Sindh is the valley of Saints. Ancient Sindh was spread up to Multan (Now in Punjab Province). Islam was firstly spread through the preacher (Sahabas and Saints) who educated the people of this valley through their teachings. Since last several hundreds of years the region of Sindh from Nawabshah to Thatta is known as Area of SAHTEYA (Literature & Education) and Matiari is the center of this region.
Matiari is the one of oldest territory of Sindh. It has a very bright past from educational point of view. This region produced a number of religious scholars, Educators, Intellectuals, Poets which spread the essence of their knowledge all over the subcontinent.
Matiari is the land of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, the great saint, soofi Poet and lover of Sindh and the world as well.
In old days of British Government, the British Government always acquired (FATWA) from Scholars (Ulama`s) MATIARI according to Muslim Law to decide Muslim disputes in court of law. Akhund Azizullah who was the first translator of Holy Quran in Sindhi language was also native of Matairi.
The First & Last “SHAHEED” of “Khilafat movement” Muhammad Raheem Qazi was the citizen of Matiari.
Matiari was established by “SAYEDS”, whose forefather had come from “HIRAT”(Afghanistan), before them there was a small village of the tribe “CHANG” at this place.
Around 1400 A.C the fore father of “SAYEDS” {who are basically the ARABS and do belong to the family of Holy Prophet MUHAMMAD (SAWS)},Sayed Ameer Hyder Shah came in to Sindh with “Taimoor Lang”the Great Grand Father of Mughuls and married the daughter of Shah Muhammad Halo, who was the knight of his Tribe in town HALA. On call of his father from HIRAT, Sayed Ameer Hyder Shah returned to his home land and here his wife gave birth to a boy and gave him the name SAYED MEER ALI SHAH.when this boy grown up he went to his father’s home land, where his father was not alive. Then he returned back to his mother land with his father’s brother and a lot of wealth of his legacy. After return he did not settle in Hala, but came to the place where now Matiari do exist. As he had a lot of money, so he purchased a lot of LANDS and fully settled down at here along with his mother. Then he got married with a woman from his mother’s family. All the SAYEDS of Matiari, Bhanoth, Sun, Tikher are his grand children.
About the name “MATIARI”, it is said that, before settling at here SAYED MEER ALI SHAH was firstly settled in a village”MUTAALO” near to Shahdadpur,district Sangher,then he settled at the place which is called Matiari, so these SAYEDS were called the people of “MUTAALO”,which changed to “MUTAALVI”,then “MATIARI”.

Population

After the creation of this District its population was 494,244 ,as after 1998 No Census has been occurred in Pakistan,so

on the basis of Census 1998 the estimated (NOT ACCURATE) Population of District Matiari may become 764622 in 2015 @ Population growth rate of 2.6% per Year.

District Matiari contains,three Talukas (Sub-Divisions) Matiari, Hala and Saeedabad.

Now a day District Matiari is contained on 18 union councils.

Religion wise Population

District Matiari

Religion	Gender	Population According to Census 1998	Estimated Population in 2017 @ 2.6% Growth Per Year
Total	Male	256495	417714
	Female	237749	387185
	Both	494244	804899
Muslim	Male	224189	365102
	Female	207510	337939
	Both	431699	703041
Christian	Male	231	376
	Female	232	378
	Both	463	754
Hindu	Male	29183	47526
	Female	27242	44365
	Both	56425	91891
Qadiani	Male	166	270
	Female	190	309
	Both	356	580
Scheduled Cast	Male	2157	3513
	Female	2039	3321
	Both	4196	6833
Other	Male	569	927
	Female	536	873
	Both	1105	1800

Taluka Matiari

Religion	Gender	Population According to Census 1998	Estimated Population in 2017 @ 2.6% Growth Per Year
Total	Male	132336	215515
	Female	121411	197723
	Both	253747	413238
Muslim	Male	111220	181127
	Female	101514	165320
	Both	212734	346447
Christian	Male	80	130
	Female	75	122
	Both	155	252
Hindu	Male	19172	31222
	Female	18101	29478
	Both	37273	60701
Qadiani	Male	101	164
	Female	73	119
	Both	174	283
Scheduled Cast	Male	1573	2562
	Female	1475	2402
	Both	3048	4964
Other	Male	190	309
	Female	173	282
	Both	363	591

