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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Larkana
| native_name        = {{resize|{{naskh|لاڙڪانو‎}}}} ([[Sindhi language|Sindhi]])<br />{{nq|لاڑکانہ}} ([[Urdu]])
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| image_skyline      = Sambara Inn Larkana.jpg
| image_caption      = Sambara Inn
| image_size         = 300
| image_map          = <!-- Location ---------------- -->
| pushpin_map        = Sindh#Pakistan
| coordinates        = {{coord|27|33|30|N|68|12|40|E|region:PK|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{PAK}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[Provinces of Pakistan|Province]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flagicon|Sindh}} [[Sindh]]
| subdivision_type2  = District
| subdivision_name2  = [[Larkana District]]
| subdivision_type3  = Taluka
| subdivision_name3  = [[Larkana Taluka]]
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = 
| leader_name        = 
| title              = 
| leader_title2      = Commissioner
| leader_name2       = Ghanwar Ali Laghari ([[Punjab Public Service Commission (Pakistan)|BPS-20 PCS]])
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| area_footnotes     = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/pakistan-admin.php?adm2id=811|title=Pakistan: Administrative Division (Provinces and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 82
| area_metro_km2     = 1,906

<!-- Elevation ------------------------ -->| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 147

<!-- Population --------------------- -->| total_type         = City
| population_total   = 551716
| population_rank    = [[List of largest cities in Pakistan|15th, Pakistan]]
| population_as_of   = [[2023 Census of Pakistan|2023]]
| population_est     = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_footnotes = 
| image_blank_emblem = District Government Larkana.png
| blank_emblem_type  = Emblem

<!-- General information ------------- -->| timezone           = [[Pakistan Standard Time|PKT]]
| utc_offset         = +5
| timezone_DST       = 
| utc_offset_DST     = <!-- Area/postal codes & others ------ -->
| postal_code        = 77150
| area_code          = 074
| website            = [http://www.larkana.pk/ Larkana.pk]
| footnotes          = 
| official_name      = 
| leader_title3      = Regional Police Officer
| leader_name3       = Mazhar Nawaz Shaikh ([[Police Service of Pakistan|BPS-20 PSP]])
}}
'''Larkana''' ({{langx|sd|{{resize|{{naskh|لاڙڪانو}}}}|lāṛkāṇō}}; {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|لاڑکانہ}}|translit=lāṛkāna}}) is a city located in the [[Sindh]] province of Pakistan. It is the [[List of most populous cities in Pakistan|15th largest city of Pakistan]] by population.<ref name="Population city">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tageo.com/index-e-pk-cities-PK.htm|title=Pakistan City & Town Population List|access-date=29 September 2017|publisher=Tageo.com website}}</ref> It is home to the [[Indus Valley civilization]] site [[Mohenjo-daro]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Indus|first1=Valley |title=Archeology|url=http://www.harappa.com/har/moen0.html|access-date=14 October 2014|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025145352/http://www.harappa.com/har/moen0.html|archive-date=25 October 2014 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> The historic [[Indus River]] flows in east and south of the city.<ref name="rivers">{{cite news|author=Staff reporter |title=Sindh CM visits bridge on River Indus in Larkana district |work=Dawn news |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/550918/sindh-cm-visits-bridge-on-river-indus-in-larkana-district|date=3 August 2010 |access-date=15 October 2014}}</ref>

The city is located within [[Larkana District]]. Formerly known as [[Chanduka|Chandka]], Larkana is located on the south bank of the Ghar canal, about {{convert|40|mi|km}} south of the town [[Shikarpur, Sindh|Shikarpur]], and {{convert|36|mi|km}} northeast of [[Mehar Taluka|Mehar]].<ref name="IGI">{{cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_150.gif|title=Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 16, page 144 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library|work=uchicago.edu|access-date=23 March 2016}}</ref> With a population of 551,716 in the [[2023 Pakistani census|2023 Census of Pakistan]], it is the 4th most populated city of [[Sindh]] province (after [[Karachi]], [[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]], and [[Sukkur]]), and the 19th most populated city in PAKISTAN.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/Key_Findings_Report.pdf |title=7th Population and Housing Census 2023 |year=2024}}</ref>[[File: Facade of the Tomb.jpg|thumb|right|The tomb of [[Shah Baharo]].]]

