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District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mansehra District (Urdu, Hindko: ضلع مانسہرہ) is a district in the Hazara Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northern Pakistan. Mansehra city serves as the headquarters of the district.
Mansehra District
ضلع مانسہرہ مانسهره ولسوالۍ | |
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Country | Pakistan |
Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Division | Hazara |
Region | Pakhli |
Headquarters | Mansehra |
Government | |
• Type | District Administration |
• Deputy Commissioner | Bilal Shahid Rao (BPS-18 PAS) |
• District Police Officer | Zahoor Babar Afridi (BPS-19 PSP) |
Area | |
• Total | 4,579 km2 (1,768 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,797,177 |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Area code | 0997 |
Number of union councils | 59 |
Number of Tehsils | 5[2] |
Website | mansehra |
Mansehra was established as an independent district in 1976. It was previously a tehsil within the broader Hazara District.[3] In 1993, a former subdivision of Mansehra, Battagram, was separated as an independent district.[4] Similarly, in 2011, another subdivision of Mansehra, Kala Dhaka, was separated which is now known as Torghar District.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1951 | 260,631 | — |
1961 | 373,975 | +3.68% |
1972 | 552,842 | +3.62% |
1981 | 686,308 | +2.43% |
1998 | 978,157 | +2.11% |
2017 | 1,555,742 | +2.47% |
2023 | 1,797,177 | +2.43% |
Sources:[5] |
As of the 2023 census, Mansehra district has 294,052 households and a population of 1,797,177. The district has a sex ratio of 103.08 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 63.79%: 75.33% for males and 52.02% for females. 478,985 (26.76% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 154,834 (8.62%) live in urban areas.[1]
Religion | 1941[6]: 22 [lower-alpha 1] | 2017[7] | 2023[8] | |||
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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam | 293,231 | 97.79% | 1,555,315 | 99.97% | 1,785,071 | 99.75% |
Hinduism | 5,431 | 1.81% | 28 | ~0% | 39 | ~0% |
Sikhism | 1,174 | 0.39% | — | — | 31 | ~0% |
Christianity | 22 | 0.01% | 163 | 0.01% | 3,986 | 0.22% |
Other | 0 | ~0% | 236 | 0.02% | 497 | 0.03% |
Total Population | 299,858 | 100% | 1,555,742 | 100% | 1,789,624[lower-alpha 2] | 100% |
At the time of the 2023 census, 66.22% of the population spoke Hindko, 17.97% Pashto, 2.51% Kohistani and 1.16% Urdu as their first language.[9]
Many of these, especially in the upper Kaghan Valley, are speakers of the Kohistani dialects. There are also speakers of the widely dispersed Gujari language, particularly in the Kaghan Valley.[10] The local variety is intermediate between the eastern dialects of Gujari (spoken in Azad Kashmir) and the western group (from Chitral, Swat and Gilgit).[11] There is also a small community in the village of Dana in Oghi Tehsil who speak the endangered Mankiyali language.[12] Many people can write and speak English.[citation needed]
The district is represented in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly by elected MPAs who represent the following constituencies:[13]
Constituency and current member :
The district is represented in the National Assembly of Pakistan by two elected MNAs who represent the following constituencies:
Mansehra District consists of six tehsils, with Tanawal Tehsil separated from the other five in December 2022.[14]
The Kala Dhaka tehsil was separated as Torghar District in 2011.
Member of Provincial Assembly | Party Affiliation | Constituency | Year |
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Munir Lughmani Swati | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | PK-36 Mansehra-I | 2024 |
Babar Saleem Khan Swati | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | PK-37 Mansehra-II | 2024 |
Zahid Chanzeb Swati | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | PK-38 Mansehra-III | 2024 |
Ikram Ghazi Khan Tanoli | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | PK-39 Mansehra-IV | 2024 |
Sardar Shah Jahan Yousaf | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | PK-40 Mansehra-V | 2024 |