Syed Matto Shah

Village Syed Matto Shah (سیّد متو شاھ,, सैयद मत्तो शाह), also called Saeed Matto, is located in the heart of the Sindh province in Pakistan, in union council Saeed Matto, tehsil (taluka) Bulri Shah Karim, district Tando Muhammad Khan.

Before independence of Pakistan in 1947, it was populated by Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs. After the independence, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the village for some time and then moved to nearby towns and cities.

Owing to its rich historical heritage, the village served as a cultural and economic hub within its vicinity for numerous years. However, a shift occurred following the division of the union council Saeed Matto, which had its headquarters in the village. Concurrently, the development of the nearby town of Nao Mail along the Tando Muhammad Khan-Mirpur Bathoro Road also altered the dynamics of the area.

The existing population of the village Syed Matto Shah is mainly Muslim and Hindu tribes, including Sathias, Siddis (also Qambranis or Sheedis), Solangis and Kolhis.



Union Council
The union council elects its chairperson and vice chairperson through local body elections. Additionally, each of its four wards elects a general councillor. The union council also selects a district council member to represent it at the district council Tando Muhammad Khan.

Education
The village is heavily populated by Sathias, who were primarily engaged in agriculture, with education often not a priority in the past. However, societal shifts in recent decades have led to a notable transformation, with individuals from the community now pursuing diverse career paths.



Currently, a burgeoning educational landscape exists within and surrounding the Sathia areas, comprising both public and private schools and colleges.

There are primary and middle schools in the village Syed Matto Shah.

A school under the SEF Middle / High School Program (SMHSP) by the Sindh Education Foundation, Government of Sindh, has been established in Nao Mail, less than two kilometres from Syed Matto Shah.

The Citizens Foundation has established a primary education campus in the village Haji Urs Sathio, four kilometres from Syed Matto Shah.

The neighbouring district town of Tando Muhammad Khan, 17 kilometres from the village, is a hub of public and private educational institutions, including the University of Modern Sciences (the Indus Medical College and Hospital, and nursing, pharmacy, and physical therapy colleges); government degree colleges for boys and girls; a Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST) campus; Bahria Foundation College, and several high, middle and primary schools.

Health
The Government of Sindh's basic health unit in the village Syed Matto Shah not only provides essential medical services to the people of union council Saeed Matto but also operates as an Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) centre.



The neighbouring district town of Tando Muhammad Khan boasts a comprehensive array of healthcare amenities, both public and private, including National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Indus Medical College and Hospital, District Headquarter Hospital (Civil Hospital), and Memon Hospital.

Notable people
Notable people in the village Syed Matto Shah include Qazi Allah Bachayo Sathio and Muhammad Urs Sathio, former chairmen, union council Saeed Matto; Umaid Ali Sathio, an author; R. B. Sarang, an author and communicator; and Asghar Ali Sathio, an inspector in Sindh Police.