Ratodero
Ratodero (Sindhi: رتوديرو) is the capital of Ratodero Taluka, a sub-division of Larkana District in the Sindh province of Pakistan; it is some 28 km from the district capital Larkana. Since independence of Pakistan, the city has a special reputation for its sweet products and handmade caps known as Sindhi topi . At present the principal trade of the town is that of paddy and rice, and there are many rice mills.
Ratodero | |
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Sub district | |
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| Coordinates: 27°48′N 68°17′E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 138,002 km2 (53,283 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 224,666 (estimated) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 074 |
| Number of towns | 60 |
| Number of Union councils | 9 |
| Ratodero Government Website | |
Geography
Ratodero is the administrative headquarters of the Taluka of the same name, and is located on the way from Larkana to Shikarpur. As a regional transportation hub, many roads lead from Ratodero to surrounding towns and villages, such as Gharrhi Khairo, Jacobabad, Shahdad Kot, Kamber, MiroKhan, and Naudero.
Administration
Ratodero Taluka is administratively subdivided into 9 Union Councils:
- Behman
- Bunguldero
- Jumo Agham
- Naudero
- Pir Bakhsh Bhutto
- Rarodero-I
- Ratodero-II
- maso Dero
- Waris Dino Machi
- Ahmed Khan Lashari
- Ahmed Khan Jalbani
- Wazir Khan Jalbani
Government departments
There are many government offices in the town including
- Mukhtiarkar office
- Taluka Education Offices (Male & Female)
- Sub court
- Taluka Police headquarters
- Executive Engineer WAPDA
- sui southern gas office
- Sub rural health centre
- sixty-bed hospital
- Post office
- Government high school
- Degree college
- SARCO (NGO)
- Government Monotechnique College
- Government Technical Training Center
In addition to that there are branches of following banks in the town
- Habib Bank
- National Bank
- United Bank
- National Saving Organization
- Sindh Bank
- AL-Habib Bank
- MCB-Muslim Commercial Bank
- ABL-Allied Bank
- Khush-hali Bank
- U Bank
- First Microfinance Bank
- Kashaf Foundation (NGO)
- SRSO-Sindh Rural Support Organization (NGO)
Notable people
Leaders after Independence 1947:
- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto First elected prime minister
- Benazir Bhutto Former prime minister
- Mumtaz Ali Bhutto Former Chief minister Sindh
- Shaheed Meer Murtaza Bhutto Leader Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto)
- Alhaj Sardar Allah Bux Khan Jalbani Member Provincial Assembly P.S 32 Larkana
- Bashir Qureshi leader of a Nationalist party (JSQM)