Ratodero Tehsil () is a

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...

, located in the

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in the

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province of

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. It is about 28 km from the district capital

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. Before the

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, the city had a special reputation for its sweet products. The principal trade of the town is paddy and rice, and there are many rice mills.

History

In 710 AD,

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conquered the

and

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. Later the

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and later

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ruled the region. Sindh became predominantly

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due to

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saints whose

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s dot the landscape of Sindh. Ratodero is considered about 350 years old. During British rule Ratodero became a Taluka of Larkana District and for a period part of the Bombay Presidency. The population according to the 1891 census of India was 61,268, which rose to 72,312 at the next census in 1901.

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, compiled in the first decade of the twentieth century, described the Taluka of Ratodero as follows: "The tāluka contains one town, RATO-DERO (population, 4,281), the headquarters; and 80 villages. Excepting Larkana, this is the most thickly populated tāluka in the District, with a density of 222 persons per square mile. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to more than 2-9 lakhs.The great Sukkur Wah (the Canal leading from the Indus) once flown near the Saint Nadar Shah, was a main source of irrigation and trade port. Merchants used to trade with Sukkur and other adjacent towns through the boats via this canal. It contains about 104 square miles (270 km2) of `reserved' forest". Dhaak Talaa was another source of beauty of Ratodero. Which was a main picnic point in the mid of the town. Now it is remained in the name only.

Bashir Khan Qureshi Bashir Khan Qureshi (; 10 August 1959 – 7 April 2012) was a Sindhi nationalist who served as the leader of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM), a Sindhi nationalist movement in Sindh, founded by G. M. Syed. He died at the age of 54 years on 7 A ...

famous

JSQM Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (, JSQM, Long live Sindh National Front) is a nationalist political party in the Sindh province of Pakistan, that advocates for Sindhudesh, Sindh's independence from Pakistan. The party was founded in 1995 after death of ...

leader was born in Ratodero and also is buried in the tehsil.

Geography

Ratodero town is the headquarters of the Taluka of the same name. It is situated in 27∘080’4514” latitude in north and 68∘029’2209” longitude in east. It is located on the way from Larkana to Shikarpur. Besides, many roads, both main and link, lead from this town to surrounding towns and villages. There are roads leading to Jacobabad, Sijawal Junejo, Shahdad Kot, Kamber, MiroKhan, Naudero and Larkana.

Administration

Ratodero

Taluka A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...

is administratively subdivided into 9 Union Councils. These are: *Lashari *Mushtaque Korkani *Behman *Bunguldero *Jumo Agham * Naudero * Pir Bakhsh Bhutto *Rarodero-I *Ratodero-Ii *Maso Dero *Waris Dino Machi

References

General references

* {{Cite web , title=Profile Of Ratodero , url=http://www.larkana.gov.pk/Your%20Government%20-%20%20Ratodero%20Profile-%20Ratodero%20Profile.htm , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008125143/http://www.larkana.gov.pk/Your%20Government%20-%20%20Ratodero%20Profile-%20Ratodero%20Profile.htm , archive-date=2007-10-08 , access-date=2023-05-27 , website=Gateway to Larkana Larkana District Tehsils of Larkana District