Thana Bulla Khan or Thano Bula Khan ( Urdu: تھانھ بولا خان, Sindhi: ٿاڻو بولا خان ) is a town and Taluka headquarter in Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan. Thana Bula Khan Taluka (Formally Kohistan Mahal Taluka).
The name of the taluka, Mahal Kohistan, translates to "Mountainous Region" in Sindhi.[1] There are hills all around the town. The taluka, which is in Sindh's western region, is bordered to the north by the talukas of Khairpur Nathan Shah and Sehwan, to the east by Kotri, to the west by Dureji (District Hub), and to the south by the talukas of Gadap and Thatta.[2]
The Rani Kot Fort, the Manghopir Fort, and the Pir Roshan Shah Shrine are just a few of the historical monuments located in the taluka.
In the taluka, which is primarily rural, agriculture is the main economic sector, Wheat, cotton, and sugarcane are the three principal crops farmed in the taluka. In Noriabad (Tapa of the taluka), there are also a number of sizable industries, including cement plants, wheat mills, and brick kilns.
In the taluka, there are roughly 145,000 people living. The majority of inhabitants are Sindhis, but there are also sizable populations of Balochi and Urdu speakers. Numerous small religious minorities, including Hindus and Christians, are also lived in the taluka.
Numerous roads and railroads connect to the taluka. The Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway-M9 pass from Noriabad is the primary road that runs through the taluka. There are several development projects now in progress in the taluka, which is a developing area.
These initiatives include building new highways, creating new industries, and enhancing infrastructure for healthcare and education.
As of the 2017 census taluka has a population of 145,450. The total area of the Taluka is 5367 km2. The population density is 27.10/km2.[3]
- ^ VILLAGE STATISTICS DADU DISTRICT (PDF). dadu. 1961. p. 31.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Gazetteer Of The Province Of Sindh 1919 - Karachi District (PDF). Central press Bombay: J. W. SYMTH. 1919. p. 176.
- ^ "Pakistan: Tehsils and Talukas (Districts and Subdistricts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2020-02-23.