Attock District

For other uses, see Attock (disambiguation).

Attock ضلع اٹک
District of Punjab
Clockwise from top-left: Attock Fort, Inderkot Mosque, Begum ki Sarai, Wah Mughal Gardens, Gurdwara Panja Sahib
Attock District highlighted within Punjab Province
Coordinates: 33°45′57.6″N72°21′39.2″E / 33.766000°N 72.360889°E / 33.766000; 72.360889
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
Division	Rawalpindi
Established	April 1904;120 years ago (1904-04)
Headquarters	Attock
Government
• Type	District Administration
•  Mayor	-----
•  Deputy Commissioner	Rao Atif Raza
Area
•  District of Punjab	6,857 km2 (2,648 sq mi)
Elevation	355 m (1,165 ft)
Population  (2023) [1]
•  District of Punjab	2,133,005
• Density	310/km2 (810/sq mi)
•  Urban	623,984
•  Rural	1,546,439
Literacy [2]
• Literacy rate	Total: (70.22%) Male: (79.69%) Female: (60.66%)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PKT)
Area code	057
ISO 3166 code	PK-PB
Languages	Punjabi, Hindko, Pashto, Urdu
No. of Tehsils	6
Tehsils	Attock Tehsil Fateh Jang Tehsil Hazro Tehsil Hassan Abdal Jand Tehsil Pindi Gheb Tehsil
Website	attock.punjab.gov.pk

Attock District ( Punjabi/Urdu ضلع اٹک:), known as Campbellpur District during British Raj, is a district, located on the Pothohar Plateau, in Punjab, Pakistan; created in April 1904. According to 2023 Pakistani census population of Attock District is 2,133,005 (2.1 million).

History

The district was established in April 1904 as Campbellpur District during the British Raj through the merging of tehsils from neighbouring districts. ^[3] Today the district consists of 6 tehsils: Attock, Fateh Jang, Hazro, Hassan Abdal, Jand and Pindi Gheb. ^[4]

It is located in the north of the Punjab province, bordered by Chakwal to the south, Mianwali to the southwest, Rawalpindi to the east, Kohat to the west, Nowshera to the northwest, and Swabi and Haripur to the north.

See also: Attock § History

The original name of Attock District was Attock. It was changed to Campbellpur after the Commander-in-Chief of British forces Sir Colin Campbell, who rebuilt the city of Campbellpur. The name Attock was restored in 1978. ^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	486,043	—
1961	532,845	+0.92%
1972	748,890	+3.14%
1981	876,667	+1.77%
1998	1,274,935	+2.23%
2017	1,883,556	+2.08%
2023	2,133,005	+2.09%
Sources: [6] [1]

As of the 2023 census, Attock district has 353,973 households and a population of 2,170,423. The district has a sex ratio of 100.83 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 70.22%: 79.69% for males and 60.66% for females. ^{[7] [8]} 473,463 (22.2% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. ^[9] 623,984 (28.75%) live in urban areas. ^[7]

Religion

Religion in Attock district (2023) [10] Religion Percent Islam   99.3% Christianity   0.62% Other   0.08%

As per the 2023 census Islam is the predominant religion with 99.3% of the population. ^[11]

Religion in Attock District

Religious group	1941 [12] [a]		2017 [13]		2023 [11]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Islam	484,616	89.85%	1,877,221	99.51%	2,118,159	99.30%
Hinduism [b]	35,593	6.60%	575	0.03%	501	0.02%
Sikhism	16,740	3.10%	—	—	769	0.04%
Christianity	500	0.09%	7,699	0.41%	13,286	0.62%
Others	1,910	0.36%	883	0.05%	290	0.01%
Total Population	539,359	100%	1,886,378	100%	2,133,005	100%

Religious groups in Attock District (British Punjab province era)

Religious group	1911 [14] [15]		1921 [16]		1931 [17]		1941 [12]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Islam	471,890	90.88%	465,694	90.91%	531,793	91.07%	611,128	90.42%
Sikhism	26,914	5.18%	19,809	3.87%	19,522	3.34%	20,120	2.98%
Hinduism [b]	19,741	3.8%	26,184	5.11%	31,932	5.47%	43,209	6.39%
Christianity	707	0.14%	557	0.11%	710	0.12%	504	0.07%
Zoroastrianism	11	0%	0	0%	0	0%	3	0%
Jainism	9	0%	5	0%	2	0%	13	0%
Buddhism	1	0%	0	0%	1	0%	7	0%
Others	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	891	0.13%
Total population	519,273	100%	512,249	100%	583,960	100%	675,875	100%
Note1: British Punjab province era district borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to district borders — which since created new districts — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. Note2: District created in 1904 by taking Talagang Tehsil from Jhelum District and Pindi Gheb, Fateh Jang and Attock Tehsils from Rawalpindi District.

