Katpar
| Katpar | |
|---|---|
| city | |
  Katpar Location in Gujarat, India | |
| Coordinates: 21°05′24″N 71°47′35″E / 21.09008°N 71.79305°ECoordinates: 21°05′24″N 71°47′35″E / 21.09008°N 71.79305°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Bhavnagar |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 7,043 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Katpar is a census town in Bhavnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Originated from Afghanistan and migrated to India.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[1] Katpar had a population of 7043. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Katpar has an average literacy rate of 34%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 50%, and female literacy is 18%. In Katpar, 21% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Pakistan Sindh: Katpar is a caste (surname) of Sindh, mostly from Naundero, Dokri, Shikarpur, Sukkur, Rohri, Khairpur, Karachi, Hyderabad, Dadu yee all over the Sindh. Having railway station with name of peer katpar.
Personalities: the ex-health minister was Abdul Waheed Katpar Advocate, Mohd Suleman Katpar President PPP (1970–1977) Taulka Dokri Distt: Larkana, poet ustad Mohammad Achar Makhmoor Katpar, DHO Dr Abdullah Katpar, Manzoor Ahmed Katpar President PPP Dokri city (1984–1990), Dr Abrar Ali Katpar (Assitt.nephrologist), Dr Naeem Katpar(eye surgeon), Engr. Irfan Ahmed Katpar, Engr. Zuhaib Katpar, Engr. Rafi ullah Katpar, Engr. Soniya Saleem Katpar, Dr. Hira Katpar Dr. Shah Jehan Katpar, 'Professor Muhammad Anwar Katpar karachi, Advocate Abdul Rasheed Katpar karachi, Dr Yousif Katpar, Dr Khalil Katpar. capt Aurangzeb katpar, Khurram katpar, Sikander Ali katpar, Zulqarnain katpar, Alamgir katpar, Abdul Rahman katpar, Mohd Amin katpar, Saeed Ahmed Katpar Mohd Shafeh katpar. Katpar's are settled in sukkur also. In sukkur Faqeer Arbelo Katpar awarded Sitar-e-Shujat in 1965 war agenst INDIA and his younger brother was retired Captin in Mujahid Force & in old sukkur Rehmatullah Katpar is one of the well known and famous personality. He has served in United bank for 25 years and holds great banking experience. Rehmatullah was amongst few initial people who moved from Dokri to Sukkur and proved his mettle in his domain. In Dokri, the name of Manzoor Katpar and Saeedullah Katpar are very famous.
Former minister, Abdul Waheed Katpar(1924-2012)an Advocate primarily from Indus Valley - Larkana was a close friend of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto(ZAB), before joining Politics of Pakistan. He was one of the founding members of PPP & later on became President PPP Sindh & also Senior Minister of Sindh Government. He served the Sindh Provincial cabinet as a minister of Education, Health, Prisons/ Jail, Parliament( 1970's). He had the courage to face the Wrath of Gen. Zia's regime with dignity & did not compromise on his loyalty to ZAB and as a result stayed in Pakistan & did not leave the country, unlike many other ministers. His biggest contributions for Pakistan were the establishment of 3 Public Sector Medical Colleges: Sindh Medical College, Chandka Medical College & Nawabshah/ Peoples Medical College. All these have now been upgraded into respective Medical Universities. Mr Katpar proved his metal, both at the Courts & Parliament & was not only a competent Criminology Lawyer but also a competent, honest & devoted Minster. He was highly respected by the Health Sector & also at the Courts. Mr.AW Katpar left us for heavens on 14 September 2012. (Contributions from AW Katpar Family, Prof. Shahjahan Katpar - Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon & Dental Educationist) @ 1st Anniversary of respected Abdul Waheed Katpar.
References
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.