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Digri Tehsil

Place in Mirpurkhas, Pakistan

25°09′24″N 69°06′44″E / 25.15667°N 69.11222°E / 25.15667; 69.11222CountryPakistanRegionMirpurkhasGovernment

• TypeTaluka MunicipalityArea

• Urban

4 km² (2 sq mi)Population

• Urban

50,000 approximatelyTime zonePSTArea code92(0233)

Digri (Sindhi: ڊگھڙي, Urdu: ڈگری) is a Tehsil in Mirpur Khas District Sindh, Pakistan. It is the second largest town of Mirpurkhas District.

Geography

Digri is connected to several towns by main roads:

Tando Ghulam Ali Road (Disstt Badin)
Tando Bhago Road (Disstt Badin)
Mipurkhas Road
Kot Ghulam Muhammad (Jamesabad) Road
TJM Road - Linking TharparKer

Communities

Digri is a culturally diverse town. As the small town has grown rapidly in the last few decades, the diversity has also increased with Arain, Talpur, Malhi Community, Maheshwari Community, Kolhi Community, bheel Community, Muslim Rajputs, Qaim Khani, Jarwar, Baloch, Jatt and Pashtuns living there. 60% of the population of Digri are Sindhi people. The most common languages in the town are Sindhi and Urdu and also tribal languages like Dhatki as well.^[1]

There are many communities have been living since the partition of Hindustan.^[2]

Economy

Livestock and poultry rearing, agricultural farms, and transportation are the main sources of income, while more than 20% population rely on government and private jobs. A sugar mill, Digri Sugar Mills, provides further job opportunities for local people.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Cole, J. (2006), "Sindhi", Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics, Elsevier, pp. 384–387, doi:10.1016/b0-08-044854-2/02241-0, ISBN 978-0-08-044854-1, retrieved 2023-06-21
^ Kumarasingham, Harshan (July 2013). "Partition of India: Why 1947?". Asian Affairs. 44 (2): 302–303. doi:10.1080/03068374.2013.795297. ISSN 0306-8374. S2CID 162312225.