Religion in the Tehsils of Attock District (1921) ^[16]

Tehsil	Islam		Hinduism		Sikhism		Christianity		Jainism		Others [c]		Total
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Attock Tehsil	158,313	91.26%	11,203	6.46%	3,428	1.98%	523	0.3%	5	0%	0	0%	173,472	100%
Pindigheb Tehsil	108,356	90.22%	6,131	5.11%	5,582	4.65%	28	0.02%	0	0%	0	0%	120,097	100%
Talagong Tehsil	98,887	91.14%	5,233	4.82%	4,379	4.04%	2	0%	0	0%	0	0%	108,501	100%
Fatehjang Tehsil	100,138	90.89%	3,617	3.28%	6,420	5.83%	4	0%	0	0%	0	0%	110,179	100%
Note: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases.

Religion in the Tehsils of Attock District (1941) ^[12]

Tehsil	Islam		Hinduism [b]		Sikhism		Christianity		Jainism		Others [d]		Total
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
Attock Tehsil	207,557	88.6%	19,346	8.26%	6,047	2.58%	455	0.19%	13	0.01%	846	0.36%	234,264	100%
Pindigheb Tehsil	150,458	90.09%	13,112	7.85%	3,347	2%	40	0.02%	0	0%	50	0.03%	167,007	100%
Talagong Tehsil	125,512	91.94%	7,616	5.58%	3,380	2.48%	4	0%	0	0%	4	0%	136,516	100%
Fatehjang Tehsil	127,601	92.41%	3,135	2.27%	7,346	5.32%	5	0%	0	0%	1	0%	138,088	100%
Note1: British Punjab province era tehsil borders are not an exact match in the present-day due to various bifurcations to tehsil borders — which since created new tehsils — throughout the historic Punjab Province region during the post-independence era that have taken into account population increases. Note2: Tehsil religious breakdown figures for Christianity only includes local Christians, labeled as "Indian Christians" on census. Does not include Anglo-Indian Christians or British Christians, who were classified under "Other" category.

Languages

Languages of Attock district (2023) ^[18]

1. Punjabi (65.23%)
2. Pashto (15.59%)
3. Hindko (14.45%)
4. Urdu (2.68%)
5. Others (2.05%)

In the 2023 census, 65.23% of the population identified their first language as Punjabi, 14.45% as Hindko, 15.59% as Pashto and 2.68% as Urdu. ^[18] In the previous census of 1998, the multiple-choice question did not have an option for Hindko; the percentages were 87% for Punjabi, 8.3% for Pashto and 1.1% Urdu. ^[19]

The Punjabi dialect of the eastern Fateh Jang Tehsil is called Sohāī̃ and belongs to the Dhani dialect group. The dialects of Pindi Gheb Tehsil (called Ghebi) and of Attock (sometimes called Chhachi) have been classified as a sub-dialect of Hindko dialect. ^[20]

Administration

The district of Attock is divided into following six tehsils: ^[4]

Tehsil [21]	Area (km²) [22]	Pop. (2023)	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)	Literacy rate (2023) [23]	Union Councils
Attock [4]	1,002	516,277	515.25	74.80%	...
Fateh Jang [4]	1,249	374,726	300.02	66.94%	...
Hassan Abdal	350	253,670	724.77	70.22%	...
Hazro	348	386,544	1,110.76	66.45%	...
Jand	2,043	330,328	161.69	71.59%	...
Pindi Gheb [4]	1,865	308,878	165.62	70.36%	...

Union Councils

The District contains a total of 72 Union Councils. ^[24]

Education

Attock has a total of 1,287 government schools out of which 51 percent (657 schools) are for female students. The district has an enrolment of 224,487 in public sector schools. ^[25]

See also

• Kamra, Pakistan
• Pothohar Plateau

References

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3. Gazetteer of the Attock District 1930, Punjab Government, Lahore 1932. Reprinted version: Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore, 1989
4. "Tehsils and Unions in the District of Attock". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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19. 1998 District Census report of Attock. Census publication. Vol. 12. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.
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21. Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 2006-09-30 at the Wayback Machine Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names
22. "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
23. "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
24. "Union Councils of district Attock" . Retrieved 23 April 2023.
25. "Punjab Annual Schools Census Data 2014-15". School Education Department, Government of the Punjab website. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2023.

1. Attock, Pindi Gheb and Fateh Jang tehsils of erstwhile Attock district of Punjab province, which roughly corresponds to the present Attock district. District and tehsil borders have altered since 1941.
2. 1931-1941: Including Ad-Dharmis
3. Including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated
4. Including Anglo-Indian Christians, British Christians, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Tribals, others, or not stated