Taluka Hala

Religion	Gender	Population According to Census 1998	Estimated Population in 2017 @ 2.6% Growth Per Year
Total	Male	72012	117275
	Female	67476	109888
	Both	139488	227163
Muslim	Male	65522	106706
	Female	61478	100119
	Both	127000	206825
Christian	Male	88	143
	Female	91	148
	Both	179	291
Hindu	Male	5806	9456
	Female	5302	8634
	Both	11108	18090
Qadiani	Male	38	61
	Female	68	111
	Both	106	172
Scheduled Cast	Male	339	552
	Female	327	533
	Both	666	1084
Other	Male	220	358
	Female	211	343
	Both	430	701

Taluka Saeedabad

Religion	Gender	Population According to Census 1998	Estimated Population in 2017 @ 2.6% Growth Per Year
Total	Male	52147	84923
	Female	48862	79574
	Both	101009	164497
Muslim	Male	47447	77220
	Female	44518	72500
	Both	91965	149770
Christian	Male	63	103
	Female	66	107
	Both	129	210
Hindu	Male	4205	6847
	Female	3839	6252
	Both	8044	13099
Qadiani	Male	27	44
	Female	49	80
	Both	76	124
Scheduled Cast	Male	245	399
	Female	237	386
	Both	482	785
Other	Male	159	259
	Female	152	248
	Both	312	508

Language wise Population

District Matiari

Language	Gender	Population According to Census 1998	Estimated Population in 2017 @ 2.6% Growth Per Year
Total	Male	256495	417714
	Female	237749	387185
	Both	494244	804899
Sindhi	Male	235359	383293
	Female	218111	355204
	Both	453470	738497
Urdu	Male	9149	14900
	Female	8697	14163
	Both	17846	29063
Siraiki	Male	609	992
	Female	805	1311
	Both	1414	2303
Punjabi	Male	2042	3325
	Female	1942	3163
	Both	3984	6488
Balochi	Male	3019	4917
	Female	2768	4508
	Both	5787	9424
Pushto	Male	893	1454
	Female	707	1151
	Both	1600	2606
Others	Male	5424	8833
	Female	4719	7685
	Both	10143	16518

 Taluka Matiari

Language	Gender	Population According to Census 1998	Estimated Population in 2017 @ 2.6% Growth Per Year
Total	Male	132336	215515
	Female	121411	197723
	Both	253747	413238
Sindhi	Male	121766	198301
	Female	111661	181845
	Both	233427	380146
Urdu	Male	3405	5545
	Female	3165	5154
	Both	6570	10699
Siraiki	Male	133	217
	Female	95	155
	Both	228	372
Punjabi	Male	1251	2037
	Female	1175	1914
	Both	2426	3951
Balochi	Male	1888	3075
	Female	1755	2858
	Both	3643	5933
Pushto	Male	545	888
	Female	449	731
	Both	994	1619
Others	Male	3348	5452
	Female	3111	5066
	Both	6459	10518

Taluka Hala

Language	Gender	Population According to Census 1998	Estimated Population in 2017 @ 2.6% Growth Per Year
Total	Male	72012	117275
	Female	67476	109888
	Both	139488	227163
Sindhi	Male	65884	107295
	Female	61741	100548
	Both	127625	207843
Urdu	Male	3332	5426
	Female	3209	5225
	Both	6540	10651
Siraiki	Male	276	450
	Female	412	671
	Both	688	1121
Punjabi	Male	459	747
	Female	445	724
	Both	904	1471
Balochi	Male	656	1068
	Female	588	957
	Both	1244	2025
Pushto	Male	202	329
	Female	150	244
	Both	351	573
Others	Male	1204	1961
	Female	933	1519
	Both	2137	3480

Taluka Saeedabad

Language	Gender	Population According to Census 1998	Estimated Population in 2017 @ 2.6% Growth Per Year
Total	Male	52147	84923
	Female	48862	79574
	Both	101009	164497
Sindhi	Male	47709	77696
	Female	44709	72811
	Both	92418	150507
Urdu	Male	2412	3929
	Female	2323	3784
	Both	4736	7713
Siraiki	Male	200	326
	Female	298	486
	Both	498	812
Punjabi	Male	332	541
	Female	322	525
	Both	654	1066
Balochi	Male	475	774
	Female	425	693
	Both	900	1467
Pushto	Male	146	238
	Female	108	176
	Both	255	414
Others	Male	872	1420
	Female	675	1100
	Both	1547	2520

