PROFILPELAJAR.COM

Ratodero
Ratodero
Sub district
	Shah Latif Public Library Ratodero
	Ratodero Ratodero
	Coordinates: 27°48′N 68°17′E / 27.800°N 68.283°E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Area
• Total	138,002 km2 (53,283 sq mi)
Population (2023 census)
• Total	81,935
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Calling code	074
Number of towns	60
Number of Union councils	9
	Ratodero Government Website

Ratodero (Sindhi: رتوديرو) is the capital of Ratodero Taluka, a sub-division of Larkana District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Situated some 28 km from the district capital Larkana. Since the independence of Pakistan, the city is known for its sweet products and handmade caps known as Sindhi topi. At present the principal trade of the town is that of paddy and rice, with many rice mills located here.

Geography

Ratodero is the administrative headquarters of the Taluka of the same name, and is located on the way from Larkana to Shikarpur. As a regional transportation hub, many roads lead from Ratodero to surrounding towns and villages, such as Gharrhi Khairo, Jacobabad, Shahdad Kot, Kamber, MiroKhan, and Naudero.

Demographics

Census	Population^[1]
1972	13,292
1981	19,704
1998	40,217
2017	67,502
2023	81,935

Administration

Ratodero Taluka is administratively subdivided into 9 Union Councils:

Behman
Bunguldero
Jumo Agham
Naudero
Wada Bosan
Pir Bakhsh Bhutto
Rarodero-I
Ratodero-II
maso Dero
Waris Dino Machi
Ahmed Khan Lashari
Ahmed Khan Jalbani
Wazir Khan Jalbani

Government departments

There are many government offices in the town including

Mukhtiarkar office
Taluka Education Offices (Male & Female)
Sub court
Taluka Police headquarters
Executive Engineer WAPDA
Sui southern gas office
Sub rural health centre
Sixty-bed hospital
Post office
Government high school
Degree college
SARCO (NGO)
Government Monotechnique College
Government Technical Training Center

In addition to that there are branches of the following banks in the town

Political hub

:' Ratodero is considered to be political Qa'aba of Pakistan Peoples Party as grave of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and first female Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is situated in this Taluka but the city Ratodero has been badly neglected by the political leaders since long, as there is no any prominent educational institution in the city, there is no any water supply system in the city, there is no hospital to deal with emergency situations. The government of Bhuttos have neglected the city as the Cadet college, Rice Research Institute, Airport and Industrial Estate have been established in other Talukas of the district whereas the City Ratodero lacks all of it, even the citizens of city have no access to safe drinking water.

Sources

Ratodero had many landlords during colonial rule. Famous were Gokal Das and Wadero Ghualm Kadir Dayo(Kadri septs) Wadero Ghulam Kadir Dayo. The most efficient, assertive, and well-known personality in the beginning of the 20th Century, among pioneer members of the council of the Commissioner in Sindh and advisory body under Bombay presidency, Ghulam Kadir was born in 1872 in the clannish village to a strong Shia family and died in December 1942.

He was appointed as family head while his father wadero Abdul Hakim was still alive in 1897. He was a member of the British Empire League. After receiving the Afrin Nama honour and acknowledgement from the Commissioner in Sind Arthar Delaval Younghusband during his camp office at Ratodero, Ghulam Kadir Dayo was given membership in the British Empire League. He was the first member from Larrkano Ratodero in 1909.

Donations Campaign, Imperial Relief fund.

In 1916 there was a great need for financial donations. The Imperial sub-governing powers analyzed the situation and asked the landlords, traders, business man, contractors and industrials to mobilized resources to give donations voluntarily. Dayo generously donated and raised the funds which brought him to the attention of the Raj, Commissioner in Sind William Henry Lucas, CM Baker Collector of larrkano (CM Baker had 2nd tenure , earlier he was Collector in 1908) and Mr. Allah Bukhsh Ansari Huzoor deputy collector. They all mentioned him in reports to the governor at Bombay presidency Lord Willington and Viceroy Lord Chelmsford and due recognition was confirmed.

Imperial Relief Fund.

The Imperial Relief Fund was deposited in the collector’s office and was to be sent further to the viceroy of India through proper government receipt. Each district had the Huzoor Deputy Collectors and were directed to collect the donations and acknowledge the services on behalf of the viceroy. Wadero generously donated money to the fund which was acknowledged by the viceroy Lord Chelmsford through district deputy collector larrkano in October 1916. He was honoured and appointed as Special Bench Magistrate and Justice of Peace by the viceroy of India. He also had the Right to Vote. He was Collector's and Commissioner's Kursi Nashen (Chair Holder).^{[citation needed]}