Allai District

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Allai District
District
Allai battagram 2.jpg
CountryFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
ProvincePK-NWFP.svg  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Division Hazara Division
Tehsils01
Established23 January 2023
Founded by Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Area
 • Total
804 km2 (310 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 census)
 • Total
218,149
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Literacy
[1]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (35.71%)
  • Male:
    (52.16%)
  • Female:
    (18.43%)
Time zone UTC+5 (PKT)

Allai District is a district in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Contents

On 22 January 2023, the government announced the establishment of Allai district. It was separated from Battagram District.

Formation

The Allai district covers an area of 521 sq km and has a population of 180,414 according to the 2017 census. It consists of eight union councils including Banna, Batila, Batkul, Biari, Jumbera, Pashto, Rushing and Shakargah. Allai was previously a tehsil within the Battagram District of the Hazara division. [2] [3] [4]

History

Allai tribal State (1595–1971)

Allai was formerly a state ruled by Nawabs of Allai. Nawab Muhammad Ayub Khan was the last Nawab of Allai State until 1971. This state had its own currency. Arsala Khan Swati was the most powerful ruler among the Nawabs of Allai as he is famous for his great resistance against British rule. Arsala Khan was also the Chief of Independent Swatis who defended Yaghistan with the support of Panjghol Swatis, Panjmeral Swatis, Arghushal Swati Khans of Thakot and Khankhail Swatis of Hill and Banser. [5] Nawabs of Allai belong to the Bebal subsection of Gabri Swatis. Pokal was the capital of state.

Nawabs of Allai tribal state
FromToNawab
15951623Ahmed Ali Khan Swati (Founder of the state)
16231645Khan Raja Khan Swati
16451664Khan Muhammad Khan Swati
16641685Khan Nabi Khan Swati
16851714Khan Khawaja Muhammad Khan Swati
17141746Khan Gul Muhammad Khan Swati
17461772Khan Rustam Khan Swati
17721805Khan Hakim Khan Swati
18051835Khan Jamal Khan Swati
18351890Khan Arsala Khan Swati
18901923Nawab Ghazi Khan Swati
19231952Nawab Roshan Khan Swati
19521989Nawab Ayub Khan Swati
19892024Akbar Namoos Khan Swati [6]
2024Prince Nawaz Khan Swati

Current chieftainship

However the status of state has been abolished. Akbar Namoos Khan, elder son of Nawab Ayub Khan Swati was the Chief of Allai Valley till 30 November, 2024, succeeded by his younger brother Prince Nawaz Khan Swati on 1 December, 2024. [7]

Administration

In 2022, Allai Tehsil was separated and upgraded to District status.

Tehsil Urdu name Pashto name Area

(km²) [8]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023) [9]

No. of UnionsName of Unions
Allai Tehsil تحصیل آلائیالائي تحصیل‎804218,149271.3335.71%8 Banna, Bateela, Batkul‚ Biari, Jambera, Pashto, Rashang and Sakargah

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951...—    
1961...—    
1972...—    
1981...—    
1998...—    
2017180,414—    
2023218,149+3.22%
Sources: [10] [11]

As of the 2023 census, Allai district had a population of 218,149 [12] .

People

Majority of population of Allai belongs to different clans of Swati tribe same like the neighboring Battagram District and Mansehra District. Swatis own majority of lands in these three districts. The main language spoken in the district is Pashto.

References

  1. ↑ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, KPK" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "KP govt upgrades status of tehsil Allai to new district". 22 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Govt to award district status to Allai tehsil, says KP CM". 26 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Allai tehsil of Battagram given district status". 22 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Allaiwal complications on the Hazara frontier". INDIAN CULTURE. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  6. ↑ "Govt to award district status to Allai tehsil, says KP CM". Dawn. 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2024-12-19. MNA Mohammad Nawaz, MPA Zubair Khan, Chief of Allai Nawabzada Akbar Namoos and others also addressed the public gathering.
  7. ↑ "Veteran Political Figure of Allai Battagram "Aka Jan" Passes Away". The Northern Post. 2024-11-30. Retrieved 2024-12-19. According to his family members, Chief of Allai Akbar Namoos Khan, known as "Aka Jan", Nawab of Allai" breathed his last on Saturday as he had been suffering from cardiac arrest and undergoing treatment. His sudden demise has sent shockwaves throughout the community, leaving behind a legacy of remarkable achievements and a void that can never be filled.
  8. ↑ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, KPK" (PDF).
  9. ↑ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, KPK" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ "AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" (PDF).

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