Dera Ismail Khan Division

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Dera Ismail Khan Division
ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان ڈویژن
ډېره اسماعيل خان څانګه
Dera Ismail Khan Division Locator.png
Dera Ismail Khan Division (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Province PK-NWFP.svg  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Capital Dera Ismail Khan
Government
  TypeDivisional Administration
  CommissionerAmir Latif (PAS) [1]
  Regional Police OfficerNasir Memood Satti (PSP)
Area
   Division 18,854 km2 (7,280 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
   Division 3,188,779
  Density169.13/km2 (438.0/sq mi)
   Urban
423,929 (13.29%)
   Rural
2,764,850
Ethnicities
[2]
  People
Literacy
[3]
  Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (41.73%)
  • Male:
    (53.74%)
  • Female:
    (28.52 %)
Website cdk.kp.gov.pk

Dera Ismail Khan Division is an administrative division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. [4] It is the southernmost division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. CNIC code of Dera Ismail Khan Division is 12.

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Location

Dera Ismail Khan Division borders Bannu Division (also Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) in the north, Dera Ghazi Khan Division and Sargodha Division (both Punjab) in the south-east and east respectively, Zhob Division (Balochistan) province in the south, and Afghanistan in the west.

History

It was formed after the implementation of the One Unit Scheme in 1954, according to which the North-West Frontier Province was divided into Dera Ismail Khan and Peshawar Divisions reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. Until the 1990s, it also contained Bannu Division. After the passing of the 25th Amendment in 2018, the South Waziristan Tribal Agency was added to the division. [5] [6]

List of the Districts

#DistrictHeadquarterArea

(km²) [7]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023) [7]

Lit. rate

(2023)

1 Upper South Waziristan Spinkai 2,815N/AN/A31.96%
2 Lower South Waziristan Wana 3,805N/AN/A31.96%
3 Tank Tank 2,900470,293162.240.67%
4 Dera Ismail Khan Dera Ismail Khan 9,3341,829,811196.146.58%

List of the Tehsils

#TehsilArea

(km²) [7]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023) [7]

Lit. rate

(2023) [7]

Districts
1 Daraban Tehsil 1,540149,44797.04 Dera Ismail Khan District
2 Darazinda Tehsil 2,00882,38641.03
3 Dera Ismail Khan Tehsil 1,167767,979658.08
4 Kulachi Tehsil 1,229102,59583.48
5 Paharpur Tehsil 1,657406,467245.3
6 Paniala Tehsil
7 Paroa Tehsil 1,733320,937185.19
8 Birmil Tehsil 923112,757122.16 Lower South Waziristan District
9 Shakai Tehsil
10 Toi Khulla Tehsil 567102,835181.37
11 Wana Tehsil 2,315184,64579.76
12 Ladha Tehsil 289108,344374.89 Upper South Waziristan District
13 Makin Tehsil 40466,042163.47
14 Sararogha Tehsil 813145,118178.5
15 Sarwakai Tehsil 39858,804147.75
16 Shaktoi Tehsil 17744,332250.46
17 Shawal Tehsil
18 Tiarza Tehsil 73465,79889.64
19 Jandola Tehsil 1,22144,79436.69 Tank District
20 Tank Tehsil 1,679425,499253.42

Demographics

Languages of Dera Ismail Khan Division (2023) [8]

   Pashto (58%)
   Saraiki (40.1%)
   Urdu (1%)
  Others (0.9%)

In the 1951 Census of Pakistan, 74.8% of population of Dera Ismail Division was reported to be speaker of Saraiki (labelled as Punjabi), forming a majority. The share of Pashto speakers was 22%. [9]

Religious groups in Dera Ismail Khan Division (British North-West Frontier Province era)
Religious
group
1881 [10] 1891 [11] 1901 [12] 1911 [13] 1921 [14] 1931 [15] 1941 [16] [17] :22
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%Pop.%
Islam Star and Crescent.svg 385,244420,189218,338224,992218,315235,707255,757
Hinduism Om.svg 54,44662,96129,43428,61739,31135,82239,167
Sikhism Khanda.svg 1,6912,8404,3622,1751,9041,8782,390
Christianity Christian cross.svg 2532042303361,237657810
Zoroastrianism Faravahar.svg 13700000
Jainism Jain Prateek Chihna.svg 20150001
Buddhism Dharma Wheel (2).svg 0000005
Judaism Star of David.svg 000001
Others0000000
Total population441,649486,201252,379256,120260,767274,064298,131
Note: British North-West Frontier Province era figures are for Dera Ismail Khan District, which roughly corresponds to present-day Dera Ismail Khan Division.

Districts

It currently contains the following districts: [18]

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