Voters in District Matiari

Total Voters =      288,051

Male Voters =      151,161

Female Voters =   136,890

Taluka wise,Municipal committee wise,Town Committee wise,Union Council wise & Gender wise

Electoral Area	Male	Female	Total
Union Council Total of Taluka Matiari	43696	38887	82583
Municipal Committee Total ofTaluka Matiari	16457	14983	31440
Town Committee Total of Taluka Matiari	5134	4781	9915
Total of Taluka Matiari	65287	58651	123938
Union Council Total of Taluka Hala	22952	21710	44662
Municipal Committee Total of Taluka Hala	15535	14186	29721
Town Committee Total of Taluka Hala	13174	11302	24476
Total of Taluka Hala	51661	47198	98859
Union Council Total of Taluka Saeedabad	26841	25519	52360
Town Committee Total of Taluka Saeedabad	7372	5522	12894
Total of Taluka Saeedabad	34213	31041	65254
Taluka Matiari	65287	58651	123938
Taluka Hala	51661	47198	98859
Taluka Saeedabad	34213	31041	65254
Total District Matiari	151161	136890	288051

Detail About Voters

Matiari District Population Taluka wise and Council wise.

TALUKA MATIARI

TALUKA HALA

TALUKA SAEEDABAD

Source.  CENSUS 1998

According to Revenue Department the population of District Matiari is more than 700,000 in these days (2013)

