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Mirpurkhas was a town in the [[Thar and Parkar District]] of [[Sind]].
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Mirpurkhas was the headquarters of [[Thar and Parkar District]] from 1906.  
  
 
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* Mirpur Khas
 
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==Population==
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* 1911: 4,856
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==Government Officials==
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The following officials resided in the town after it became the headquarters.
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* Collector
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* Assistant Collector
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* Deputy Collector
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* District Superintendent of Police
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* Executive Engineer
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* Assistant Engineer
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* Deputy Director of Agriculture
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* Resident Magistrate
  
  
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==Railways==
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==Transportation==
* Junction since 1909. Railway constructed by [[Sind Light Railways Company]] to Jhudo.
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===Railways===
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* Junction on the Jodhpur-Bikanir Railway line. In 1909, a line was constructed by [[Sind Light Railways Company]] to Jhudo.
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===Road===
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Connected to [[Hyderabad, Sind|Hyderabad]] (41 miles via Tando Allahyar), [[Hala]] and Umerkot.  
  
  

Revision as of 16:47, 12 October 2009

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

  • Church Mission Society


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


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.