Sanghar Tehsil Explained

Sanghar Taluka
Native Name:Urdu: {{nq|تعلقہ سانگھڑ
Sindhi: {{script/Arabic|سانگهڙ ضلعو
Settlement Type:Taluka (Tehsil)
Blank Emblem Size:100px
Blank Emblem Type:Logo
Mapsize:280px
Map Caption1:Location within Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sindh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sanghar District
Population As Of:1998
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5

Sanghar Taluka is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Sanghar District in the Sindh province of Pakistan, the city of Sanghar is the district headquarter of district Sanghar.[1]

History

During British rule the taluka of Sanghar was part of the Thar and Parkar district of Sindh (initially part of the Bombay Presidency). In 1901 the taluka covered an area of 1050sqmi, however the taluka was subdivided shortly afterwards and then contained an area of 830 square miles.[2]

The population according to the 1901 census was 40,341 this was a decrease of about a thousand since the 1891 census (41,265). The 1901 census also revealed a density of 49 people per square miles which was considerably higher than the district average. The land revenues and cessess in 1903-4 amounted to 130,000, the taluka was chiefly irrigated by the Mithrao Canal and rice was the principle crop.[2]

References

26.0464°N 68.9481°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=41&dn=Sanghar Tehsils & Unions in the District of Sanghar - Government of Pakistan
  2. https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=22&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_057.gif Sanghar - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 22, p. 51.