Kandiaro

Kandiaro
City
N-5 road in Kandiāro, Pakistan
N-5 road in Kandiāro, Pakistan
Kandiaro is located in Pakistan
Kandiaro
Kandiaro
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 27°3′29″N 68°12′28″E / 27.05806°N 68.20778°E / 27.05806; 68.20778
Country Pakistan
RegionSindh Province
DistrictNaushahro Feroze
TalukaKandiaro
Union CouncilMohbat Dero, Pacca Ghanghra
Government
 • TypeTown council
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
44,382
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Kandiaro (Urdu: كنڈيارو, Sindhi: ڪنڊيارو) is a town in the Naushahro Feroze District of Sindh province of Pakistan and the headquarters of Kandiaro Taluka. It is famous for Dargah Allahabad Jalsa[further explanation needed]. The city population is approximately 45,000.

The town is situated on the earthen heap or Darro, to safeguard the town from the waters of Indus (Mehran River passing north-west) and Nasrat Wah (Sada Wah, the then inundation canal, now Bhaddo).

Demographics

Census Population[1]
1972 9,365
1981 12,355
1998 21,957
2017 38,869
2023 44,382

History

According to tradition, Kandiaro was founded during the reign of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, after a nearby town called Patoipur was hit by a flood. Kandiaro was then built on higher ground, to protect against flooding, and its name came from the many kandi trees growing on the site.[2]

Kandiaro was formally established as a municipality in February 1861. As of 1874, its population was 2,558. Most of its population was employed in agriculture, although there was also some trade in grain and cloth, and there were also local cloth and paper industries.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Sindh (Pakistan): Urban Localities in Districts - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  2. ^ a b Hughes, A.W. (1874). A Gazetteer of the Province of Sindh. London: George Bell and Sons. p. 316. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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