| Tehsil Shabqadar | |
| Native Name: | Pushto; Pashto: '''تحصیل شبقدر''' |
| Native Name Lang: | ur |
| Settlement Type: | Tehsil |
| Pushpin Map: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#Pakistan#Asia#World |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Pakistan |
| Coordinates: | 34.2054°N 71.5833°W |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Shabqadar |
| Mapsize: | 280px |
| Subdivision Type1: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Charsadda |
| Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
| Subdivision Name2: | Peshawar |
| Subdivision Type3: | Province |
| Subdivision Type4: | Country |
| Parts Type: | Union Councils |
| Parts: | 12 |
| Government Type: | Municipal Corporation |
| Area Total Km2: | 194 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Rank: | 2nd, Tehsil in District Charsadda |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | 24630 |
| Area Code: | 091 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Languages |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Pashto, Urdu |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | ###'[2] |
| Website: | City Government of Shabqadar |
| Leader Title2: | Deputy Commissioner |
| Leader Title3: | Assistant Commissioner |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Total: | 383,765 |
| Population Rural: | 291,914 |
| Population Urban: | 91,851 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | PKT |
| Utc Offset1: | +5 |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | ---- |
| Leader Title: | Tehsil Chairman |
| Leader Name: | Hamza Asif Khan (JUI) |
Shabqadar (Pushto; Pashto: شبقدر, Urdu: {{nq|شبقدر) is a town in the Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It lies north of provincial capital Peshawar.[3] [4]
Shabqadar is a tehsil headquarter of Shabqadar Tehsil in Charsadda District.[5] The famous attractions of Shabqadar are Shabqadar Bazaar[6] and Shabqadar Fort.[7] The fort is made of mud and stone. It is designed by Sikh architect Tota Ram in 1837. Currently it is under the control of Frontier Constabulary and has 1800 personnel of the force are trained here. Former UK prime minister Winston Churchill once stayed at this fort during his service and part of expedition in the North West Frontier of India.[8]
Majority of the people living in Shabqadar are Pakistani but a sizeable population of Afghans also live here.[9] Most are Muslims with small minority are Christians.[10] [11] Major language is Pashto.
Shabqadar Town is the home of many public and private educational institutes, including Government Degree College Shabqadar[12] and Govt Girls Degree College Shabqadar.[13] Notable private institutes include The Educators, SSA College system, Saddat Public High School Shabqadar, Shabqadar Students Academy (SSA), Frontier Students Academy (FSA), Allied Schools, Iqra Schools, Peshawar Model, ICEL College Of Engineering and Literacy, Charsadda institute of technology (CIT), PIT, Islamic School System, Hira Public School, National College and Islamia Model School.[14]
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List of Shabqadar Tehsil union councils are listed below:
The population of Shabqadar, according to 2017 census, is 383,765. The population of Shabqadar, according to official census, over the years is shown in the table below.[15]
| Population Census of Shabqadar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Region | Census Year | Population | Change from previous year |
| 1 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 1961 | 11,046 | |
| 2 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 1972 | 25,630 | |
| 3 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 1981 | 30,881 | |
| 4 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 1998 | 55,439 | |
| 5 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 2017 | 383,765 | |
Shabqadar becomes tehsil in 1988. The tehsil is administratively subdivided into 12 Union Councils of which the headquarter is Shabqadar town. Under new local government rules, Shabqadar tehsil is divided into 29 village councils (VC) and 6 neighbourhood councils (NC).
The population of Shabqadar Tehsil, according to the 2017 census, is 383,765 while according to the 1998 census, it was 240,751.
List of Shabqadar Tehsil union councils are listed below:
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The Tehsil is represented in the National Assembly by MNAs who represent the following constituencies:
The Tehsil is represented in the Provincial Assembly by MPAs who represent the following constituencies: