Pakistani village
Deh in Sindh, Pakistan
Shah Hasan, also spelled Shah Hassan, is a village and deh in Johi taluka of Dadu District, Sindh.[3] It is located at the western end of Lake Manchar, about 24 miles west of Sehwan.[4] As of 2017, Shah Hasan has a population of 2,597, in 481 households.[2] It is the seat of a tappedar circle, which also includes the villages of Berah, Dhabhari, Dhori Kunri, Khanwah, Lohri, and Makhan Belo.[2]
Shah Hasan hosts a fair on the 9th of Zilhuz in honour of Pir Gaji, a famous Sufi pir whose tomb is located on a hilly spur six miles west of the village.[4]
Around 1874, Shah Hasan had an estimated population of about 1,200, including about 880 Muslims (mostly Mohanas and Bughios) and about 320 Hindus (mostly Lohanos).[4] Its main manufactured products were ropes and mats made from the pfis, a type of dwarf palm.[4] There was a local trade in grain, fish, and mats, but no significant long-distance commerce.[4] Shah Hasan was then the seat of a tappedar and had a small police post, a dharamsala, and a cattle pound.[4] The Pir Gaji festival had an average attendance of about 600 people at this time.[4]
The 1951 census recorded the village of Shah Hasan as having an estimated population of about 740, in about 140 houses.[5] It had a school and police station at that point.[5]
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