Mehar Taluka تعلقا ميھڙ | |
|---|---|
 میہڑ | |
.svg) Tehsil Mehar highlighted in red | |
| Coordinates:27°10′42″N67°49′25″E / 27.17833°N 67.82361°E /27.17833; 67.82361 | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Sindh |
| District | Dadu District |
| Established | 1848; 177 years ago (1848) |
| Founded by | British Raj |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner Dadu | Jawad Ali Soomro |
| • Constituensy | NA-227 Dadu-I PS-81 Dadu-II |
| Area | |
• Total | 928 km2 (358 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 520,559 |
| • Density | 560.95/km2 (1,452.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| • Summer (DST) | DSTis not observed |
| ZIP Code | |
| NWD (area) code | 025 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-SD |
Mehar Taluka (Sindhi:ميهڙ ,Urdu:میہڑ) is an administrative subdivision (taluka) ofDadu District ofHyderabad Division in theSindh province ofPakistan.[2] According to the2023 Pakistani census, Mehar Taluka had a population of 520,559.
According to records, in 1848 Mehar Taluka was created as a subdivision ofDadu District duringBritish rule with the town ofMehar as the headquarters. The taluka, along with the rest of Sindh, was for a time part of theBombay Presidency of British India.
TheImperial Gazetteer of India, written over a century ago during British rule, describes the taluka as follows:[3]
It was once a taluka in Sindh province’sLarkana District "Mehar.-Tāluka of Lārkāna District, Sindh, Bombay, lying between elev 162ft, with an area of 328 square miles. The population in 1901 was 58,434, compared with 48,320 in 1891. The tāluka contains 64 villages, of which Mehar is the headquarters. The density, 178 persons per square mile, greatly exceeds the District average. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 2.8lakhs. The tāluka is irrigated by the Western Nāra and one of its feeders, the stable crop is jowār and rice. Prior to the floods of 1874 Mehar was fertile, but the water has now become brackish and all gardens have perished. Cultivation near the hills on the west depends entirely on rainfall."
According to 2023 Pakistani census there were 519,238 spoke Sindhi, 477 Urdu, 306 Pashto, 264 Brahui, 82 Punjabi, 82 Hindko, 20 Balochi, 5 Saraiki, 1 Kashmiri & 84 others.
Mehar (Sindhi:ميهڙ)Taluka is administratively subdivided into 15Union Councils.[2]
Mehar is a town inDadu District. It is administrated by the Government of Sindh. It is divided in 15 Union Councils. The politics of the area mostly remains in the hands of feudal families of Jatois and Butts. It is the hometown of FormerChief Minister of SindhLiaquat Ali Jatoi and provincial MinisterFayaz Ali Butt.
