Ranipur, Pakistan
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Ranipur Riyasat, Sind This city was probably established before the Kalhora
Kalhora
The Kalhora are of Sindhi origin they trace their origins to a Sindhi warrior named, Sultan Ahmad Kalhora who married a daughter of Raja Rai Dhorang Sahta, receiving much territories as dowry. Amir Fathullah Khan Kalhora, is the recognized ancestor of the dynasty. He conquered the bhangar...

 reign of Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

 (1701 to 1783 AD). It become famous first time in British occupation when a anti khilafat movement
Khilafat Movement
The Khilafat movement was a pan-Islamic, political campaign launched by Muslims in British India to influence the British government and to protect the Ottoman Empire during the aftermath of World War I...

 was operated from Ranipur city by the Pir's of the city to protect the interest of British Rajj/ occupation in Sindh and sub-continent. In Movement for Restoration of Democracy
Movement for Restoration of Democracy
The Movement for the Restoration of Democracy was a major alliance formed by Secular-Socialist democratic political forces aiming to end the General Zia-ul-Haq's martial law and military dictatorship in the country. It was formed in February 1981. The alliance was aimed at restoring democracy and...

 it become famous again when a peaceful protest was fired by the government agencies, Army and Police in Martial Law of notorious dictator General Zia ul Haq. Ranipur is a main town and Union Council of the Khairpur District
Khairpur District
Khairpur District is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The district has an area of 15,910 square kilometres and is headquartered at the city of Khairpur.-Location:...

 of Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

 province, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

. It is located at 27°17′20"N 68°30′16"E with an altitude of 45 meters (150 feet).
Educational Institutes Government Primary Boys School Ranipur was established in 1892 AD.Government High School Ranipur
Government High School Ranipur
Government High School Ranipur. It was established as Government AV School in Ranipur in 1939, latter was up graded as Government Middle School and subsequently as Government High School Ranipur in 1961. Muhammad Usman Soomro remained Head Master of this School. This High school situated in the...

 was founded in 1939, . Government Girls Primary School, Sachal Sarmast Degree College and Government Girls Degree College Ranipur are prime institute of city. Private sector, Ever shine College, Mazhar Muslim Model School College, Bahria Foundation College, Yasier Public High School, and Mehran High School are famous.It is second main city of Khairpur District
Khairpur District
Khairpur District is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The district has an area of 15,910 square kilometres and is headquartered at the city of Khairpur.-Location:...

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Railways Station and National High way are making connect the city with whole country.
Shrines. Few shrines make it popular in the country.There are shrine of Saleh Shah and Hajran shah famous as Bodelo Bahar. Now adays this city is famous for the numerous Gates, 1. Babe Dastageer, 2. Babe Sachal Sarmast, 3. Babe Bodela, 4. Babe Saleh Sha, 5. Babe abdul Jabbar Sha.
The famous personility and famous peoples of this city are as follows; Late former chairperson Ranipur Haji Rasool Bux Memon, Late Pir Salah shah, Late Pir Ahmed Shah, Muhammad Usman Soomro
Muhammad Usman Soomro
Muhammad Usman Soomro. Ustad Muhammad Usman Soomro was son of Hadi Dino Soomro, born in Ranipur town District Khairpur Mirs Sindh in 1907. He remained as teacher and Head Master of Government High School Ranipur, Murad High SchoolGambat and Naz High School Khairpur. He died in 1946 at Gambat,...

(teacher1940s), Ghulam Zainab(GG Aman) first female teacher and Head Mistress of Ranipur
Ranipur
Ranipur is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Jhansi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Ranipur is located at . It has an average elevation of 205 metres .-Demographics:...

 Govt.Grils Primary School and Ranipur
Ranipur
Ranipur is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Jhansi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Ranipur is located at . It has an average elevation of 205 metres .-Demographics:...

 city) Soomro(Teacher), Dr Qadir Bux Memon, Dr Shahnawaz Shahani, Pir Ghulam Muheyuddin Shah, Pir Abdul Qadir Shah, Pir Fazal Ali Shah, Advocate Qazi Abdullah, Prof.Altaf Assem,Abdul Ghani Soomro, Dr Rasool Bux.
Prof Qurban Ali Memon
In present days this city is famous for its numerous gates, 1. Babe Dategeer, 2. Babe Sachal Sarmast, 3. Babe Bodela, 4. Babe abdul Jabar Sha, 5. Babe saleh Sha.
The city is surrounded by the villages of tribes like, Wateni/ Sarki, Shahani, Juneja, Wasan, and Jamera, which often involveed in fetal conflicts with each other after brief episodes of peace.
Before partition of sub-continent the commerce was controlled mostly by the local Hindus. They were forced to leave the city; Sindh slowly and gradually after the influx of Muslim refuges.

