SHIKARPOOR, a town of British India, the most commercial and probably the most populous in Sinde, though not the capital of that province, stands in a low flat region, 20 miles W. of the Indus; N. Lat. 28., E. Long. 68. 39. Its appearance is not attractive, either viewed from a distance or on a nearer approach; the wall that once encircled it is in ruins, the streets are narrow, and a great part of the area consists of open spaces. There are no public buildings of any note; the most conspicuous edifices being the massive gloomy houses of the rich Hindu merchants. Near the centre stands the bazaar, 800 yards long, and covered with a thatched roof, which renders the atmosphere beneath very close and oppressive. The trade of the place is very great, as it stands on one of the great routes from Sinde, through the Bolan Pass to Afghanistan and Khorasan; on another leading northwards to the Derajat; and on a third leading to the port of Kurrachee. It is thus a transit trade that is chiefly carried on here, including large banking and other monetary transactions. There are many great capitalists in the town. The population is estimated at 30,000, of whom about 20,000 are Hindus, and the rest Mohammedans.