Shabqadar Tehsil

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تحصیل شبقدر
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Pashtun tribesmen attack the British-held fort during the 1897 Frontier Revolt
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Coordinates: 34°12′19.584″N71°34′59.9448″E / 34.20544000°N 71.583318000°E / 34.20544000; 71.583318000
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Province PK-NWFP.svg  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District Charsadda
Capital Shabqadar
Founded----
Union Councils 12
Government
  TypeMunicipal Corporation
  Tehsil ChairmanHamza Asif Khan (JUI)
Area
   Tehsil
204 km2 (79 sq mi)
Population
 (2023) [1]
   Tehsil
440,524
  Rank 2nd, Tehsil in
District Charsadda
  Density2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
   Urban
102,340 (23.23%)
   Rural
338,184 (76.77%)
Time zone UTC+5 (PKT)
Postal Code
24630
Area code 091
Languages Pashto, Urdu
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Website[http:// City Government of Shabqadar]

Shabqadar Tehsil is a tehsil in Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The tehsil is named after Shabqadar town, which is capital and tehsil headquarter. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Demographics

The population of Shabqadar Tehsil, according to the 2017 census, is 383,765 while according to the 1998 census, it was 240,751. [7]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951...    
1961...    
1972...    
1981...    
1998240,751    
2017383,765+2.48%
2023440,524+2.33%
Sources: [8]

Administration

Shabqadar becomes tehsil in 1988. [3] The tehsil is administratively subdivided into 12 Union Councils of which the headquarter is Shabqadar town. Under new local government rules, Shabqadar tehsil is divided into 29 village councils (VC) and 6 neighbourhood councils (NC). [4]

Tehsil union councils

List of Shabqadar tehsil union councils are listed below: [9] [10] [11]

National Assembly Seat

The Tehsil is represented in the National Assembly by MNAs who represent the following constituencies:

ConstituencyMNAParty
NA-23 (Charsadda-I) Malik Anwar Taj PTI

Provincial Assembly Seat

The Tehsil is represented in the Provincial Assembly by MPAs who represent the following constituencies:

ConstituencyMPAParty
PK-60 Charsadda-VMohammad Arif Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

See also

References

  1. "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. "Pakistan Human Development Index Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 Khan, Faiz Muhammad (17 February 2014). "Shabqadar lacks basic facilities for people". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Number of Districts Councils /Tehsils Councils / Village Councils" (PDF). lgkp.gov.pk. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  5. "Mardan, Swabi, Charsadda and Buner voters go for ANP". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  6. Bacha, Ali Hazrat (14 May 2008). "PESHAWAR: Nazims complain of funds' shortage". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  7. "Pakistan Tehsil Wise Census 2017 [PDF]" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  8. "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  9. "Tehsils of District Charsadda". www.politicpk.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  10. Report, Dawn (1 August 2015). "PTI wins most of Peshawar district council seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  11. Correspondent, The Newspaper's (22 April 2015). "People of 'disputed' villages to boycott LG polls". DAWN.COM.{{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)