Hassan Khel Tehsil Explained

Hassan Khel Tehsil
Native Name:Urdu: {{nq|تحصیل حسن خیل
Pushto; Pashto: {{script/Arabic|حسن خېل تحصیل
Other Name:Frontier Region Peshawar
Settlement Type:Tehsil of Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Seat:Kalakhel
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:64,691
Population Density Km2:auto

Hassan Khel Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Peshawar District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. This subdivision borders Nowshera District to the east and Kohat Subdivision to the south.

The main settlement in Peshawar division is Kalakhel.

Prior to 2018, this administrative subdivision was known as Peshawar Subdivision, and formerly also known as Frontier Region Peshawar was a subdivision of Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. The region was named after Peshawar District which lies to the north and west.[2]

Geography and climate

The region is hilly, with average heights of over 1000m (3,000feet) above sea level.[2]

Demography

The population in 1998 was .[3] The predominant first language is Pashto, spoken by 99.2% of the inhabitants of the district.[3]

The main and only tribe of FR Peshawar is the sub-tribe Adam Khel of Afridis. The Afridi tribe is divided into 8 sub-tribes. Details has given below:-

  1. Adam Khel
  2. Malk Din Khel
  3. Qamber Khel
  4. Aqa Khel
  5. Zakha Khel
  6. Koki Khel
  7. Qamer Khel and
  8. Sipah.

External links

33.777°N 71.7061°W

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: Historical and administrative profile of the FR peshawar . FATA Secretariat . 2010-04-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090816210136/http://www.fata.gov.pk/subpages/peshawar.php . August 16, 2009 .
  3. Book: 1998 census report of Tribal Area Adjoining Peshawar District. Islamabad. Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. Census publication . 145. 2001.