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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, Sind|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.
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]]