Deh,Tappa,Union Councils and Talukas of District Matiari

Taluka	Union Council	Tappa	Deh
Hala	1-Hala-1	GHOTANA	CHHAR
Hala	1-Hala-1	HALA	HALA
Hala	1-Hala-1	HALA CITY	HALA
Hala	1-Hala-1	JAMALABAD	KIRYA
Hala	2-Hala-2	GHOTANA	CHHAR
Hala	2-Hala-2	HALA	DABRI
Hala	2-Hala-2		KHANOTH
Hala	2-Hala-2	GHOTANA	ROHJATIR
Hala	2-Hala-2	GHOTANA	ROJANI
Hala	3-Bhanot	JAMALABAD	BHANOTH
Hala	3-Bhanot	JAMALABAD	GAHOTI
Hala	3-Bhanot	HALA	KIRYA
Hala	3-Bhanot	HALA OLD	KIRYA
Hala	3-Bhanot	JAMALABAD	KIRYA
Hala	3-Bhanot	JAMALABAD	PIR BILAWALI
Hala	3-Bhanot	JAMALABAD	TARAH
Hala	4-Karam Khan Nizamani	VERATO	BHAMBRI
Hala	4-Karam Khan Nizamani	VERATO	BUNGLOW
Hala	4-Karam Khan Nizamani	HALA	DABRI
Hala	4-Karam Khan Nizamani	VERATO	DABRI
Hala	4-Karam Khan Nizamani	VERATO	HALA
Hala	4-Karam Khan Nizamani	VERATO	KALRI
Hala	4-Karam Khan Nizamani	VERATO	NIZAMANI
Hala	4-Karam Khan Nizamani	HALA	SANDHAN
Hala	4-Karam Khan Nizamani	VERATO	SANDHAN
Hala	4-Karam Khan Nizamani	VERATO	VERATO
Hala	5-Bhit Shah	BHIT SHAH	BHIRIRI
Hala	5-Bhit Shah	BHIT SHAH	BHIT SHAH
Hala	5-Bhit Shah	BHIT SHAH	CHHAR
Hala	5-Bhit Shah	BHIT SHAH	GAIB PIR
Hala	5-Bhit Shah	BHIT SHAH	GHOONGHAT
Hala	5-Bhit Shah	BHIT SHAH	LAKHISIR
Hala	5-Bhit Shah	BHIT SHAH	NURLEE
Hala	5-Bhit Shah	BHIT SHAH	SHAIKHANI
Hala	6-Old Hala	HALA	GAHOTI
Hala	6-Old Hala	HALA	HALA OLD
Hala	6-Old Hala	HALA OLD	HALA OLD
Hala	6-Old Hala	GHOTANA	KHANOTH
Hala	6-Old Hala	HALA	KHANOTH
Hala	6-Old Hala	GHOTANA	KUTKAI
Hala	6-Old Hala	GHOTANA	SALARO
Matiari	1-Matiari	MATIARI	MATIARI
Matiari	1-Matiari	MATIARI	PORATH
Matiari	1-Matiari	MATIARI	SATTER
Matiari	2-Shah Alam Shah Ji Wasi	SULTANPUR	ARAIN
Matiari	2-Shah Alam Shah Ji Wasi	JIANDAL KOT	BAROCHANI
Matiari	2-Shah Alam Shah Ji Wasi	MATIARI	BHORKIO
Matiari	2-Shah Alam Shah Ji Wasi	MATIARI	DATAR DINO JUNEJO
Matiari	2-Shah Alam Shah Ji Wasi	SULTANPUR	GARING
Matiari	2-Shah Alam Shah Ji Wasi	JIANDAL KOT	JAKHRI JOYA
Matiari	2-Shah Alam Shah Ji Wasi	JIANDAL KOT	JIANDAL KOT
Matiari	2-Shah Alam Shah Ji Wasi	MATIARI	JIANDAL KOT
Matiari	2-Shah Alam Shah Ji Wasi	JIANDAL KOT	MUSHTAQUE HAJANO
Matiari	2-Shah Alam Shah Ji Wasi	PANNU	PANNU
Matiari	2-Shah Alam Shah Ji Wasi	SULTANPUR	PANNU
Matiari	2-Shah Alam Shah Ji Wasi	MATIARI	SAHIB SAMA
Matiari	2-Shah Alam Shah Ji Wasi	SAHIB SAMA	SAHIB SAMA
Matiari	3-Tajpur	SHAHPUR	JHEHIKI
Matiari	3-Tajpur	SHAHPUR	KETI
Matiari	3-Tajpur	SHAHPUR	SHAHPUR
Matiari	3-Tajpur	SHAHPUR	SIPPKI
Matiari	3-Tajpur	SULTANPUR	SIPPKI
Matiari	3-Tajpur	TAJPUR	SIPPKI
Matiari	3-Tajpur	SHAHPUR	SOOMRA
Matiari	3-Tajpur	SHAHPUR	TAJPUR
Matiari	3-Tajpur	SULTANPUR	TAJPUR
Matiari	4-Bau Khan Pathan	PALIJANI	JAKHRI JOYA
Matiari	4-Bau Khan Pathan	SULTANPUR	JAKHRI JOYA
Matiari	4-Bau Khan Pathan	BAU KHAN PATHAN	PALIJANI
Matiari	4-Bau Khan Pathan	PALIJANI	PALIJANI
Matiari	4-Bau Khan Pathan	SULTANPUR	PALIJANI
Matiari	4-Bau Khan Pathan	PALIJANI	PANHWARKI
Matiari	4-Bau Khan Pathan	SULTANPUR	PANHWARKI
Matiari	4-Bau Khan Pathan	SULTANPUR	SOHIKI
Matiari	4-Bau Khan Pathan	SULTANPUR	SULTAN PUR
Matiari	5-Sekhat	SEKHAT	ABRAJANI
Matiari	5-Sekhat	SEKHAT	BAU DERO
Matiari	5-Sekhat	SEKHAT	BHANOKI
Matiari	5-Sekhat	SEKHAT	KHASRANI
Matiari	5-Sekhat	KHYBER	KHEBRANI
Matiari	5-Sekhat	ODERO LAL VILLAGE	SADRI
Matiari	5-Sekhat	SEKHAT	SEKHAT
Matiari	6-Odero Lal Station	NOBAT MARI	BUHRYOON
Matiari	6-Odero Lal Station	NOBAT MARI	KHUDI
Matiari	6-Odero Lal Station	NOBAT MARI	KOHKI
Matiari	6-Odero Lal Station	NOBAT MARI	MUBARAK WAH
