Shahpur Chakar is a small town near the city of Shahdadpur

Shahdadpur

Shahdadpur is a city in Sindh, a province of Pakistan. It is located at 27°51'N and 67°64'E. The historical city of al-Mansura is situated about 19 km south-east of Shahdadpur. The shrines of Sohni and Mehinwal, from the Sohni Mahiwal story, are located in and near to the city, the shrine of Sohni...

 in the Sanghar District

Sanghar District

Sanghar District is one of the largest districts of Sindh province, Pakistan. It is located in the centre of Sindh and is bounded to the east by India. The district capital, Sanghar, is itself a small city roughly east-south-east of the city of Nawabshah and the same distance north of Mirpur...

 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 an altitude of 17 m (55.8 ft). The city is named after Mir Chakar Talpur, the son of Mir Shahdad Talpur.

Geography

Shahpur Chakar is in Mirpur Khas

Mirpur Khas

Mirpur Khas is a city in the province of Sindh in Pakistan. It is the fifth largest city in the province with an estimated population of 488,590...

 Division, Sanghar (district), Taluka Shahdadpur

Shahdadpur

Shahdadpur is a city in Sindh, a province of Pakistan. It is located at 27°51'N and 67°64'E. The historical city of al-Mansura is situated about 19 km south-east of Shahdadpur. The shrines of Sohni and Mehinwal, from the Sohni Mahiwal story, are located in and near to the city, the shrine of Sohni...

; it is situated between the Nawabshah

Nawabshah

Nawabshah , or Shaheed Benazirabad, is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is headquarter of Shaheed Benazir Abad District...

 and Sanghar

Sanghar

Sanghar is a city in Sanghar District, Sindh, Pakistan. Sanghar is the headquarters of Sanghar District and Sanghar Taluka . It is one of the agriculture town situated approximately 265 km from Karachi city...

, 30 km (18.6 mi) away from each city. The population of Shahpur Chakar is over 50,000 approximately. There are over 100 communities living in Shahpur Chakar and surrounding small villages (called "Goth"s in 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...

).

Personalities

• Nida Ahmed Khan Pathan
• Mir Chakar Khan Talpur
• Haji Punhal Khan Dhamrah
• Dost Muhammad Dhamrah
• Haji Mataro Khan Rind
• Molvi Abdul Ghani Siyal
• Darya Khan Rind
  Darya Khan Rind
  Darya Khan Rind Darya Khan Rind Darya Khan Rind (Sindhi: دريا خان رند (born in Shahpur Chakar), was a Sindhi poet from Shahpur Chakar , Pakistan . He was also the leader of his tribe the Rind, who live in villages near Shahpur Chakar...
  
  
• Wadero Ghulam Rasool
• Dr. Ghlam Hyder Dhamrah
• Dr. Abdul Hakeem Dhamrah
• Hazoor Bux Haqeer Rind
  Haqeer Rind
  Hazoor Bux Rind Hazoor Bux Rind Hazoor Bux Rind (Sindhi: حضور بخش رند (born in Shahpur Chakar), popularly known as Haqeer Rind (Sindhi: حقير رند ) , is a Sindhi poet and social worker from Shahpur Chakar , Pakistan...
  
  
• Ali Hyder Dhamrah
• Molana Muhammad Hassan Abbasi
• Molvi Abdul Raheem Sikandari
• Aajiz Dhamrah
• Khair Mohammad Dahri
• Dr Mir Mohammad Dahri

Places

Shahpur Chakar is home to Mir Shahdad Jo Qubo

Mir Shahdad Jo Qubo

Mir Shahdad Jo Qubo is the tomb of Mir Shahdad Talpur, who is regarded as one of the finest military commanders of Sindh...

, a historical graveyard in the northwest of the city, containing the graves of the 12th century military commanders Mir Shahdad Khan Talpur and Mir Chakar Khan Talpur and their families.

Education

There are two Higher Secondary Schools in Shahpur Chakar, one each for boys and girls, two girls primary schools, two co-educational primary schools and many private English-medium

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 schools.

Health

Health facilities are quite insufficient, there is just a Government Civil Hospital (with no facilities) available for such a huge population; additionally there are lot of private clinics available which are expensive but cover the health problems. In case of critical health condition Shahdadpur

Shahdadpur

Shahdadpur is a city in Sindh, a province of Pakistan. It is located at 27°51'N and 67°64'E. The historical city of al-Mansura is situated about 19 km south-east of Shahdadpur. The shrines of Sohni and Mehinwal, from the Sohni Mahiwal story, are located in and near to the city, the shrine of Sohni...

, Nawabshah

Nawabshah

Nawabshah , or Shaheed Benazirabad, is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is headquarter of Shaheed Benazir Abad District...

, Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Sindh

is the second largest city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the seventh largest city in the country. The city was founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro upon the ruins of a Mauryan fishing village along the bank of the Indus known as Neroon Kot...

 & 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...

 are most preferable destinations for treatment.

Economy

The economy of Shahpur Chakar totally depends on agriculture, the main products are cotton

Cotton

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....

, wheat

Wheat

Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...

, banana

Banana

Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....

 and mango

Mango

The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to India from where it spread all over the world. It is also the most cultivated fruit of the tropical world. While...

.

Transport

There was a train service from Nawabshah

Nawabshah

Nawabshah , or Shaheed Benazirabad, is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is headquarter of Shaheed Benazir Abad District...

 to Mirpur Khas

Mirpur Khas

Mirpur Khas is a city in the province of Sindh in Pakistan. It is the fifth largest city in the province with an estimated population of 488,590...

 via Shahpur Chakar which is no longer in operation but a plan to reactivate this service soon has been announced. There is an air-conditioned coach service (Javed Saleem Coach Service) to and from Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Sindh

is the second largest city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the seventh largest city in the country. The city was founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro upon the ruins of a Mauryan fishing village along the bank of the Indus known as Neroon Kot...

, Tando Adam and Shahdadpur

Shahdadpur

Shahdadpur is a city in Sindh, a province of Pakistan. It is located at 27°51'N and 67°64'E. The historical city of al-Mansura is situated about 19 km south-east of Shahdadpur. The shrines of Sohni and Mehinwal, from the Sohni Mahiwal story, are located in and near to the city, the shrine of Sohni...

 twice a day and minibus services are available to and from Nawabshah

Nawabshah

Nawabshah , or Shaheed Benazirabad, is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is headquarter of Shaheed Benazir Abad District...

 and Sanghar

Sanghar

Sanghar is a city in Sanghar District, Sindh, Pakistan. Sanghar is the headquarters of Sanghar District and Sanghar Taluka . It is one of the agriculture town situated approximately 265 km from Karachi city...

; for transport within the city, there are auto-rickshaws.

See also

• Nida Ahmed Khan
• Darya Khan Rind
  Darya Khan Rind
  Darya Khan Rind Darya Khan Rind Darya Khan Rind (Sindhi: دريا خان رند (born in Shahpur Chakar), was a Sindhi poet from Shahpur Chakar , Pakistan . He was also the leader of his tribe the Rind, who live in villages near Shahpur Chakar...
  
  
• Haqeer Rind
  Haqeer Rind
  Hazoor Bux Rind Hazoor Bux Rind Hazoor Bux Rind (Sindhi: حضور بخش رند (born in Shahpur Chakar), popularly known as Haqeer Rind (Sindhi: حقير رند ) , is a Sindhi poet and social worker from Shahpur Chakar , Pakistan...
  
  
• Category:Sanghar District
• Category:Populated places in Sanghar District