Transportation

Ranipur is located at kilometre marker 413 on the main N-5 National Highway
N-5 National Highway
The National Highway 05 or the N-5 is Pakistan's longest highway running from the port city of Karachi to the border crossing at Torkham...

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1 kilometer at daraza sharif where is tomb of Sachal Sarmast
Sachal Sarmast
Sachal Sarmast was a Sufi poet from Sindh during the Kalhora era. He was born in daraza near Ranipur, Sindh. His real name was Abdul Wahab and "Sachal" was his nickname. He also used it in his own poetry. Sachu means truthful in Sindhi while Sarmast means mystic in Sindhi and Urdu...

a famous Sufi poet of Sind.Ranipur
Ranipur
Ranipur is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Jhansi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Ranipur is located at . It has an average elevation of 205 metres .-Demographics:...

 is heart of khairpur
Khairpur
Khairpur is the twelfth largest city in the province of Sindh in southeast Pakistan. It was founded in 1783 by Mir Sohrab Khan, who established the Khairpur branch of the Talpur clan. The settlement was selected as the seat of the Mirs of northern Sindh. It is the capital of the modern Khairpur...

 district and center of education of district.There are very famous institutes of sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

 in ranipur like Mazahar Muslim Model Higher Secondary School Ranipur(was founded by Sir Qurban Ali Memon) and Ever Shine college Ranipur, Bahria college
Bahria College
Bahria College Islamabad, also known as, BCI, is a college located in Islamabad, Pakistan. College’s foundation stone was laid by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey on 6th of December 1986...

 Ranipur, where students come from every corner of Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

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Famous persons There are so many other famous persons of Ranipur who has got good name in the history. Like Dr. Salma Shahnawaz, the 1st lady Doctor in Ranipur she contested the election against a famous political person of Ranipur.
Ranipur sugar Mill is a very famous for the quality of Sugar in Pakistan.

Mr. Ghulam Hyder Azar Nayyab Siddiqui was a famous educationalists and poet of sindhi
Sindhi language
Sindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan that is spoken by the Sindhi people. In India, it is among 22 constitutionally recognized languages, where Sindhis are a sizeable minority. It is spoken by 53,410,910 people in Pakistan, according to the national government's Statistics Division...

 urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

  and a good human being , who respect by all, his students , elders and love the Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

& Sindhi Language. He live his last breath at Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...

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Mr. Rasool Bux Tunio remain Head Master of Government High School Ranipur
Government High School Ranipur
Government High School Ranipur. It was established as Government AV School in Ranipur in 1939, latter was up graded as Government Middle School and subsequently as Government High School Ranipur in 1961. Muhammad Usman Soomro remained Head Master of this School. This High school situated in the...

 in 1983 to 1985. Now is retired and lives at his native village at Gambat
Gambat
Gambat is a town of Khairpur District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is located at 27°21'5N 68°31'12E with an altitude of 47 metres . The town is administratively subdivided into two Union councils...

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Ranipur
Ranipur
Ranipur is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Jhansi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Ranipur is located at . It has an average elevation of 205 metres .-Demographics:...

 city needs attention from government of Pakistan
Government of Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan is a federal parliamentary system, with an indirectly-elected President as the Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Pakistani Armed Forces, and an indirectly-elected Prime Minister as the Head of Government. The President’s appointment and term are...

. As well as government of Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

 for the development in all fields of live especially in Health for improving the condition of Rural health center situated at National High way Ranipur
Ranipur
Ranipur is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Jhansi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Ranipur is located at . It has an average elevation of 205 metres .-Demographics:...

. There is no one specialist Doctor as it situated at Main National highway and injured persons in Road Accidents needs medical treatment by specialist.
Dr Rasool Bux Memon was the first ,Dr Noor Mohammad Memon second M.B.B.S qualified doctors in the history of Ranipur who were belonging with this town by birth.
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