Hala (Sindh)
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Hala is a town and taluka in the Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

i province of Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

. The population of the Taluka Hala was 161,980 according to the 2000 census. According to the Revenue record, Hala Town had been given status of Taluka in 1848.

Hala is noted for its arts and crafts, particularly its pottery, wood work, cloth printing and weaving, known as Sussi. It contains the Makhdum Nuh of Hala
Makhdum Nuh of Hala (Sindh)
Makhdum Nuh of Hala was the son of Niamatulláh and a descendant of Abá Bakr Siddík, the first khalíf or successor of the Prophet and hence he is called Siddíkí.-Life:At the age of seven he heard the cry for prayer and repeated the Kalmah in reply...

mausoleum which attracts pilgrims.

Administrative

Union councils:

S.NO NAME OF U.C POPULATION
  • 01 Hala-I 26,472
  • 02 Hala-II 23,537
  • 03 Bhanoth 25,572
  • 04 Karam Khan Nizamani 26,676
  • 05 Bhitshah 35,682
  • 06 Hala Old 24,041
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