Ratodero
Ratodero | |
|---|---|
Sub district | |
  Ratodero | |
| Coordinates: 27°48′N 68°17′E / 27.800°N 68.283°ECoordinates: 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 (2001) | |
| • Total | 224,666 (estimated) |
| 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; The founder of Ratodero was Sardar Rato Khan Jalbani it is some 28 km from the district capital Larkana. Since independence of Pakistan, the city has a special reputation 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, and there are many rice mills.
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 , Jacobabad, , Kamber, , and Naudero.
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
- (NGO)
In addition to that there are branches of following banks in the town
- Habib Bank
- National Bank
- United Bank
- Sindh Bank
- First Microfinance Bank
- (NGO)
- (NGO)
Notable people[]
Leaders after Independence 1947:
- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto First elected prime minister
- Benazir Bhutto Former prime minister
- Mumtaz Ali Bhutto Former Chief minister Sindh
- Shaheed Meer Murtaza Bhutto Leader Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto)
- Alhaj Sardar Allah Bux Khan Jalbani Member Provincial Assembly P.S 32 Larkana
- Bashir Qureshi leader of a Nationalist party (JSQM)
Sources[]
See also[]
References[]
- Populated places in Sindh
- Larkana District