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Syed Matto Shah

Coordinates: 25°53.58′N 68°37.51′E / 25.89300°N 68.62517°E / 25.89300; 68.62517
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Syed Matto Shah
سیّد متو شاھ
سیّد متو شاہ
Village
Nickname: 
Saeed Matto
Syed Matto Shah is located in Sindh
Syed Matto Shah
Syed Matto Shah
Location in Sindh
Syed Matto Shah is located in Pakistan
Syed Matto Shah
Syed Matto Shah
Location in Pakistan
Coordinates: 25°53.58′N 68°37.51′E / 25.89300°N 68.62517°E / 25.89300; 68.62517
Country Pakistan
RegionSindh
DistrictTando Muhammad Khan District
TehsilBulri Shah Karim Tehsil
Union CouncilSaeed Matto Union Council
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total700
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Syed Matto Shah (Sindhi: سیّد متو شاھ, Urdu: سیّد متو شاہ), also called Saeed Matto, is located in union council Saeed Matto, tehsil Bulri Shah Karim, district Tando Muhammad Khan, Sindh, Pakistan.[1] Due to its historical background, the village is the centre of cultural and financial activities in the surrounding area.

Before independence of Pakistan in 1947, it was populated by Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs. After the independence, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled down in Syed Matto Shah.

The existing population of union council Saeed Matto Shah includes Muslim and Hindu tribes, including Kolhis, Sathias, Solangi and Siddis (also Qambranis or Sheedis).

A sugar cane field in the village Syed Matto Shah
A sugar cane field in the village Syed Matto Shah
'Bazaar' or commercial street of village Syed Matto Shah
'Bazaar' or commercial street of village Syed Matto Shah

References

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  1. ^ "Saeed Matto". Official website, District Government of Tando Muhammad Khan. October 6, 2009. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
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