Mehar Taluka

Mehar
—  Tehsil  —
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
District	Dadu District
Government
- Taluka Nazim	Aneed Hussain Jatoi
- Taluka Naib Nazim	Sikandar Ali Soomro
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
Number of Union Councils	18

Mehar Taluka (Urdu: مھر) is an administrative subdivision (taluka) of Dadu District in the Sindh province of Pakistan.^[1]

History

Mehar Taluka was a subdivision of Larkano District during British rule with the town of Mehar as the headquarters. The taluka, along with the rest of Sindh, was for a time was part of the Bombay Presidency of British India.

The Imperial Gazetteer of India, written over a century ago during British rule, describes the taluka as follows:^[2]

"Mehar.- Tāluka of Lārkāna District, Sind, Bombay, lying between 27' 2' and 27' 21' N. and 67' 30' and 68' 8'E., 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 head-quarters. The density, 178 persons per square mile, greatly exceeds the District average. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to 2.8 lakhs. The tāluka is irrigated by the Western Nāra and one of its feeders, the stable crop is jowār abd 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."

Administration

Mehar ميهڙ Taluka is administratively subdivided into 15 Union Councils.^[1] Union Councils List 1.Mehar 2.Balishah 3.Bothro 4.Baledai 5.Betto 6.Faridabad 7.Gahi Mahessar 8.Kolachi 9.Khan Jo Goth 10.Mangwani 11.Nau Goth 12.Qazi Aarif 13.Radhan 14.Shah Panjo 15.Tharari Mohabat.

Locality

Mehar is a town in Dadu District. It is administrated by the Government of Sindh. It is divided in 15 Union Councils. Mehar have a major role in the politics of Pakistan as well as Sindh. Its citizens have been Political Leaders, Businessmen, Landlords, etc. Soomro, Magsi, Jatoi, Sodhar, Chandio,Depar,Khoso, Panhwar, Abassi, Abro, Lound , Brohi, Samejo, Lashari, Kolachi, Tunio, Shaikh and Butt Communities are living in the city and its locality. Mehar is Subdivision headquarter where DDO revenue & Taluka Police Offices are located. Main resource of the people is Agriculture: Rice, Wheat, Vegetables. It is borderlinked with Kamber and Shahdad Kot District and Naushahro Feroze District and Balochistan Province.

See also

• Mehar (tribe)Baledai
• Mehar (tribe)Panhwar

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Taluka Municipal Administration Mehar
2. ^ Mehar Tāluka - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 16, p. 144.