Khanpur (Urdu: خانپور) is small city and the
Tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
/Talka of the
District Shikarpur in province
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 ...
of Pakistan. It is situated with
Indus Highway
The Indus Highway ( ur, ), also known as National Highway 55 (N-55) ( ur, ), is a 1264 km long two to four-lane national highway that runs along the Indus River in Pakistan connecting the port city of Karachi with the northwestern city ...
Road N55 about distance 9 kilometers away from
Shikarpur toward Kandhkot This city is popular due to its agriculture crops specially vegetables, rice, wheat etc. Furthermore, this tehsil has kacha (desert area) land with
Indus River
The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia. The river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash in Western Tibet, flows northwest through the disputed region of Kashmir, ...
, oil and gas fields, PARCO pumping station, rice and flour mills.
Historically, Khanpur Tehsil was highly influenced by Sayeds considered as a holy caste in the village. Sayed Dara Shah who migrated from west of Samarkand Bukhara, Uzbekistan carried out Islamic activities in the region. He not just taught message of Islam to masses but also brought peace and harmony in Khanpur.
Populated places in Shikarpur District
Tehsils of Sindh
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