Jehangira Tehsil

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Jehangira Tehsil
تحصیل جہانگیرا
جهانګیره تحصیل‎
Tehsil
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Province PK-NWFP.svg  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District Nowshera
Government
 • ChairmanKamran Raziq Khan (PTI)
Population
 (2017) [1]
 •  Tehsil 353,490
 •  Urban
85,722
 •  Rural
267,768
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)

Jehangira Tehsil is a tehsil located in Nowshera District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. [2] [3] [4] [5] The tehsil is named after the Jehangira town, which is located on the GT Road. A village, Hasan Darra, also exists in Tehsil Jehangira.

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Overview

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Sheikh Akhund Adyan seljoki

Jehangira tehsil covers the jurisdiction from Akora Khattak to Khairabad. [6] [7] The headquarter and capital of Jehangira tehsil is Jehangira town. The famous landmarks in Jehangira tehsil are Darul Uloom Haqqania at Akora Khattak, [8] tomb of Khushal Khan Khattak, [9] a library and a small museum in the name of Khushal Khan Khattak [10] and shrine of Akhund Adyan Baba Seljoki. There is also a police station checkpoint which dates back to the British rule over the area.

The population of Jehangira tehsil, according to the 2017 census, is 353,490 while according to the 1998 census, the population of the area covering Jehangira tehsil, was 208,704. [2]

Towns and Villages

The main towns of Jehangira Tehsil are Jehangira, Akora Khattak, Khairabad, Nizampur. The main villages in Jehangira tehsil are below. [6]

Education

Jahangira tehsil is home to many educational institutes. The prominent ones are Govt Khushal Khan Khattak Degree College Akora Khattak [11] and Govt Maulana Abdul Haq Degree College Khan Kohi, Nizampur. [12]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Pakistan Tehsil Wise Census 2017 [PDF]" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "KPK Province - List of Tehsils, Districts and Divisions صوبہ خیبر پختونخواہ". www.politicpk.com. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
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  5. ↑ "Ruling PTI gets nazim slots in 9 KP districts | ePaper | DAWN.COM". epaper.dawn.com. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  6. 1 2 "JEHANGIRA TEHSIL Data from Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PDF)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  7. ↑ "DIVISION, DISTRICT AND TEHSIL/CENSUS DISTRICT KHYBER PAKHTOONKHWA PROVINCE (PDF)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  8. ↑ "Opponents of Haqqania seminary... | ePaper | DAWN.COM". epaper.dawn.com. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  9. ↑ Correspondent, A (2016-03-07). "Khushal Khan Khattak remembered". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2017-11-24.{{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ↑ "Remembering a revered poet: Ajmal Khattak, a proponent of peace - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  11. ↑ "Govt Khushal Khan Khattak Degree College Akora Khattak". www.admission.hed.gkp.pk. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  12. ↑ "Govt Maulana Abdul Haq Degree College Khan Kohi, Nizampur". www.admission.hed.gkp.pk. Retrieved 2017-11-24.

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