Oghi Tehsil Explained

Oghi Tehsil
Native Name:Urdu: {{nq|تحصیل اوگئی
Pushto; Pashto: {{script/Arabic|اوګي تحصیل
Native Name Lang:ur
Settlement Type:Tehsil
Founded:1986
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Mapsize:280px
Map Caption1:Location within Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mansehra
Population Total:265,728
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Nawabzada Hiasam Salah Uddin
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Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5
Leader Party:PTI

Oghi is a tehsil in Mansehra District, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Its territory largely coincides with the Agror Valley, and its headquarters is the town of Oghi.Oghi Tehsil in Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, was established in 1986. Prior to that, this area was part of Mansehra Tehsil. A decision was made by the government to reorganize tehsils and create new administrative units, and as a result, Oghi Tehsil was formed in this manner.

There tehsils is made up of the following union councils: Oghi, Belian, Dilbori, Kathai, Karori, Shamdhara, Shergarh, and Shungli Bandi.[2] In August 2017, the three union councils of Darband, Nika Pani and Shanaya were separated into the new tehsil of Darband.[3]

Population

The major social groups are the Tanoli, (Pashton Tribe) Sawati, Syed (Jalali), Pathans mostly Yousafzai - Azizwanis migrated adjacent Tor Ghar area and Gujjars. The predominant language is Pashto, spoken by about three quarters of the population, but there is a large group of Hindko speakers and a smaller number of speakers of Gojri. The main economics activities are agriculture, forestry and livestock production.[2]

Most of the area is arid or rain-fed. About 25% of the people are involved in the agricultural sector. Timber is the main source of fuel.

Tanawal Area

On the southwestern side is the Tanawal valley. New Darband Township and Shergarh are the main town and village of the Tehsil, respectively. Tanolis are the main caste of this area.

External links

34.5055°N 73.0317°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA. 2018-01-03. 2018-04-20. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20180417045123/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/kp/MANSEHRA_SUMMARY.pdf. 2018-04-17. dead.
  2. Junaid Ahmed . etal . 2019. Multivariate approaches evaluated in the ethnoecological investigation of Tehsil Oghi, Mansehra, Pakistan. Acta Ecologica Sinica. 39. 6. 443–450. 1872-2032. 10.1016/j.chnaes.2018.11.006.
  3. News: Darband given status of tehsil. Dawn. 31 August 2017. 27 November 2019.