== Geography ==
Larkana is situated at 27°33'30"N 68°12'40"E.<ref>{{cite news |title=Larkana lines |website=Tageo.com |url=http://www.tageo.com/index-e-pk-v-05-d-m3841727.htm |access-date=14 October 2014}}</ref> It is in the northwest part of Sindh and it has its own division. It is also included in Upper Sindh.

== Climate ==
Larkana has a [[hot desert climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''BWh''), bordering a hot [[semi arid]] climate (Koppen: BSh), with sweltering summers and mild winters. The highest recorded temperature is {{convert|53.0|°C|°F|1}}, recorded On 26 May 2010 and the lowest recorded temperature is {{convert|-4|°C|°F|1}}, recorded in January 1929. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|237.4|mm}}, and mainly occurs in the monsoon season (July to September). The highest annual rainfall ever is {{cvt|988.7|mm}}, [[2022 Pakistan floods|recorded in 2022]] (some areas of the city got more than 1000 mm of annual rainfall in 2022) and the lowest annual rainfall ever is {{cvt|7.1|mm}}, recorded in 1938.

{{Weather box
| width = auto
| location = Larkana
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y
| Jan record high C = 29.2
| Feb record high C = 36.0
| Mar record high C = 44.8
| Apr record high C = 51.0
| May record high C = 53.0
| Jun record high C = 51.0
| Jul record high C = 47.5
| Aug record high C = 44.0
| Sep record high C = 43.0
| Oct record high C = 41.0
| Nov record high C = 37.0
| Dec record high C = 32.2
| Jan high C = 24.8
| Feb high C = 26.3
| Mar high C = 32.3
| Apr high C = 39.0
| May high C = 43.9
| Jun high C = 44.0
| Jul high C = 41.4
| Aug high C = 38.0
| Sep high C = 37.0
| Oct high C = 34.5
| Nov high C = 30.5
| Dec high C = 24.8
| Jan mean C = 17.0
| Feb mean C = 18.4
| Mar mean C = 24.0
| Apr mean C = 29.9
| May mean C = 34.7
| Jun mean C = 35.9
| Jul mean C = 34.0
| Aug mean C = 32.3
| Sep mean C = 30.9
| Oct mean C = 27.5
| Nov mean C = 22.6
| Dec mean C = 17.0
| Jan low C = 9.3
| Feb low C = 10.6
| Mar low C = 15.8
| Apr low C = 20.9
| May low C = 25.6
| Jun low C = 27.8
| Jul low C = 27.7
| Aug low C = 26.7
| Sep low C = 24.9
| Oct low C = 20.6
| Nov low C = 14.8
| Dec low C = 9.3
| Jan record low C = -1.1
| Feb record low C = 0.0
| Mar record low C = 4.3
| Apr record low C = 10.8
| May record low C = 14.4
| Jun record low C = 18.3
| Jul record low C = 21.5
| Aug record low C = 19.2
| Sep record low C = 20.5
| Oct record low C = 13.0
| Nov record low C = 6.1
| Dec record low C = 0.0
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 8.7
| Feb rain mm = 7.0
| Mar rain mm = 9.0
| Apr rain mm = 14.5
| May rain mm = 2.5
| Jun rain mm = 29.3
| Jul rain mm = 59.8
| Aug rain mm = 55.2
| Sep rain mm = 27.0
| Oct rain mm = 5.9
| Nov rain mm = 1.2
| Dec rain mm = 8.9
| Jan rain days = 0.6
| Feb rain days = 0.5
| Mar rain days = 1.0
| Apr rain days = 0.7
| May rain days = 0.2
| Jun rain days = 1.7
| Jul rain days = 3.3
| Aug rain days = 2.2
| Sep rain days = 1.2
| Oct rain days = 0.3
| Nov rain days = 0.1
| Dec rain days = 0.4
| source 1 = PMD (1991-2020)<ref name= PMD>{{cite web
  |url = http://ffd.pmd.gov.pk/cp/ffd.php
  |title = Flood Forecasting division Lahore
  |access-date = 21 February 2020}}</ref>
}}

==Famous Crops==
Rice is the most famous crop of Larkana. Peas, Grape, Mustard, and Sunflowers are also grown there.

