Paharpur District

Paharpur District
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Division	Dera Ismail Khan
Established	2 October 2025
Headquarters	Paharpur
Tehsils of Paharpur District	02
Government
• Type	Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (PKT)
• Summer (DST)	DST is not observed
Area code	966

Paharpur District is a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It was carved out of Dera Ismail Khan District in October 2025.

History

In August 2025, the KP government announced its intention to divide Dera Ismail Khan District into two parts, with a new district to be created called Paharpur, while the remaining area would retain the name Dera Ismail Khan. ^{[1] [2]}

On 2 October 2025, the KP cabinet formally approved the creation of Paharpur District. The decision fulfilled a long-standing demand of local residents who had been requesting district status to reduce administrative burden and gain better access to government services. ^[3] The district comprised Paharpur Tehsil and Paniala Tehsil. ^{[4] [5]}

Administration

The district is subdivided into two Tehsils:

Tehsil	Area (km²) [6]	Pop. (2023)	Density (ppl/km²) (2023)	Literacy rate (2023) [7]	Union Councils
Paharpur Tehsil	1,657	406,467	245.3	48.86%
Paniala Tehsil	...	...	...	...

References

1. "MM News". 29 August 2025.
2. https://menafn.com/1109987725/CMs-Ancestral-Town-Paharpur-Set-To-Become-New-District-In-KP
3. "KP cabinet approves Paharpur district, citizens term it a 'historic step'".
4. "A new chapter begins: citizens call Paharpur's district status a historic milestone". 2025-11-30. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
5. "People hail new district status to Paharpur as 'historic milestone'". The Nation. 2025-12-01. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
6. "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, KPK" (PDF).
7. "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, KPK" (PDF).