postal Code:67000
Area Code:0242
Area Code Type:Calling code
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5
Official Name:Mehrabpur Sindh Pakistan

Mehrabpur (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|محراب پور), (Sindhi:محرابپور), is a city in the Naushahro Feroze District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city is administratively subdivided into 8 Union Councils.It has a busy railway station on the main railway line between Karachi and Lahore. It is a junction station with a disused branch line to Naushahro Feroze.

History

Mir Mehrab Khan Talpur came here from Khairpur and made his residence with his family after that most villagers came here and made their residency and name the village Mehrabpur. Mehrabpur was also in the way of the Indus River in previous history. Mehrabpur station was inaugurated in 1914. It has an attractive market that covers most of the surrounding areas. Mehrabpur City Has a Very Large Furniture Market Which is the Largest in Sindh Province after Karachi, Mehrabpur also Has a Large Market Of wheat, and rice Called Gala Mandi which is the largest in Sindh and Second Largest In Pakistan.Mehrabpur Also Have Some Notable Names In National Accountability Bureau and In Pakistan Army, Navy, and Police.Including Director NAB Headquarters Muhammad Imtiaz Bandesha, and Additional Director NAB Karachi -Operational wing Mr. Salahudin Khan.

Nearby Villages BehlaniBehlen (بهلانى) is a historical village (Union Council) situated in the City of Mehrabpur of Sindh in Pakistan. It is located 1 km from Halani (National Highway). It has many nineteenth-century buildings, some of which still have their original architecture. It remains a source of conflict between Kalohars & Mirs'. A nearby town Mehrabpur is named for one of the brave soldiers of Kalhoras' army "Mir Mehrab Khan Jatoi"

Battle of HalaniThe Battle of Halani was fought in 1782 between the Afsharid tribe Talpurs and the Sindhi tribe Kalhora for the control of the Sindh region, in modern-day Pakistan. The Talpurs, led by Mir Fateh Ali Khan Talpur, won the battle over Mian Abdul Nabi Kalhoro who became the last ruler of the Kalhora Dynasty. The Talpur dynasty ruled in Sindh until defeated by the British forces at the battle of Miami.

Crops of Mehrabpur

Rice CropCotton CropWheat CropSugarCane CropChillies CropSunflower CropTomato CropMaize CropMango Fruit CropDates Fruit CropBanana Fruit Crop

The conventional fruit crops raised are mango, guava, grapefruit, lemon, lime, sapodilla, cherimoya, coconut, lychee, and Zizyphus Mauritania.

Union Councils

Mehrabpur Taluka is administratively further divided into the following 8 Union Councils:

Villages

There are more than a dozen villages in Taluka Mehrabpur. Some of them are mentioned below.

(Mr. Fateh Mohammad Migrated From Amritsar India Village Fatehgarh Churian, at almost 1922-1925)

Its a Small Town with a Population of almost Baloch and Palli also Called Bhalli (jut)

Train crash

On 19 December 2007, at 2:30 am an overcrowded express train traveling from Karachi to Lahore derailed 2km (01miles) south of Mehrabpur killing over 49 people and injuring two hundreds more. The derailment seems to have been caused by defective rails.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7151122.stm Pakistan train crash kills dozens