Tarai, Badin Explained

Tarai
Settlement Type:Village
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:Badin
Population As Of:2017
Population Total:6182
Coordinates:24.689°N 68.6714°W[1]
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:+5
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:+6
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Tarai is a village and deh in Shaheed Fazil Rahu taluka of Badin District, Sindh.[2] As of 2017, it has a population of 6,182, in 1,190 households.[3] It is the seat of a tapedar circle, which also includes the villages of Kand, Kandar Jagir, Nari, and Shaikhano.[3] It is also the headquarters of a supervisory tapedar circle, which also includes the tapedar circles of Akri-1, Gharo, Gunwrah, Kario, and Salehabad.[3] Tarai is also the seat of a Union Council, which has a total population of 46,005.[4]

Tarai's Shah Talib mosque dates back to the Kalhoro dynasty in the 1700s.[5] It features three domes over the main sanctuary and stylistically resembles the mosque at Chuteyarun (in Sanghar District), which was built around the same time period.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GeoNames Search. April 12, 2014 . geonames.nga.mil . https://web.archive.org/web/20140412035207/https://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/ . 2023-04-19 .
  2. Web site: List of Dehs in Sindh . Sindh Zameen . 4 May 2021.
  3. Book: Population and household detail from block to tehsil level (Badin District) . 2017 . 21 . 5 May 2021.
  4. Web site: Union Council wise Thematic Analysis . Department of Health, Government of Sindh . 23 May 2021.
  5. Kalhoro . Zulfiqar Ali . The Kalhora Queen and Religious Architecture: The Mosques of Mai Jaman As Trend-Setters in Late Eighteenth-Century Sindh . Pakistan Heritage . 2013 . 5 . 90–1 . 4 January 2022.