Shah Hasan | |
Settlement Type: | Deh |
Other Name: | Shāh Hasan, Shah Hassan |
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: | Dadu |
Subdivision Type3: | Taluka |
Subdivision Name3: | Johi |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Total: | 2597 |
Coordinates: | 26.4404°N 67.5669°W[1] |
Timezone: | PST |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | +6 |
Pushpin Relief: | o |
Shah Hasan, also spelled Shah Hassan, is a village and deh in Johi taluka of Dadu District, Sindh.[2] It is located at the western end of Lake Manchar, about 24 miles west of Sehwan.[3] As of 2017, Shah Hasan has a population of 2,597, in 481 households.[4] It is the seat of a tappedar circle, which also includes the villages of Berah, Dhabhari, Dhori Kunri, Khanwah, Lohri, and Makhan Belo.[4]
Shah Hasan hosts a fair on the 9th of Zilhuz in honour of Pir Gaji, a famous Sufi pir whose tomb is located on a hilly spur six miles west of the village.[3]
Around 1874, Shah Hasan had an estimated population of about 1,200, including about 880 Muslims (mostly Mohanas and Bughios) and about 320 Hindus (mostly Lohanos).[3] Its main manufactured products were ropes and mats made from the pfis, a type of dwarf palm.[3] There was a local trade in grain, fish, and mats, but no significant long-distance commerce.[3] Shah Hasan was then the seat of a tappedar and had a small police post, a dharamsala, and a cattle pound.[3] The Pir Gaji festival had an average attendance of about 600 people at this time.[3]
The 1951 census recorded the village of Shah Hasan as having an estimated population of about 740, in about 140 houses.[5] It had a school and police station at that point.[5]