Chachro Tehsil
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Chachro
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| Coordinates: 25°6′40″N 70°15′17″E / 25.11111°N 70.25472°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| District | Tharparkar |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Chachro(Urdu:چھاچھرو) is a Tehsil in the Tharparkar District of Sindh, Pakistan. It is located in the southeast corner of Pakistan, in the Thar Desert, along the Pakistan-India border. It has a population of 351,263.[1]
Geography
Chachro is divided into three areas: Khahor, Kantho and Parkar. Residents speak the Dhatki language, as well as Sindhi, Urdu and Gujarati. The majority of the population is Muslim, the Hindu migrated to India after the independence of Pakistan in 1947.
History
Chachro was under the administration of the Indian Army in 1965 for eleven months. Afterwards, due to political tensions, Thakur Laxman Singh Sodha who was a ruling figure, left for India along with his allies in 1970. Rajputs and the entire Charan community of Chachro who were in alliance with Laxman Singh, left for India leaving the city of Chachro emptied out. They crossed the then porous Indo-Pak border leading to the Indian state of Rajasthan.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Chachro". City Population. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ Khan, Annie Ali (2019-06-18). Sita Under The Crescent Moon. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-93-86797-49-0.
- ^ "Laxman Singh Sodha was glad over Kasab's execution". The Times of India. November 23, 2012. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
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