==Demographics==

=== Population ===
{{Historical populations|1951|33,247|1961|48,008|1972|71,893|1981|123,890|1998|270,283|2017|490,508|2023|551,716|align=center|percentages=pagr|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{cite web |title=Population by administrative units 1951-1998 |url=https://repository.lahoreschool.edu.pk/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/13673/Administrative%20Units.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |publisher = [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>}}According to the [[2023 Pakistani census|2023 census]], Larkana had a population of 551,716.<ref>{{Cite web |title=URBAN LOCALITIES BY POPULATION SIZE AND THEIR POPULATION BY SEX, ANNUAL GROWTH RATE AND HOUSEHOLD SIZE : CENSUS-2023, SINDH |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/table_2_sindh_districts.pdf}}</ref>
===Languages=== 
{{Pie chart
|Caption = Languages of Larkana ((2023 Pakistani census))
|label1 = [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]
|value1 = 99.3 |color1 = Yellow
|label2 = Others |value2 = 0.7
|color2 = grey
}}
According to [[2023 Pakistani census]] Larkana is predominantly Sindhi about 99.3 percent of population of Larkana city spoke Sindhi as their mothertongue while other small minorities 0.7 others also lived in this city mostly [[Brahui people|brahuis]] and [[Baloch people|Baloch]].

