Matli Tehsil
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Matli
ماتلي | |
|---|---|
Administrative subdivision (Taluka) of Badin District | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| District | Badin |
| Taluka | Matli |
| Population (2017[1]) | |
• Total | 443,412 |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate | 39.32%[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Town | 1 |
| Number of union councils | 12 |
Matli (Sindhi: ماتلي) is the largest Tehsil of Badin District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It Historically served as the second Capital of The Soomra Dynasty. It is administratively subdivided into 12 union councils.[3]
History
[edit]Matli served as the second Capital of the Soomra dynasty after their first Capital Mansura (Brahmanabad) got sacked by Mahmud of Ghazni. From here the Soomras rebelled against Ghaznavids around 1026 and freed Sindh from their rule. [4]
Religion
[edit]See the pie chart below the infobox here for religion figures:
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Hinduism includes Scheduled Caste Hindus and Islam includes Ahmadiyya; which are counted separately in the Census
References
[edit]- ↑ "District And Tehsil Level Population Summary With Region Breakup including Matli Tehsil or 'Matli Taluka'" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ↑ "Table 12: Literacy Rate, Enrolment and out of school Population by sex and rural/urban, Census - 2023" (PDF). pbs.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ↑ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Badin including Matli Tehsil". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ↑ Panhwar, M. H. (2003). An Illustrated Historical Atlas of Soomra Kingdom of Sindh: 1011–1351 AD. Karachi: Soomra National Council, Pakistan.
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