Nawabshah Tehsil

Nawabshah is a tehsil of Shaheed Benazir Abad District, Sindh, Pakistan. Nawabshah Tehsil was established in 1903 by the British government. The tehsil was a part of Hyderabad district. On 1 November 1912, Nawabshah was upgraded to a district status of Sind Division.
In 1909, Syed Nawab Ali Shah donated 200 acres of land to British government for construction of a town railway station and 60 acres of land for construction of buildings of district and taluka offices free of cost. To commemorate this, the British government then changed the name of Nasrat town to Nawabshah town.

Demographics

Population

According to 2023 census, Nawabshah Tehsil had a population of 481,978.

History

Nawabshah Taluka was known as Nasrat Taluka of Hyderabad District before 1909. The name was derived from Nasrat Canal that flows in the taluka but in 1909, the taluka was renamed to Syed Nawab Shah .