Matiari	6-Odero Lal Station	NOBAT MARI	SAEED PUR
Matiari	6-Odero Lal Station	NOBAT MARI	THANO
Matiari	6-Odero Lal Station	NOBAT MARI	WISRO
Matiari	7-Odero Lal Village	NOBAT MARI	CHARAYO
Matiari	7-Odero Lal Village	NOBAT MARI	CHARO
Matiari	7-Odero Lal Village	ODERO LAL VILLAGE	CHARO
Matiari	7-Odero Lal Village	ODERO LAL VILLAGE	DHANDO
Matiari	7-Odero Lal Village	ODERO LAL VILLAGE	HAKRA
Matiari	7-Odero Lal Village	ODERO LAL VILLAGE	KHORKHANI
Matiari	7-Odero Lal Village	NOBAT MARI	KUHKI
Matiari	7-Odero Lal Village	ODERO LAL VILLAGE	MARRE
Matiari	7-Odero Lal Village	ODERO	NINDHERO
Matiari	7-Odero Lal Village	ODERO	ODERO
Matiari	7-Odero Lal Village	ODERO	ODERO LAL VILLAGE
Matiari	7-Odero Lal Village	ODERO LAL VILLAGE	ODERO LAL VILLAGE
Matiari	7-Odero Lal Village	NOBAT MARI	THANO
Matiari	7-Odero Lal Village	NOBAT MARI	THORA
Matiari	8-Faqeer Nooh Hothyani	KHYBER	LITROON
Matiari	8-Faqeer Nooh Hothyani	SHER MUHAMMAD THORA	SHER MUHAMMAD THORA
Matiari	8-Faqeer Nooh Hothyani	KHYBER	THORA
Matiari	8-Faqeer Nooh Hothyani	ODERO	THORA
Matiari	8-Faqeer Nooh Hothyani	KHYBER	WASSAN
Saeedabad	1-Saeedabad	PINGHARO	CHACHRI
Saeedabad	1-Saeedabad	SAEEDABAD	DHALOO KETI
Saeedabad	1-Saeedabad	SAEEDABAD	FATEH PUR
Saeedabad	1-Saeedabad	SAEEDABAD	IHANJO
Saeedabad	1-Saeedabad	KHUTERO	ODIYANO
Saeedabad	1-Saeedabad	KHUTERO	RAHU
Saeedabad	1-Saeedabad	SAEEDABAD	SAEEDABAD
Saeedabad	2-Shah Mir Rahu	KHUTERO	AMIN LAKHO
Saeedabad	2-Shah Mir Rahu	KHATHEROO	DETHKI
Saeedabad	2-Shah Mir Rahu	KHUTERO	DETHKI
Saeedabad	2-Shah Mir Rahu	PANJMORO	DETHKI
Saeedabad	2-Shah Mir Rahu	KHUTERO	GADA ALI
Saeedabad	2-Shah Mir Rahu	SAEEDABAD	KOONAR
Saeedabad	2-Shah Mir Rahu	LARH	LARH
Saeedabad	2-Shah Mir Rahu	KHUTERO	MANAHI
Saeedabad	2-Shah Mir Rahu	SAEEDABAD	MUNAHI
Saeedabad	2-Shah Mir Rahu	KHUTERO	PANJMORO
Saeedabad	2-Shah Mir Rahu	PANJMORO	PANJMORO
Saeedabad	2-Shah Mir Rahu	PINGHARO	PANJMORO
Saeedabad	2-Shah Mir Rahu	PINGHARO	RAHOOKI
Saeedabad	2-Shah Mir Rahu	KHUTERO	UJJANO
Saeedabad	3-Bhalidino Kaka	PINGHARO	CHHAPER KHAN
Saeedabad	3-Bhalidino Kaka	ZAIR PIR	GISS
Saeedabad	3-Bhalidino Kaka	PINGHARO	JAGIR
Saeedabad	3-Bhalidino Kaka	KHATHEROO	JAMALI
Saeedabad	3-Bhalidino Kaka	KHUTERO	JAMALI
Saeedabad	3-Bhalidino Kaka	PINGHARO	JAMALI
Saeedabad	3-Bhalidino Kaka	KHUTERO	KAKA
Saeedabad	3-Bhalidino Kaka	PINGHARO	KAKA
Saeedabad	3-Bhalidino Kaka	KHUTERO	KHUTIRO
Saeedabad	3-Bhalidino Kaka	RAHU	KHUTIRO
Saeedabad	3-Bhalidino Kaka	LARH	LARH
Saeedabad	3-Bhalidino Kaka	NEW SAEEDABAD	LARH
Saeedabad	3-Bhalidino Kaka	PINGHARO	LARH
Saeedabad	3-Bhalidino Kaka	PINGHARO	PINGHARO JAGHIR
Saeedabad	3-Bhalidino Kaka	KHUTERO	RAHOOKI
Saeedabad	3-Bhalidino Kaka	PINGHARO	RAHU
Saeedabad	3-Bhalidino Kaka	PINGHARO	RAITI
Saeedabad	4-Zairpir	PINGHARO	CHACHRI
Saeedabad	4-Zairpir	ZAIR PIR	CHACHRI
Saeedabad	4-Zairpir	PINGHARO	CHAPER
Saeedabad	4-Zairpir	PINGHARO	CHETORI
Saeedabad	4-Zairpir	ZAIR PIR	CHETORI
Saeedabad	4-Zairpir	PINGHARO	CHHAPER KHAN
Saeedabad	4-Zairpir	PINGHARO	CHITORI
Saeedabad	4-Zairpir	ZAIR PIR	CHITORI
Saeedabad	4-Zairpir	SAEEDABAD	GISS
Saeedabad	4-Zairpir	ZAIR PIR	GISS
Saeedabad	4-Zairpir	KHATHEROO	KHUTIRO
Saeedabad	4-Zairpir	KHATHEROO	ODIYANO
Saeedabad	4-Zairpir	KHUTERO	ODIYANO
Saeedabad	4-Zairpir	PINGHARO	RAHOOKI
Saeedabad	4-Zairpir	ZAIR PIR	RONO
Saeedabad	4-Zairpir	ZAIR PIR	SOHRAB PUR
Saeedabad	4-Zairpir	KHATHEROO	UJJANO
Saeedabad	4-Zairpir	KHUTERO	UJJANO
Saeedabad	4-Zairpir	PINGHARO	UJJANO
Saeedabad	4-Zairpir	ZAIR PIR	ZAIR PIR

