Drazanda Tehsil Explained

Drazanda Tehsil
Native Name:Urdu: {{nq|تحصیل درازندہ
Pushto; Pashto: {{script/Arabic|درازنده تحصیل
Other Name:Frontier Region Dera Ismail Khan
Urdu: {{nq|سرحدی علاقہ ڈیره اسماعیل خان
Pushto; Pashto: {{script/Arabic|دېره اسماعيل خان سرحدي سیمه
Settlement Type:Tehsil
Seat:Drazanda
Seat Type:Headquarters
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Dera Ismail Khan District
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2008
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:68,556
Population Density Km2:auto

Drazanda Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Dera Ismail Khan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It borders South Waziristan to the north, Dera Ghazi Khan and Musa Khel to the south and Zhob to the west. The capital is the town of Drazanda.

Before 2018, this administrative subdivision was known as Dera Ismail Khan Subdivision, and before that as Frontier Region Dera Ismail Khan. The region was named after Dera Ismail Khan District which lay to the east.[3]

Geography and climate

The geography of Drazanda Tehsil is mostly hilly as it lies near Sulaiman Range. The Sherani Area is totally under the eastern shadow of highest peak of Takht-e-sulaiman. The northern side is bounded by Gomal pass.

Demography

The population according to the 2017 census is . The first language of 97.6% of the population is Pashto.

Education

According to the Alif Ailaan Pakistan District Education Rankings 2015, Drazanda Tehsil is ranked 127 out of 148 districts in terms of education. For facilities and infrastructure, the tehsil is ranked 95 out of 148.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-05-11.
  2. Web site: DISTRICT WISE CENSUS RESULTS CENSUS 2017. www.pbscensus.gov.pk. 2017-12-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20170829164748/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/DISTRICT_WISE_CENSUS_RESULTS_CENSUS_2017.pdf. 2017-08-29. dead.
  3. Web site: Historical background and administrative profile of the FR Kohat . FATA Secretariat . 2010-04-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100106071717/http://www.fata.gov.pk/subpages/dikhan.php . January 6, 2010 .
  4. Web site: Individual district profile link, 2015. Alif Ailaan. 2015-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20160128190111/http://www.data.com.pk/edurankings/district.php?distid=21008&proid=21&yearid=3. 2016-01-28. dead.