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Country
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Province
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Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
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Chelhar is a settlement in the
Tharparkar
Tharparkar (Dhatki language, Dhatki/ sd, ٿرپارڪر, ur, ), also known as Thar, is a district in Sindh province in Pakistan headquartered at Mithi. Before Indian independence it was known as the Thar and Parkar district.
The district is t ...
district of
Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
province, southeastern
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. It is located 30 km east north of
Mithi
Mithi (, ur, ), is a city and the capital of Tharparkar District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It became the district headquarter of the Tharparkar District in 1990, after the area's separation from Mirpur Khas. Mithi is one of the very fe ...
and 60 km south from
Umerkot
Umerkot (formerly known as Amarkot) is a city in the Sindh province of Pakistan.
The local language is Dhatki, which is one of the Rajasthani languages of the Indo-Aryan language family. It is most closely related to Marwari. Sindhi, Urdu and ...
. It is west of
Chachro
Chachro(Urdu:چھاچھرو) is a Tehsil in the Tharparkar District of Sindh, Pakistan. It is located in the southeast corner of Pakistan, in the Thar Desert, along the Pakistan-India border. It has a population of 351,263.
Geography
Chachro is ...
. Its name derives from the name of a man named Chela Charan, who was the owner of a well. Chelhar is famous for
Ranasar. Bhujia & Batia (perha) are the great soogat of this city. It has a mandir named
Murlidhar mandir located in the central area of the city, near the ૐ chowk. There is an annual fair of Dada Rampir held at Chelhar usually in the month of September.
Its population is about 20,000. The majority of its people are in the Menghwar community, and it has people of many castes including the Maheshwari. Other communities living in Chelhar include the Maharaj, Bheel, Suthar, Goswami, Bajeer, and Kumbhar. Hindus comprise the majority of its population. Maheshwari community is main business holder of the town.
Populated places in Tharparkar District