Shah Hasan, Sindh Explained

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
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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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geonames Search. Do a radial search using these coordinates here .
  2. Web site: List of Dehs in Sindh . Sindh Zameen . 25 December 2021.
  3. Book: Hughes . A.W. . A Gazetteer of the Province of Sindh . 1874 . George Bell and Sons . London . 729, 782 . 25 December 2021.
  4. Book: Population and household detail from block to tehsil level (Dadu District) . 2017 . 12 . 25 December 2021.
  5. Book: Census of Pakistan, 1951: Village List . 19 in section "Dadu District" . 31 December 2021.