Khipro (

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

: کھپرو, Sindhi :کپرو ) is a tehsil of

Sanghar district Sanghar District (, ) is one of the largest districts of Sindh province, Pakistan. This district lies between 25058'13 N latitudes and 69024'4E longitudes. It was a village before Mallah tribe were settled there. This district has the largest Ma ...

in the

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i province of

Sindh Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...

. Its headquarters are in Khipro town.

History

No clear reference describes the origin of the word Khipro. as of the word of mouth of population of Khipro City, its one of the historical places in White Thar,

Transport

The nearest airport is Sindhri Tharparkar Airport (''IATA: MPD'') .

Geography

Khipro is the biggest taluka of Pakistan. It consists of acres of which 1,109,129 are desert, 11,475 forest and 191,647 agriculture.

Economy

Its primary industry is agriculture. Cotton, Wheat, Sugar cane, and Chilies are major crops.

Demographics

Khipro taluk has a population of 332,833 living in 63,642 households. Khipro has a sex ratio of 919 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 33.75%: 44.99% for males and 21.53% for females. 15.32% of the population lives in urban areas. 91.39% of the taluk spoke Sindhi, 4.18%

and 1.08%

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as their first language.

Culture

The city is a mixture of Muslim, Hindu and other communities. In the Muslim community most of the peoples belongs to Gajju, Samejo, Junejo, Mangrio, Hingorja, Chohan, Rajar,

Khaskheli Khaskheli () is a Sindhi tribe in Sindh and Balochistan, Pakistan. The tribe trace its linkages as offshoot of Samma tribe in Sindh. Khasakheli is a tribe in Sindh Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal prov ...

, Dars, Jatt, Bozdar, Malik,

Qaimkhani Qaimkhani (also spelled Qayam Khani, Kayamkhani or as Kaimkhani) is a Muslim community of India. Most of them migrated to the southern part of Sindh in Pakistan after partition. They were notable for ruling the Fatehpur and Jhunjhunu regions ...

, Syed, Lohar, Qureshi, Baloch, Laghari,

Lashari The Lashari () is a Baloch tribe, mainly residing in Derajat, Makran, Sindh, and the Kacchi Plain in east of Balochistan. Introduction Lashari — One of the main original sections, said to have settled in Gandava after the war with the ...

tribes and in Hindus most of the peoples belongs to

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Lohana Lohana are a Hindu ''jāti, caste'', a trading or mercantile community mostly residing in India and some also in Pakistan. The Lohanas are divided into many separate cultural groups as a result of centuries apart in different regions. Thus th ...

Khatri Khatri () is a caste system in India, caste originating from the Malwa (Punjab), Malwa and Majha areas of Punjab region of South Asia that is predominantly found in India, but also in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Khatris claim they are war ...

, Malhi, Bheel,

Kolhi The Kolhi () is a subgroup of the Koli caste native to Sindh, Pakistan. Kolhis are mostly Hindus but some of them are Koli Christians or Muslim Kolis. They engage in agriculture; most of them are poor peasants and sharecroppers. The Kolhi c ...

, Guriro, Oad,

Sodha Sodha () is a Rajput clan residing in India and Pakistan. They are an off-shoot of the Parmar Rajputs and claims Agnivanshi descent. History They are off-shoot of Parmara Rajputs, who once controlled regions of Malwa and later North-West p ...

Rajput and others communities.

References

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Complete History of Taluka Khipro
Populated places in Sanghar District Tehsils of Sanghar District