Mehrabpur

Mehrabpur
Mehrabpur
Mehrabpur
Coordinates: 27.099444°N 68.420833°E / 27.099444; 68.420833
Country	Pakistan
Province	Sindh
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Population
• Total	200,000
• Estimate (2010)	near 200,000
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
Calling code	0242
Website	Mehrabpur[2] Apna Mehrabpur [3] Govt. (N) T.M School[4] MIIT [5] Mehrabpur Times[6]

Mehrabpur(Sindhi:محرابپور) is a city in the Naushahro Feroze District of Sindh in Pakistan.The city is administratively subdivided into 2 Union Concil.

It has a busy railway station on the main railway line between Karachi and Lahore. It is a junction station with a disused branch line to Naushahro Feroze. City is also connected through many link roads at Just 6 KM from N-5 National Highway

It is called commercial hub of district Naushehroferoze, the literacy rate of this city is among one of the highest literacy in Sindh Rural, three different communities are resident of Mehrabpur, Sindhi, Punjabi & Muhajir with equal population. This city is popular for great sympathy during any disaster in the area, all communities are very social. Mehrabpur is also popular for its tradition hospitality "Mehmannawazi" of guests.

History

Mir Mehrab Khan Jatoi came here from Khairpur and made his residence with his family after that mostly villager came here and made their residency and name the village as Mehrabpur. Mehrabpur was also in the way of Indus River in previous history. Mehrabpur station was inaugurated in 1914.

Hospitals

It has a well equipped hospital name Daud Memorial Hospital which is located at unit no.06, memon mohalla of city on thari road.

Education

The population of Mehrabpur is well educated due to best Educational institutions. Government and Non-Government institution are working to educate the people of the city and surroundings.

Government Institutions

• Government (Boys) Degree College Mehrabpur
• Government (Girls) Degree College Mehrabpur
• Government Technical College Mehrabpur
• Government (Boys) Higher Secondary School Mehrabpur
• Government (Girls) Higher Secondary School Mehrabpur
• Government (N) Tameer-e-Millat High School Mehrabpur [7]
• Government Middle School Shoukatabad Mehrabpur
• Government (N) Urdu Primary School Mehrabpur
• Government Urdu Primary School Line Par Mehrabpur
• Government Primary School Ali Abad Mehrabpur
• Government Primary School Dada Adam Mehrabpur
• Government Girls Primary School Mehrabpur
• Government Main Sindhi Primary School Mehrabpur

Non-Government Institutions

• Computer Community Development College (CCDC) Mehrabpur
• Mashaal Model School Mehrabpur Admin: Javeid Mirza
• Sindh Public School Mehrabpur
• College of Modern Science Mehrabpur
• Bahria Foundation College Mehrabpur
• Evershine Public School Mehrabpur
• City Public School Mehrabpur
• Hilal Public School Mehrabpur
• Oxford Public School Mehrabpur
• Javaid Iqbal Islamia Elementary School Mehrabpur
• Child Star Public School Mehrabpur
• Ideal Public School Mehrabpur
• English Public School Mehrabpur
• Iqra Elementary Public School New Town Mehrabpur
• Shabir Ahmed Islamic elementary School Mehrabpur
• Naz Ever Green Public School Mehrabpur.

Train crash

On 19 December 2007, at 2:30 am an overcrowded express train traveling from Karachi to Lahore derailed 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Mehrabpur killing over 40 people and injuring hundreds more. The derailment seems to have been caused by defective rails.

Link Roads

• 10 KM towards Halani (National Highway)
• 7 KM towards Shafi Muhammad Ghuman Village (Pirwasan & Mehrabpur Road)
• 6 KM towards Kotri Muhammad Kabir (National High Way)
• 6 KM towards Sialabad, +8 Lakha Road, + 7 KM Akri Chaudagi (Sukkur N-Shah Road)
• 10 KM towards Pirwasan (Sukkur N-Shah Road)
• 10 KM towards Baghbachra (Sukkur N-Shah Road), (i) + 9 KM Thari Mirwah (ii) 3 KM Sui Gas (Sukkur N-Shah Road)
• 13 KM towards Setharja
• 6 KM Rasoolabad, + 7 KM Hingorja (National Highway)
• 4.5 KM Noor Mohammed Amur Village (Native Village Of Amur Caste) While going to Rasoolabad (1.5 KM from Rasoolabad).