Sanghar

Sanghar
سانگھڙ
City
Sanghar is located in Sindh
Sanghar
Sanghar
Sanghar is located in Pakistan
Sanghar
Sanghar
Coordinates: 26°2′39″N 68°57′13″E / 26.04417°N 68.95361°E / 26.04417; 68.95361
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionShaheed Benazir Abad
Government
 • MPA

Deputy commissioner

Mayor

SHO		Ghulam Dastagir Rajar

Lauong Khan Shar

Ali Hasan Hingorjo

Gulazar Ahmed Mari
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total
434,087
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Calling code0235

Sanghar (Sindhi: سانگھڙ; Urdu: سانگھڑ English: Sānghar) is a city in Sanghar District, Sindh, Pakistan. Sanghar is the headquarters of Sanghar District and Sanghar Taluka (a subdivision of the district).[2] The driving distance of Sangher from Karachi is 268 kilometers (166 miles).[3] It has road links with Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Mirpur Khas, Khairpur, Sukkur, Karachi and other major cities of Sindh.[4]

The surrounding area consists chiefly of semiarid land, a part of the great Thar Desert, and some cropped areas irrigated by the Mithrao Canal system, which feeds from the Indus River.[5] It is located in an agricultural area where rice, wheat, and cotton are mainly grown, but it is also home to several cotton-textile factories and is a local market town.[4]

Population of the city is 75,209 (2017).[6] This is the third most populous city of Sanghar district after Tando Adam and Shahdadpur.

It is not known when Sanghar was founded. However, it was a small village with a population of few hundred. It is generally believed that Sanghar was named after a pious fisherwoman Mai Sanghar.[7] During the British rule in India, the population of this village increased and it grew in a small town. When Sindh was separated from the Bombay Presidency in 1935, Sanghar earned the title of Taluka. In 1954 it was given the status of District Headquarter.[7][8]

Educational institutions

  • Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Shaheed Benazirabad (Sanghar Campus), a public sector institute offering Bachelors in Business Administration, English and Information Technology (4 years programs)
  • Bahria Foundation College, Sanghar (a private sector institute offering studies up to Intermediate Science from Nursery level)
  • Fauji Foundation School, Sanghar (military - private sector institute offering studies up to Matriculation from Nursery level)
  • OPF Schools Sanghar Campus,[9] (a private sector institute offering studies up to Matriculation from Nursery level)

References

  1. ^ Pakistan: Tehsils and Talukas CityPopulation.de website, Published 15 March 2017, Retrieved 1 August 2021
  2. ^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Sanghar". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. 4 August 2008. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Distance from Karachi to Sanghar". www.distancecalculator.net. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Sanghar, Pakistan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Sānghar | Pakistan | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Sanghar (District, Sindh, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Disaster Risk Management Plan - District Sanghar, District Disaster Management Authority, DCO Complex Sanghar" (PDF). 2016.
  8. ^ "Pakistan Emergency Situational Analysis - District Sanghar, June 2014 - Pakistan". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Educational Institutions". OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS FOUNDATION. Retrieved 1 August 2021.