SHIKARPUR

SHIKARPUR, capital of a district in N. Sind in Pakistan, situated on rich alluvial ground, 18 m. W. of the Indus, and 330 m. N. of Karachi; since the opening of the Indus Valley Railway it has lost much of its importance as a commercial entrepôt; vicinity produces excellent grain crops, and carpets, cottons, &c., are manufactured in the town.