Khipro Khipro is a taluka, an administrative subdivision, of Sanghar District, Sindh, Pakistan. This is largest taluka in Pakistan by its area. From two sides it is connected to the major cities like Sanghar, Mirpurkhas, and remaining two are connecting with border of India. There is also a Government Degree College where the graduate and Post graduate classes are being held under the University of Sindh

University of Sindh

The University of Sindh informally known as Sindh University is the second oldest university in Pakistan accredited by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan....

 Affiliation.

History

Older people say the name "Khipro" is taken from the name "Khiper" which was the name of a fisherman. It is a very old city, there are still many old places which belong to the time of British and before the British Era.

Distribution

Taluka Khipro is based on 9 Union Councils in which 3 union councils are located in desert. The east side of taluka Khipro is along with Indian Border.
Khipro is a basically an agriculture city, its major crops are cotton and red chilies.

The Culture of the city is Mixed up of Hindu and Muslim Communities where 52 percent of the peoples are Muslim and remaining 48 percent are Hindu

Hindu

Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...

 and Christian

Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...

. Most of the Muslims belong to Kaimkhani, Lohar

Lohar

Lohar is an ethnic sub-caste found among Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims in Northern India and Northern Pakistan. Originally this community was a warrior tribe living in provinces of Kermanshah in Iran right up to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. In India the Lohars are also known as Vishwakarma, Sharma,...

 Bhatti, Rajput

Rajput

A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...

, shaikh, Arain

Arain

The Arain , are a Muslim agricultural caste settled mainly in the Punjab, with significant numbers also in Sindh. They are chiefly associated with farming, traditionally being landlords or zamindars.- Origin :...

, Gajju, Jatt, Bozdar

Bozdar

Bozdar or Buzdar is a Baloch tribe found primarily in the mountainous area of the Suleiman Mountains, situated in Balochistan, Pakistan.- Etymology and origin :...

, Laghari, Rajar

RAJAR

RAJAR was established in 1992 to operate a single audience measurement system for the radio industry in the United Kingdom. RAJAR is jointly owned by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the RadioCentre...

, Hingoro], [DARS, Junejo

Junejo

Junejo is the name of a Samma Sindhi Rajput tribe in Sindh and in some parts of India mostly in Rajasthan. Among the Sindhi Hindu community Juneja is a common surname and many Juneja people originally from Sindh migrated to India during the independence in 1947. Junejo are also known as Jam in...

,HINGORJO communities and in Hindus most of the peoples belongs to Lohana

Lohana

The Lohana also referred to as Luvana are an Indian caste,largely classified as merchants and are categorized as Vaishya or Bania caste although their ancient history proves that they are Kshatriya of Suryavanshi descant, claiming their lineage from Lava, son of Rama...

, Khatri

Khatri

Khatri is a caste from the northern Indian subcontinent. Khatris in India are mostly from Punjab, region but later they migrated to regions like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu, Uttarkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber...

, Malhi

Malhi

The Malhi is a Jat gotra/Kumhar clan from the North Indian state of Punjab and Pakistani Punjab,Earlier based in the region around Sialkot , the Malhis were often wealthy landlords living in North-East Punjab....

, Bhil

Bhil

Bhils are primarily an Adivasi people of Central India. Bhils are also settled in the Tharparkar District of Sindh, Pakistan. They speak the Bhil languages, a subgroup of the Western Zone of the Indo-Aryan languages....

, Kolhi, Guriro and Kachhi

Kachhi

The Kachhi is a geographical region of Punjab, Pakistan. It lies between the Thal Desert and the part of Chenab which flows after its confluence with the Jhelum River at Atharan Hazari in Jhang District. Parts of the districts of Muzaffargarh and Layyah form this region....

 communities.
It is also famous and word Khipro is derived from word Khip ( it is herbal tree) there was a jungle of Khip where peole sit and used to travel for different routes,i.e Khahi( Town), Dhilyar ( town)and hathungo (Town) and also to Achhro Thar and Jessalmer.

Culture

However, Kumbhar Lohar

Lohar

Lohar is an ethnic sub-caste found among Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims in Northern India and Northern Pakistan. Originally this community was a warrior tribe living in provinces of Kermanshah in Iran right up to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. In India the Lohars are also known as Vishwakarma, Sharma,...

, Bhatti, Rajput

Rajput

A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...

, Arain

Arain

The Arain , are a Muslim agricultural caste settled mainly in the Punjab, with significant numbers also in Sindh. They are chiefly associated with farming, traditionally being landlords or zamindars.- Origin :...

, Shaikh, Kaimkhani and Jatt, communities are counted in majority of Khipro.
The majority of the population is the followers of Makhdoom of Hala, Pir Sahab Pagara and Pir of Multan.

Education

Khipro town has two boys high schools, one girls high school, one boys college and one girls college. There are many private sector educational institutions in Khipro. Government (N)Islamia High School Khipro is one of the historical institutions from where many notable figure of national and international repute emerged.

Peoples

There have been many well known personalities from this small town. In politics, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Khan Junejo

Muhammad Khan Junejo

Muhammad Khan Junejo was the tenth Prime Minister of Pakistan.-Early life:He was born at Sindhri in Tharparkar of Sindh. He belongs to Sindhi Muslim Rajput family of Junejo clan. Junejo started his political career at the age of twenty one...

, was also from Khipro Taluka. Later on, his ancestral village was separated from Khipro and went under the jurisdiction of Mirpurkhas district.

Mushtaq Ali Kaimkhani S/O Late Asghar Ali Khan Kaimkhani Khipro - Manager Central Reservation Department - Pakistan International Airlines

Sufis & Saints

Classical poet Manthar Faqir Rajar is from Khipro. Apart from that there are many other saints. A good number of Hindu secred places are in Khipro and its vicinity. A great saint Shri Pursanaram Saheb's Samadhi is also located at Hathungo 10 Kms from Khipro.

Hur Movement

The renowned freedom movement called "Hur movemenet" was fought in Tehsil Khipro and Sangher Distt. There is a long list of Hur fighters who were from Khipro. They secrified their lives for Pakistan. Later in 1965 and 1971 the Hurs have played crucial role for the defence of the country.