Tando Muhammad Khan
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Tando Muhammad Khan is a town in Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. It is the headquarters of Tando Muhammad Khan District
Tando Muhammad Khan District
Tando Muhammad Khan District is one of the districts in the province of Sindh province, Pakistan. It is located in the south of the province.In North of the district, Hyderabad and Tando Allahyar districts are located, Badin district lies on South and East, West boundary is shared by district...

. It has a railway station on the Badin - Hyderabad section of the railways.

History

Tando Muhammad Khan was founded by Mir Muhammad Khan Talpur Shahwani, who died in 1813. During the British period
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...

 it was seat of Assistant Collector. Its status was changed to Municipality in 1856.

Tando Muhammad Khan was carved out of Hyderabad district in April 2005 by then chief minister of Sindh, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim.

There are four big sugar mills of the country located in Tando Muhammad Khan.

Traditional clothing called "Ajrak" is among the most famous sindhi culture wearing, designed and prepared in Tando Muhammad Khan.
District Tando Mohammad Khan have three Tehsil's such as Tando Mohammad Khan,Bulri Shah Karim, Tando Ghulam Hyder, number of UC in tehsil TM Kahn 06, Bulri Shah Karim 06, Tando Ghulam Hyder 04, total number of UC is 16, Revenue Villages/Deh's 160.
Tehsil Tando Mohammad Khan total no of Dehs 26, Bulri Shah Karim total no. of Dehs 76, Tando Ghulam Hyder toal no of Dehs 55
The first District Police Officer of Tando Muhammad Khan District was Haji Sadiq (SPS). This post redesigned as Senior Superintendent of Police Tando Muhammad Khan in the Year 2011 and the first SSP of T.M Khan is Mr. Muhammad Ali Baloch (SPS).

Location

The town is located at 25°8'N and 68°32'E at an elevation of 11 metres on the right bank of Fuleli canal at distance of 21 miles from Hyderabad. There are 08 Police Stations in District T.M Khan which are PS Tando Muhammad Khan, PS Bulri Shah Karim, PS Abadgar, PS Taluka, PS Sheikh Burkio, PS Moya, PS Tando Ghulam Haider & PS Mulikithar.
Nearby Large Cities Distance in Miles
Hyderabad 21 miles(35 kilometets)
Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...

124 miles (168 kilomters)

Languages

Sindhi
Sindhi language
Sindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan that is spoken by the Sindhi people. In India, it is among 22 constitutionally recognized languages, where Sindhis are a sizeable minority. It is spoken by 53,410,910 people in Pakistan, according to the national government's Statistics Division...

is the major language of the town, although Urdu, is also spoken and understood. Persian is the language spoken by the Hazara (Mughal) tribe (of Late General Mosa Khan) which is living in Bulri Shah Karim (Sub-Town) and Sarhandis, who live in village Tando Saindad, which is 1 km away from the city. Punjabi, Pushto and Saraiki are also spoken in the city.
And also birohi, gujrati [talking in kolhi or meghwari] language. area.
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