=== Religion ===
<div style="overflow-x:auto; border: 1px solid #AAA; padding-left: 0.1em; padding-right: 0.1em">
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Religious groups in Larkana City (1881−2023)
! rowspan="2" |[[Religion in Pakistan|Religious]]<br>group
! colspan="2" |1881<ref name="Census1881B">{{cite web |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057678 |jstor=saoa.crl.25057678 |access-date=29 August 2025 |title=Census of India, 1891. Operations and results in the Presidency of Bombay, including Sind |year=1881 |pages=91 |archive-date=1 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601224518/https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25057678 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1891<ref name="Census1891B">{{cite web |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25352815 |jstor=saoa.crl.25352815 |access-date=29 August 2025 |title=Census of India, 1891. Vol. VIII, Bombay and its feudatories. Part II, Imperial tables |author1=India Census Commissioner |year=1891 |volume=8 |pages=22}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1901<ref name="Census1901B">{{cite web |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25366895 |jstor=saoa.crl.25366895 |access-date=29 August 2025 |title=Census of India 1901. Vols. 9-11, Bombay. |author1=India Census Commissioner |year=1901 |volume=9 |pages=30}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1911<ref name="Census1911B">{{cite web |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25393770 |jstor=saoa.crl.25393770 |access-date=29 August 2025 |title=Census of India 1911. Vol. 7, Bombay. Pt. 2, Imperial tables. |author1=India Census Commissioner |year=1911 |volume=7 |pages=33}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1921<ref name="Census1921B">{{cite web |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25394131 |jstor=saoa.crl.25394131 |access-date=29 August 2025 |title=Census of India 1921. Vol. 8, Bombay Presidency. Pt. 2, Tables : imperial and provincial. |author1=India Census Commissioner |year=1921 |volume=8 |pages=27}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1931<ref name="Census1931B">{{cite web |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.25797128 |jstor=saoa.crl.25797128 |access-date=29 August 2025 |title=Census of India 1931. Vol. 8, Bombay. Pt. 2, Statistical tables. |author1=India Census Commissioner |year=1931 |volume=8 |pages=33}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1941<ref name="Census1941B">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.28215545 |jstor=saoa.crl.28215545 |access-date=29 August 2025 |title=Census of India, 1941. Vol. 12, Sind |year=1941 |volume=12 |author1=India Census Commissioner |pages=19}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2017<ref name="Census2017B">{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/final-results-census-2017 |title=Final Results of Census-2017 Table-9 Population by sex, religion and rural/urban |website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics |access-date=29 August 2025}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2023<ref name="Census2023B">{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/digital-census/detailed-results|title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results Table-9 Population by sex, religion and rural/urban|website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics|access-date=29 August 2025}}</ref>
|-
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!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
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!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
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!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[Islam]] [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|15px]]
| 7,402
| {{Percentage | 7402 | 13188 | 2 }}
| 5,580
| {{Percentage | 5580 | 12019 | 2 }}
| 6,173
| {{Percentage | 6173 | 14543 | 2 }}
| 6,434
| {{Percentage | 6434 | 16097 | 2 }}
| 6,923
| {{Percentage | 6923 | 17723 | 2 }}
| 10,945
| {{Percentage | 10945 | 26841 | 2 }}
| 7,834
| {{Percentage | 7834 | 28085 | 2 }}
| 473,847
| {{Percentage | 473847 | 488006 | 2 }}
| 536,127
| {{Percentage | 536127 | 551716 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Hinduism]] [[File:Om.svg|15px]]{{efn|name=SindhHindu|Includes Castes (Hindu Jati), [[Scheduled Castes in Pakistan|Scheduled Castes]], [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]]/[[Tribals in India|Tribals]], [[Nanakpanthi]]s, [[Prarthana Samaj]], and [[Brahmoism]].}}
| 5,779
| {{Percentage | 5779 | 13188 | 2 }}
| 6,422
| {{Percentage | 6422 | 12019 | 2 }}
| 8,314
| {{Percentage | 8314 | 14543 | 2 }}
| 9,601
| {{Percentage | 9601 | 16097 | 2 }}
| 10,727
| {{Percentage | 10727 | 17723 | 2 }}
| 15,696
| {{Percentage | 15696 | 26841 | 2 }}
| 19,949
| {{Percentage | 19949 | 28085 | 2 }}
| 12,977
| {{Percentage | 12977 | 488006 | 2 }}
| 13,365
| {{Percentage | 13365 | 551716 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Zoroastrianism]] [[File:Faravahar.svg|15px]]
| 5
| {{Percentage | 5 | 13188 | 2 }}
| 8
| {{Percentage | 8 | 12019 | 2 }}
| 1
| {{Percentage | 1 | 14543 | 2 }}
| 1
| {{Percentage | 1 | 16097 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 17723 | 2 }}
| 3
| {{Percentage | 3 | 26841 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 28085 | 2 }}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| 1
| {{Percentage | 1 | 551716 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Christianity]] [[File:Christian cross.svg|15px]]
| 2
| {{Percentage | 2 | 13188 | 2 }}
| 9
| {{Percentage | 9 | 12019 | 2 }}
| 21
| {{Percentage | 21 | 14543 | 2 }}
| 13
| {{Percentage | 13 | 16097 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 17723 | 2 }}
| 7
| {{Percentage | 7 | 26841 | 2 }}
| 49
| {{Percentage | 49 | 28085 | 2 }}
| 1,026
| {{Percentage | 1026 | 488006 | 2 }}
| 2,030
| {{Percentage | 2030 | 551716 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Judaism]] [[File:Star_of_David.svg|15px]]
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 13188 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 12019 | 2 }}
| 11
| {{Percentage | 11 | 14543 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 16097 | 2 }}
| 9
| {{Percentage | 9 | 17723 | 2 }}
| 7
| {{Percentage | 7 | 26841 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 28085 | 2 }}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
|-
| [[Jainism]] [[File:Jain_Prateek_Chihna.svg|15px]]
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 13188 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 12019 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 14543 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 16097 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 17723 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 26841 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 28085 | 2 }}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
|-
| [[Buddhism]] [[File:Dharma_Wheel_(2).svg|15px]]
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 13188 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 12019 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 14543 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 16097 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 17723 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 26841 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 28085 | 2 }}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
|-
| [[Sikhism]] [[File:Khanda.svg|15px]]
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| 48
| {{Percentage | 48 | 16097 | 2 }}
| 54
| {{Percentage | 54 | 17723 | 2 }}
| 170
| {{Percentage | 170 | 26841 | 2 }}
| 253
| {{Percentage | 253 | 28085 | 2 }}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| 27
| {{Percentage | 27 | 551716 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Ahmadiyya]] [[File:Liwa-e-Ahmadiyya_1-2.svg|15px]]
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| 140
| {{Percentage | 140 | 488006 | 2 }}
| 113
| {{Percentage | 113 | 551716 | 2 }}
|-
| Others
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 13188 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 12019 | 2 }}
| 23
| {{Percentage | 23 | 14543 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 16097 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 17723 | 2 }}
| 13
| {{Percentage | 13 | 26841 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 28085 | 2 }}
| 16
| {{Percentage | 16 | 488006 | 2 }}
| 53
| {{Percentage | 53 | 551716 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 13,188
! {{Percentage | 13188 | 13188 | 2 }}
! 12,019
! {{Percentage | 12019 | 12019 | 2 }}
! 14,543
! {{Percentage | 14543 | 14543 | 2 }}
! 16,097
! {{Percentage | 16097 | 16097 | 2 }}
! 17,723
! {{Percentage | 17723 | 17723 | 2 }}
! 26,841
! {{Percentage | 26841 | 26841 | 2 }}
! 28,085
! {{Percentage | 28085 | 28085 | 2 }}
! 488,006
! {{Percentage | 488006 | 488006 | 2 }}
! 551,716
! {{Percentage | 551716 | 551716 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="20" | {{small|1881–1941: Data for the entirety of the town of Larkana , which included Larkana Municipality.<br>2017–2023: Urban population of Larkana Taluka.}}
|}
</div>

