Abbottabad Tehsil
Abbottabad Tehsil
تحصیل ایبٹ آباد | |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Abbottabad |
| Headquarters | Abbottabad |
| Area | |
• Tehsil | 1,285 km2 (496 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Tehsil | 981,590 |
| • Urban | 244,842 |
| • Rural | 736,748 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of towns | 1 |
| Number of Union Councils | 35 |
Abbottabad Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل ایبٹ آباد) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Abbottabad District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The tehsil covers an area of 1,285km².[2]
History
[edit]During the British rule, the current district of Abbottabad was created as a Tehsil of Hazara District.[3] After Pakistan′s independence from Britain on 14 August 1947, it remained a tehsil of Hazara until 1981 when the old Abbottabad Tehsil became a district, containing two tehsils - Abbottabad and Havelian.
Demography
[edit]According to the 2023 census the total population of Abbottabad Tehsil was 727,449 of which 366,447 were male and 360,984 were female.[4] The census also recorded religious affiliation as follows: 977268 Muslim, 4476 Christians, 81 Hindus, 16 Ahmadi Muslims, 31 Sikh, 5 Parsi and 80 listed as others.[5]
| Religion | Followers | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Muslim | 977,268 | 99.52% |
| Christian | 4,476 | 0.46% |
| Hindu | 81 | 0.01% |
| Ahmadis | 16 | <0.01% |
| Sikh | 31 | <0.01% |
| Parsi | 5 | <0.01% |
| Others | 80 | 0.01% |
The mother tongue of residents were recorded as follows: 42,734 Urdu, 10,401 Punjabi, 730 Sindhi, 81,731 Pushto, 269 Balochi, 1,080 Kashmiri, 1,722 Saraiki, 1,221,957 Hindko, 521 Brahvi, 1,971 Shina, 160 Balti, 14 Mewati, 8 Kalasha, 11,744 Kohistani and 22,545 listed as others.[6]
| Language | Speakers | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Urdu | 42,734 | 3.06% |
| Punjabi | 10,401 | 0.74% |
| Sindhi | 730 | 0.05% |
| Pushto | 81,731 | 5.85% |
| Balochi | 269 | 0.02% |
| Kashmiri | 1,080 | 0.08% |
| Saraiki | 1,722 | 0.12% |
| Hindko | 1,221,957 | 87.44% |
| Brahvi | 521 | 0.04% |
| Shina | 1,971 | 0.14% |
| Balti | 160 | 0.01% |
| Mewati | 14 | 0.00% |
| Kalasha | 8 | 0.00% |
| Kohistani | 11,744 | 0.84% |
| Others | 22,545 | 1.61% |
Subdivisions
[edit]Municipal Committees
[edit]- Abbottabad (Headquarters)
Cantonments
[edit]Town Councils
[edit]Union Councils
[edit]- Bagan
- Bagh
- Bagnotar
- Bakot
- Bal Dheri
- Banda Qazi
- Bandi Dhundan
- Biran Gali
- Birot Kalan
- Birot Khurd
- Boi
- Chamhad
- Chatri
- Dahamtore
- Galiat
- Gojri Union Council
- Dalola
- Jarral
- Jhangi
- Kakol
- Kakot
- Kassaki Kalan
- Kokmang
- Kothiala
- Lakhala
- Malach
- Moolia
- Mir Pur
- Nagaki
- Nagri Bala
- Namal
- Namli Mera
- Nawan Shehr Janubi
- Nawan Shehr Shumali
- Palak
- Pattan Kalan
- Pawa
- Phal Kot
- Pind Kargoo Khan
- Qasba Abbatabad
- Rach Behn
- Rialah
- Salhad
- Seri Shehr Shah
- Sheikhul Bandi
- Sherwan
- Sir Bhanna
- Tar Nawai
References
[edit]- ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2021-03-19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA
- ^ Abbottābād Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 5, p. 1
- ^ TABLE 3 : NUMBER OF RURAL LOCALITIES BY POPULATION SIZE AND THEIR POPULATION BY SEX, CENSUS-2023
- ^ TABLE 9 : POPULATION BY SEX, RELIGION AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS - 2023
- ^ TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023
