Rato-Dero Town

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Rato-Dero Town

Head-quarters of the taluka of the same name in Larkana District, Sind, Bombay, situated in 27 48' N. and 68 20' E., 18 miles north-east by north of Larkana town. Population (1901), 4,281. Local trade is chiefly in grain Rato-Dero was formerly the encampment of a chief of the Jalbam tribe called Rato. The municipality, established in 1862, had an average income of Rs. 8,878 during the decade ending 1901. In 1903-4 the income was Rs. 14,000. The town contains a dispensary, a vernacular school attended by 118 pupils, and an Anglo- vernacular school attended by 34 pupils.