Zaida, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Zaida
Zaida, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Coordinates: 34°03′35″N72°28′0″E / 34.05972°N 72.46667°E / 34.05972; 72.46667
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District Swabi
Tehsil Swabi
Population
 (2023) [1]
  Total
34,200
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)

Zaida is a town and a union council in Swabi Tehsil of Swabi District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. [2] Zaida is located on the west bank of a stream of the Indus River, an area locally referred to as Badrai. [3] As of 2011, the town is known for marble, agriculture and construction materials industry, and is considered a gateway between Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. [3]

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Demographics

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951...    
1961...    
1972...    
1981...    
199822,656    
201731,949+1.83%
202334,200+1.14%
Sources: [4] [5]

As of the 2023 census, Zaida had a population of 34,200. [6]

References

  1. "Urban Localities by Population Size and their Population by Sex, Annual Growth Rate and Household Size: Census–2023 (KPK)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2024.
  2. "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Swabi". National Reconstruction Bureau. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012.
  3. 1 2 "A Journey through Zaida, Swabi". Dawn . 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  4. "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  5. "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Lahore School.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. "URBAN LOCALITIES BY POPULATION SIZE AND THEIR POPULATION BY SEX, ANNUAL GROWTH RATE AND HOUSEHOLD SIZE : CENSUS-2023, KPK" (PDF).