Choorio Village, the last village at Pakistan India Border

Choorio Village is located in taluka Nagarparkar of district Tharparkar, a largest district and desert of Sindh province of Pakistan. It is generally situated at southeast border of Pakistan with India, where there is range of rocky hills of granite stones and on top of it there lies a one of the oldest Hindus temple. 

The name Choorio is actually derived from Sindhi language word (Choori - چوڙي) which means ‘a bangle’ (چوڑی in Urdu). Thus Choorio represents an area related to bangles, as people of Choorio village and surrounding villages have been related to profession of manufacturing bangles for women. Those manufactured bangles have been supplied and sold to other nearby towns or cities including Mithi, Umerkot, and others.

View Choorio Hills in Village

Location of Choorio Village

Choorio village is located at a distance of about 32kms (19.7 miles) from Nagarparkar city. The road between Choorio village and Nagarparkar city is so rough, that it can't easy for cars to run on those roads. So travelers needs to arrange or rent a 4x4 wheel jeeps or other such vehicles to cover this distance of rough or hilly type roads.

And to reach this wonderful and historic site, there are two routes that leads from Karachi to Nagarparkar as discussed below:

Distance in kms between Nagarparkar and Choorio Village Temple

Route 1: Via Jamshoro, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas

This is longest route if someone wants to travel via Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas. It will takes a distance of around 545 kms (513+32) with journey time of  about 9.5 hours from Karachi to Choorio village. 

Famous stops of cities that come across this route are mentioned below:

Karachi -> Jamshoro -> Hyderabad ->Mirpurkhas -> Naukot -> Mithi -> Islamkot -> Nagarparkar -> Choorio Village

Route 2: Via Thatta, Badin

This route will takes a journey of 480 kms from Karachi to Nagarparkar via Thatta, Badin, Mithi and Islamkot as mentioned in google map below. 

Famous stops of cities that come across this route are mentioned below:

Karachi -> Gharo -> Makli -> Thatta -> Sujawal -> Badin -> Mithi -> Islamkot -> Nagarparkar -> Choorio Village

Durga Mata Temple on Hills of Choorio Village

There is a Hindu temple of goddess Durga Mata which lies on the top of Choorio Jabal Hills, and is visited each year by around 200,000 Hindu pilgrims around the world on the last day of Navaratri fastings . Hindus also bring ashes of their departed beloveds to immerse it in holy water there. 

Top Eagle View map of Choorio Temple

Front and main gate of Choorio Temple

Side view of Choorio Temple with large stone as supporting foundation for Temple

Front view of Choorio Temple, and top of uphill besides of it

Idols of goddess Durga Mata inside Choorio Temple

Top entry area of Choorio Temple with statue of Lion

Statue of Lion as symbol for Hindu goddess Durga Mata

View of Pakistan-India Border from the Hills

As it is already discussed that Choorio village is located near border of Pakistan with India. That border of India and Pakistan is totally closed by a wall of hard fences, and going near to that border line is strongly prohibited by Pakistani security authorities. But view of border can been seen clearly with naked eyes when you observed it on the top of Choorio hills where temple is located.

View of Pak-India Border from rooftop of Choorio hills Temple

Important Note for Travelers or Foreigners:

It is important to note, taking DSLR or other type of cameras there is strictly prohibited and visiting near Pakistan - India border is also not allowed. Everybody must also keep national ID cards along with them for verification purpose at entry or check posts of security forces or rangers.

Whereas, for foreigners NOC is necessary as required from Ministry of Interiors. With NOC, foreigners may visit Jain temples near Nagarparkar but they are not allowed to visit areas close to border.