Sharingal Tehsil

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Sharingal Tehsil
Tehsil
Jahaz Banda Meadows - 3,100 m (Kumrat Valley).jpg
Jahaz Banda meadows in Kumrat Valley, Dir Kohistan
Sharingal Tehsil
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Region PK-NWFP.svg Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District Upper Dir
Government
 • ChairmanShah Wali Khan (PPP)
Area
[1]
 • Total
1,140 km2 (440 sq mi)
Population
 (2023) [2]
 • Total
210,356
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+6 (PDT)

Sharingal, also known as Dir Kohistan, [3] is a tehsil located in Upper Dir District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Forming westernmost portion of the larger Kohistan region.

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Demographics

The population of Sharingal tehsil is 210,356 according to the 2023 census. [2]

Ethnic tribes

The main ethnic tribes in Shangrila (Dir Kohistan) are:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Districts and Subdistricts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". City Population. Archived from the original on 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics . Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  3. ↑ Sustainable Development: Bridging the Research/policy Gaps in Southern Contexts. SDPI. 2005. p. 15. ISBN   978-0-19-597978-7.
  4. ↑ Hamayun, Muhammad (2005). "Ethnobotanical Profile of Utror and Gabral Valleys, District Swat, Pakistan, Ethnobotanical Leaflets: Vol. 2005: Iss. 1, Article 9". opensiuc.lib.siu.edu. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-06-16. Gujjars are the major ethnic group of Gabral valley. They also own lands in Gabral but got no share in forest revenues. The Gujars living in the area are actually a part of the strong and influential Gujar tribe which reside in different parts of Pakistan especially in Punjab. The population of Gujars in Gabral and adjacent localities of Dir kohistan ranges to few thousands only. Gul Abad is the main town of Gujar Gabral.
  5. ↑ Phillips, David J. (2001). Peoples on the Move: Introducing the Nomads of the World. William Carey Library. p. 352. ISBN   978-0-87808-352-7. Gujjars live in Pakistan in southern Chital, Swat and Dir Kohistan, eastern Hazara, Kashmir.

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