Ratodero

Geography

Ratodero town is the headquarters of the Taluka of the same name. It is situated in 27-48∘ latitude in north and 68-20∘ longitude in east. It is located on the way from Larkana to Shikarpur. Besides, many roads, both main and link, lead from this town to surrounding towns and villages. There are roads leading to Gharrhi Khairo, Jacobabad, Shahdad Kot, Kamber, MiroKhan, Naudero and Larkana

Administration

Ratodero Taluka is administratively subdivided into 9 Union Councils these are:

Government departments

There are many government offices in the town including

In addition to that there are branches of following banks in the town

Notable people

Rato dero is named after Sardar Rato Khan Jalbani. His tomb is situated a kilometer away from city. Presently Sardar Ali Nawaz Khan Jalbani is the successor of Shaheed Sardar Rato khan Jalbani.

The old land lords of Ratodero were Daya, Abro, Ghanghra, Bhutto, Jalbani and sunnani. Allah Wasayo abro, Allah pasayo Abro, Abdul Hadi jokhio and Doctor Altaf hussain are some of the note able landlords. Wadero Ghulam Kadir MBE recovered the biggest dacoity in Panju Dero in 1902 and was appointed as bench magistrate and justice of peace .Recovered another dacoity at Ali Khan Wsail in 1909 and received Afrin Nama from commissioner in Sindh (Mr Arthur Delaval Younghusband.He was honoured with Commisoner chair holder 1909. First member of Imperial council India Bombay and 1st class special Magistrate.The first Collector honoree chair 1902 By William Henry Lucas who served Wadero with chair honorer through and official letter and note at political office camp at Ratodero, who later also became governor honoree chair Leslie Orme Wilson in 1923. Wadero Ghulam Kadir supported education and recruitment for world war I in 1918 which was acknowledged by the collector Larrkano EG Bolus in 1918 and served his Afrin Nama to land lord. His younger brother Muhammad Ismaeel Kadri was the first deputy collector directly recruited from Ratodero in 1923. During the British reforms in sindh to empower sindhi locals in services wadero was given two seats in police services in 1912 by The Commissioner in Sindh Mr Arthur Delaval Younghusband (these were the last days the commissioner and was proceeding abroad. During his last farewell visit to Larkana and Ratodero he personally asked the land lord for empowering people in services and his younger brother Ali Gohar Khan and cousin Ghulam Hyder (Grand Father of former chief justice sindh high court and supreme court- Syed Didar Hussain shah Former MPA and Chief Justice Sindh High Courts and Supreme courts, he also had incumbation of Chairman NAB National Accountability Bureau) were commissioned as police officers in 1913 from Nasik Police School India. Wadero Ghualm Kadir had right to vote and later supported his friend Ayoob Khuhrro in Bombay legislation elections in 1923 and Ayoob khuhrro won the elections from Ratodero. Muhammad Ismael Kadri first Sindhi Muslim directly commissioned deputy collector 1923 in Indian civil services was nationalist friend of GM Syed, GM Essani, Shaikh Abdul Majeed sindhi and Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah who also contested the first elections of autonomous Sindh province in 1937 but later MA Kadri withdrew his nomination on requests of GM syed, GM Essani, Ayoob Khuhrro and Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah to support Shaikh Abdul Majeed Sindhi against Shahnawaz Bhutto and Shaikh sindhi won the elections. Mr Muhammad Ismael Kadri on advise of his brother did best for separation of Sindh from Bombay presidency at the cost of his career. MA Kadri and GM Essani lost their career but Sindh was separated.

Famous Personalities before Pakistan in Imperial Rules 1900-1947:

Leaders after Independence 1947: