Mirpurkhas

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

• 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.