Samaro
Samaro
سمارو | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Samaro Samaro | |
| Coordinates: 25°17′5″N 69°23′45″E / 25.28472°N 69.39583°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| District | Umarkot |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Wadero Zulfiqar Ali |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Samaro (Urdu: سمارو) is a tehsil in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The town is the headquarters of a tehsil (an administrative subdivision) of Umarkot District.[1]
History
During British rule, the town was renamed Jamesabad (literally "Jamestown" – not to be confused with Jamesabad in Punjab) and was a subdivision of the old Tharparkar District (which had larger boundaries than today.)[2]
The taluka of Jamesabad was part of the Bombay Presidency, lying between 24°50' and 25°28' N. and 69°14' and 69°35′E and had an area of 505 square miles (1,310 km2). According to the 1901 census the population was 24,038 – an increase almost 5,000 since the 1891 (19,208). The density of 48 persons per square mile was considerably above the District average. The Taluka contained 184 villages, of which Jamesabad was headquarters. The land revenue and cesses 1903-4 amounted to 370,000.[2]
Now Samaro in District Umerkot. Samaro road is 7 km northeast from Samaro City it also developing area in Samaro.Rahu Abad is another neighbouring stop which is 7.5 kilometres away from Samaro, Many development projects were carried out with many roads, the city's and surrounding areas' infrastructure, education, health sector and other basic necessities were the top priorities.
Religion
Hinduism is followed by the majority of the taluka's population, while Muslims form a significant minority.[4] The taluka has also reported multiple cases of forced conversions of minor Hindu girls.[5]
Notable People
- Pushpa Kumari Kohli, first Hindu woman to become a police officer in Pakistan
References
- ^ Zila, Tehsil & Town Councils Membership for Sindh
- ^ a b Jamesābād - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 14, p. 45
- ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ Ali, Naziha Syed (17 July 2017). "The truth about forced conversions in Thar". Dawn. Retrieved 15 March 2026.