Charsadda Tehsil Explained

Charsadda Tehsil
Native Name:Urdu: {{nq|تحصیل چارسدہ
Pushto; Pashto: {{script/Arabic|چارسدې تحصیل
Settlement Type:Tehsil
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Mapsize:280px
Map Caption1:Location within Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Charsadda
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Abdul Rauf
Population Total:804,194
Population Rural:658,882
Population Urban:145,312
Population As Of:2017
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Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5
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Charsadda Tehsil is a tehsil located in Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Overview & History

During British rule Charsadda was the North-western tehsil of Peshawar District, its boundaries were larger than today lying between 34°2' and 34°32' N.and 71° 30' and 71° 56'E, with an area of 380sqmi. The population was 142,756 according to the 1901 census an increase of almost 10,000 since the 1891 census (132,917). It contained three towns, Charsadda, Prang (19,354) and Tangi, with 168 villages. The land revenue and cesses amounted in 1903–4 to Rs. 3,60,000.

The tehsil consisted of the doab and the Hashtnagar tappas or circles. The former lies between the Adizai branch of the Kabul river and the Swat, and is fertile, highly cultivated, with numerous villages, and better wooded than other parts of the District; even the uplands which run along the foot of the Mohmand hills for their whole length are now irrigated by private canals. It is mainly held by the Gigyani tribe of Pakhtuns. The Hashtnagar tappa comprises a strip of plain country with a rich clay soil, which stretches 10miles eastward of the Swat, and from the Utman Khel hills on the north to the Kabul River on the south. It is held by Muhammadzai (Charsadda), and in it lies Charsadda, the headquarters of the tehsil. This tappa is intersected by the Swat River Canal.[7]

Administration

The tehsil is administratively subdivided into 34 Union Councils, four of which form the headquarters - Charsadda.[3] Under KP local government act 2015, Charsadda is divided into 64 VillageCouncils (VC) and 11 Neighbourhood Councils (NC).[8]

The population of Charsadda Tehsil, according to 2017 consensus, is 804,194 while according to 1998 consensus, it was 527,152.[9]

List of Union Councils in Tehsil Charsadda 1. UC-I 13. Behlola2. UC-II 14. Dargai3. UC-III 15. Dosehra4. UC-IV 16. Sheikho5. Agra 17. Meera Prang6. Tarnab 18. Nisatta7. Hisara Yaseen Zai 19.Dheri Zardad8. utman Zai 20. Mera Umer Zai9. Turangzai 21. Chindro Dag10. Sarki Titara 22. Umer Zai11. Muhammad Nari 23. Rajjar-I12. Khan Mai 24. Rajjar-II 25. Gunda Karkana

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA. 2018-01-03. 2018-04-23. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20180424140049/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/kp/CHARSADA_SUMMARY.pdf. 2018-04-24. dead.
  2. Web site: Charsadda District UC/Ward List, MNA MPA Seats. www.politicpk.com. 29 September 2017.
  3. http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=52&dn=Charsada Tehsils & Unions in the District of Charsada - Government of Pakistan
  4. Web site: Power of politics : Number game to decide victory of parties in Charsadda - The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune. 29 September 2017. 2 June 2015.
  5. Web site: Speedy justice: DRC becomes functional in Charsadda - The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune. 29 September 2017. 27 September 2014.
  6. Web site: 150 staff of Charsadda TMA working at influential people' residences. www.thenews.com.pk. 29 September 2017. en.
  7. https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V10_186.gif Chārsadda Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 10, p. 180.
  8. Web site: Data showing Name/number of Districts Councils /Tehsils Councils / Village Councils / Neighbourhood Councils in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. lgkp.gov.pk. 29 September 2017.
  9. Web site: Pakistan Tehsil Wise Census 2017. www.pbscensus.gov.pk. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021641/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/PAKISTAN%20TEHSIL%20WISE%20FOR%20WEB%20CENSUS_2017.pdf#. 2017-11-07. dead. 2017-11-06.