== Education ==
Several old and new schools, colleges, as well as university are functioning in the city for both boys and girls. Many are private and public institutions. IBA has takeover Public School and from 2018, Agha Khan University Education Board will takeover Sindh Board

=== Schools, colleges and training institutes ===
Local schools include [[Government Pilot School, Larkana]] (founded in 1926 by the British colonists), Girls High School, Public School Larkana, Deeni Madersa High School, and Government Degree College. Technical institutes include Polytechnic Institute and Teachers' Training College.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Apna|first1=Larkana|title=Schools and colleges|url=http://www.apnalarkana.com/education.html|access-date=23 March 2016}}</ref>

([[List of organizations with consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council|UN ECOSOC accredited organization]]) has established [[Sindh Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority|STEVTA]] registered [https://dessi.org.pk/TVET.html technical and vocational training institute] for girls in 2017. [https://dessi.org.pk DESSI International] imparts free trainings along with giving monthly stipends through [[National Vocational and Technical Training Commission|NAVTTC]] and [https://board.bbsydpsindh.gov.pk BBSHRRDB]/[[Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Program|BBSYDP]] projects in Larkana since 2017. [https://dessi.org.pk DESSI International] also provides training programs of [[Cosmetology|Beautician]], Diploma in IT, Computers, Dress Making, [https://dessi.org.pk/rilli-applique.html Rilli Applique], Spoken and Business English, [[Chinese language]] and other different short and professional courses in Larkana.

=== University and campuses ===

* [[University of Larkano]]
* [[Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University]]
* [[Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology|Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology]] campus
* [[Chandka Medical College]]

[[SZABIST]] opened its first campus in Larkana in 2004. It offers degrees in [[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]] (day), [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] (day), [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] (evening), [[Master of Business Administration#Programs|EMBA]]. A few years later the SZABIST Trust established two school and college in the city: Montessori to Class VII (Junior School) and Class VIII to XII (School and College).<ref>{{cite web|last1=School & College|title=SZABIST Larkana|url=http://larkana.szabist.edu.pk/aboutus.asp|access-date=23 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322191048/http://larkana.szabist.edu.pk/aboutus.asp|archive-date=22 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

[[Chandka Medical College]] (CMC) was established and inaugurated by the former prime minister of Pakistan [[Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto]] on 20 April 1973. It was the fourth public medical college to be established in the province of Sindh. Chandka Medical College is recognised by [[Pakistan Medical & Dental Council]] (PMDC). The [[College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan]] (CPSP) has also established its regional center at the campus of CMC Larkana. CMC is recently upgraded to [[Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Chandka|first1=University|title=SMBB|url=http://www.cmc.edu.pk/history.aspx|website=CMC|access-date=15 October 2014}}</ref> In 2009, Quaid-e-Awam University College of Engineering Science & Technology (QUCEST), Larkano, was established in the outskirt of Larkana, under the directives of [[Government of Sindh]] in collaboration with [[Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology|Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering Science & Technology]] (QUEST), Nawabshah, Sindh. The campus offers bachelor of engineering degrees in the technologies of [[civil engineering]], [[mechanical engineering]], [[electronic engineering]] and [[electrical engineering]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=QUCEST|first1=Larkana|title=Engineering Campus Larkana|url=http://quest.edu.pk/qucest/aboutqucest.html|access-date=23 March 2016}}</ref> 

In 2024, [[University of Larkano]], established a merger of Sindh University Campus, Quaid-e-Awam University College of Engineering Science & Technology (QUCEST) and Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Agricultural College (SZBAC) to its faculties.