 Geographical Limits

The north borders of District Matiari meet with the District “Nawabshah”, in East they touch District “Sanghhar”, in south of Matiari there is Hyderabad District and in west River Indus touches the borders of Matiari, which plays the basic role in agricultural growth of this area.

Culture

The culture of Matiari is mixed; some customs are taken from Hindu culture, but as here near about 95% people are Muslims, so Islamic traditions are dominated. There are lots of racial groups who do live in Matairi, such as “SAYED”,”KHASAKELY”,MEMON”,”MALLAH”,“BHATTI”,BALOCH”,“KHOSA”, “BAGRI” and “KOLHI”.

Poverty Rate

The poverty rate is near about same as that of other districts of rural Sindh.

Literacy Rate

The literacy rate of the District is 40 % including 25% in male and 15% in females. It means that out of 750,000 (Latest Assumed Population) near about 300,000 people are educated and others are uneducated. The Adult literacy rate is 40%. It means that some of 300,000 of the total population of Adults are educated in the District.

Crops

The main crops of this district are Cotton, Wheat and Sugarcane, but beside these a lot of other crops are cultivated. The fruits and vegetables of this region are also considerable.

Industry

As Matiari is very near to Hyderabad (only 25 km) , so the people of Matiari do accomplish their industrial needs from there.But the old industrial products of Matiari are very much popular all over Pakistan and abroad.These industrial products are “KHADEE”,“KASHEE”and “JUNDI” of Hala, and “AJRAK” of “MATIARI” City.A New addition in industries of Matiari is Matiari Sugar Mills,which is situated in east of Matiari city at the distance of near about 6 km.

Special Productions

Ice Cream,Carrot Halwa and Mawa (KHOYA in Urdu) are the best productions of Matiari,especially the Ice Cream.The people of Matiari send these gifts to their friends and relatives all over.In high level gatherings at Government level,such as at many events arranged at Governor house,Chief Minister House these items are brought from Matiari to Karachi and are served after lunch or dinner.