Ratodero

Ratodero (رتوديرو) is the capital of Ratodero Taluka, a sub-division of Larkana District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Situated some 28 km from the district capital Larkana. Since the independence of Pakistan, the city is known for its sweet products and handmade caps known as Sindhi topi. At present the principal trade of the town is that of paddy and rice, with many rice mills located here.

Geography
Ratodero is the administrative headquarters of the Taluka of the same name, and is located on the way from Larkana to Shikarpur. As a regional transportation hub, many roads lead from Ratodero to surrounding towns and villages, such as Gharrhi Khairo, Jacobabad, Shahdad Kot, Kamber, MiroKhan, and Naudero.

Administration
Ratodero Taluka is administratively subdivided into 9 Union Councils:
 * Behman
 * Bunguldero
 * Jumo Agham
 * Naudero
 * Wada Bosan
 * Pir Bakhsh Bhutto
 * Rarodero-I
 * Ratodero-II
 * maso Dero
 * Waris Dino Machi
 * Ahmed Khan Lashari
 * Ahmed Khan Jalbani
 * Wazir Khan Jalbani

Government departments
There are many government offices in the town including In addition to that there are branches of the following banks in the town
 * Mukhtiarkar office
 * Taluka Education Offices (Male & Female)
 * Sub court
 * Taluka Police headquarters
 * Executive Engineer WAPDA
 * Sui southern gas office
 * Sub rural health centre
 * Sixty-bed hospital
 * Post office
 * Government high school
 * Degree college
 * SARCO (NGO)
 * Government Monotechnique College
 * Government Technical Training Center
 * Habib Bank
 * National Bank
 * United Bank
 * National Saving Organization
 * Sindh Bank
 * AL-Habib Bank
 * MCB-Muslim Commercial Bank
 * ABL-Allied Bank
 * Khush-hali Bank
 * U Bank
 * First Microfinance Bank
 * Kashaf Foundation (NGO)
 * SRSO-Sindh Rural Support Organization (NGO)

Political hub
The government of Bhuttos have neglected the city as the Cadet college, Rice Research Institute, Airport and Industrial Estate have been established in other Talukas of the district whereas the City Ratodero lacks all of it, even the citizens of city have no access to safe drinking water.