== Transport ==
[[Larkana Railway Station]] is located in the center of the city. It connects Larkana to the rest of Sindh and Pakistan. Pakistan Railway also assists in the transportation of agricultural products to provincial capital [[Karachi]] from Larkana.  [[Moenjodaro Airport]] is located near [[Mohen-jo-daro|Mohenjo-daro]], 28&nbsp;km away to the south of the city of Larkana, about 5 kilometres away from [[Dokri]].

Larkana is connected via land buses to most major cities in the country, including [[Karachi]], [[Islamabad]], [[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]] and [[Quetta]].

== Sport ==
Larkana was the birthplace of the Sindh Games. It also hosted the 12th Sindh Games in 2009 which included sports such as football, gymnastics, hockey, judo, karate, squash, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, weightlifting, and wushu. It also included traditional games such as kodi kodi, malakhara, shooting and wanjhwatti.<ref name="games">{{cite news|last1=Larkana|first1=Sports|title=Sindh Games|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/989726/sindh-games-open-in-larkana-today|access-date=22 March 2016|publisher=Dawn}}</ref> Larkana was also home to cricket team [[Larkana Bulls]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcb.com.pk/averages-reports.php?action=team_averages&tournament_id=979&match_type=&team_id=12362&match_type_id=8|title=Team Larkana Bulls T20 Batting Bowling Stats - Live Cricket Scores - PCB|work=pcb.com.pk|access-date=23 March 2016}}</ref>

The Larkana Tennis Association provides the only [[tennis court]] in Larkana, and coaches boys coming from various other cities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/869867/promoting-tennis-in-larkana/|title=Promoting tennis in Larkana|date=14 April 2015|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=23 March 2016}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
* [[Muhammad Tahir]] - Founder of Jamaat Islah ul Muslimeen Pakistan, Roohani Talaba Jamaat Pakistan & Sajjada Nasheen Dargah Allah Abad Shareef Kandiaro, Sindh
* [[Jan Mohammad Abbasi]] – Vice President of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan
* [[Abdul Ghafoor Bhurgri]] – lawyer, politician, writer
* [[Abdul-Majid Bhurgri]] – developer of computing in the [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]]
* [[Benazir Bhutto]] – former prime minister of Pakistan
* [[Fatima Bhutto]] – novelist, journalist
* [[Mumtaz Ali Bhutto]] – former governor, Chief Minister of Sindh and federal minister 
* [[Murtaza Bhutto]] – founder of the PPP Shaheed Bhutto; son of Z. A Bhutto
* [[Shah Nawaz Bhutto]] – prime minister of State of Jhunagarah, prominent landowner, politician, initiator and mover of Sukkur Barrage; father of Z. A Bhutto
* [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]] – former president and prime minister of Pakistan
* [[Sobho Gianchandani]] – lawyer and scholar
* [[Muhammad Ayub Khuhro]] – former chief minister of [[Sindh]], former defense minister of Pakistan 
* [[Rauf Lala]] – comedian
* [[Abida Parveen]] – [[Sufi music|Sufi]] singer
* [[Bashir Ahmed Qureshi]] – chairman of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM)
* [[Muhammad Sharif]] – ex-Federal Secretary and Home Minister Sindh
* [[Qazi Fazlullah Ubaidullah]] – former chief minister of Sindh and Federal Minister
* [[Khalid Mehmood Soomro]] former senator of (JUI)
* [[Shahnawaz Dahani]] – Cricketer

== See also ==
* [[Larkana District]]
* [[History of Larkana]]
* [[Jinnah Bagh, Larkana]]
* [[2014 Larkana temple attack]]
* [[Mohen-jo-daro]]
* [[Larkana Bulls]]
* [[Abida Parveen]]
* [[Sohai Ali Abro]]
* [[Indus Valley civilization]]
* [[List of Indus Valley Civilization sites]]
* [[List of inventions and discoveries of the Indus Valley Civilization]]
* [[Hydraulic engineering of the Indus Valley Civilization]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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==Bibliography==
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* {{citation |author1=Jonah Blank|author2=Christopher Clary|author3=Brian Nichiporuk|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sSZRBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA59 |title=Drivers of Long-Term Insecurity and Instability in Pakistan: Urbanization|date=30 October 2014|publisher=Rand Corporation|isbn=978-0-8330-8750-8}}
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