Bara Tehsil Explained
| Bara |
| Native Name: | Urdu: {{nq|تحصیل باڑہ
Pushto; Pashto: {{script/Arabic|باړه تحصیل |
| Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Logo |
| Blank Emblem Alt: | Logo of Bara Khyber Agency |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pakistan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Khyber District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Capital |
| Subdivision Type4: | Towns |
| Subdivision Type5: | Union councils |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Bara |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
| Leader Title: | Chairman |
| Leader Name: | Mufti Muhammad Kafeel |
| Leader Title1: | Assistance Political Agent |
| Leader Name1: | Ismatullah Wazir |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 444403 |
| Timezone: | PST |
| Utc Offset: | +5 |
| Leader Party: | JUI(F) |
Bara Tehsil (Urdu: {{nq|باڑہ) is a subdivision located in Khyber District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Geography
Adjacent administrative units
- Nazyan District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (north)
- Landi Kotal Tehsil (north)
- Jamrud Tehsil (northeast)
- Peshawar Tehsil, Peshawar District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (east)
- Frontier Region Kohat (southeast)
- Lower Orakzai Tehsil, Orakzai Agency (south)
- Central Orakzai Tehsil, Orakzai Agency (south)
- Upper Orakzai Tehsil, Orakzai Agency (southwest)
- Central Kurram Tehsil, Kurram Agency (west)
- Haska Meyna District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (northwest)
- Achin District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan (northwest)
Demographics
Bara Tehsil has a population of 444,403 and has 51,869 households according to the 2017 census.[3]
Education
There are about 400 schools and colleges in Bara Tehsil. A total of 102 schools have been destroyed during a ten-year-long period of militancy in the region, and around 64,000 students have abandoned education.[4]
Transportation
Bara Tehsil is linked to Peshawar by the Peshawar-Bara road. Peshawar-Bara road was closed from 2009 to 2013 in an operation to contain growing militancy.[5]
See also
References
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Notes and References
- News: Survey Of Damaged Houses Relaunched In Bara Tehsil. 2017-05-30. 2018-05-11. Pakistan Point.
- News: Tribesmen hold peace seminar in Bara. 2018-01-24. 2018-05-11. The Frontier Post. Peshawar, Pakistan.
- Web site: DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP [PDF]]. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. 2018-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20180326141647/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/fata/KHYBER_AGENCY_SUMMARY.pdf. 2018-03-26. dead.
- News: After a decade of militancy, schools reopening in Bara. Pirzada. Ashrafuddin. 2015-02-23. 2018-05-11. News Lens Pakistan.
- News: Peshawar-Bara road opened after four years of closure. Business Recorder. 2013-08-04. 2018-05-11. Karachi, Pakistan.
