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Mirpurkhas was a town in the [[Thar and Parkar District]] of [[Sind]].
'''Mirpurkhas''' was the headquarters of [[Thar and Parkar District]] from 1906.  


==Spelling variants==
==Spelling variants==
* Mirpur Khas
* Mirpur Khas


==Population==
* 1911: 4,856
==Government Officials==
The following officials resided in the town after it became the headquarters.
* [[Collector]]
* Assistant Collector
* Deputy Collector
* District Superintendent of Police
* Executive Engineer
* Assistant Engineer
* Deputy Director of Agriculture
* Resident Magistrate


==Churches and missions==
==Churches and missions==
* Church Mission
* [[Church Mission Society]]


   
   
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==Railways==
==Hospitals, Dispensaries and Veterinary Dispensaries==
* Junction since 1909. Railway constructed by [[Sind Light Railways Company]] to Jhudo.
* Dispensary convertible into Hospital (1913). Intended to ultimately become a Civil Hospital.
* Veterinary dispensary (1913) by the District Local Board
 
 
==Transportation==
===Railways===
* Mirpurkhas was a junction on the British section of the [[Jodhpur-Hyderabad Railway]]. In 1909, a metre gauge branchline was constructed southwards to [[Jhudo]]; a branch also ran north to [[Khadro]].
 


===Road===
Connected to [[Hyderabad, Sind|Hyderabad]] (41 miles via Tando Allahyar), [[Hala]] and [[Umerkot]].


==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==

Latest revision as of 05:35, 1 April 2012

Mirpurkhas
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Presidency: Bombay
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Present Day Details
Place Name: Mirpurkhas
State/Province: Sindh
Country: Pakistan
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Mirpurkhas was the headquarters of Thar and Parkar District from 1906.

Spelling variants

  • Mirpur Khas


Population

  • 1911: 4,856


Government Officials

The following officials resided in the town after it became the headquarters.

  • Collector
  • Assistant Collector
  • Deputy Collector
  • District Superintendent of Police
  • Executive Engineer
  • Assistant Engineer
  • Deputy Director of Agriculture
  • Resident Magistrate

Churches and missions


Education

Schools

  • Church Mission School
  • Railway School for sons of employees


Libraries

  • Hudson Library (1915). Built with private subscription of Rs. 4,000/-


Newspaper

  • Mirpur Khas Gazette (circulation 600)


Hospitals, Dispensaries and Veterinary Dispensaries

  • Dispensary convertible into Hospital (1913). Intended to ultimately become a Civil Hospital.
  • Veterinary dispensary (1913) by the District Local Board


Transportation

Railways

  • Mirpurkhas was a junction on the British section of the Jodhpur-Hyderabad Railway. In 1909, a metre gauge branchline was constructed southwards to Jhudo; a branch also ran north to Khadro.


Road

Connected to Hyderabad (41 miles via Tando Allahyar), Hala and Umerkot.

Further Reading

  • Smyth J. W. "Gazetter of the Province of Sind Volume VI Thar and Parkar District," Bombay 1919. Reprinted by Sang-e-Meel, Lahore 2005.