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Abbottabad Tehsil

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Abbottabad Tehsil
تحصیل ایبٹ آباد‎
Tehsil
Map of Abbottabad District, Abbottabad Tehsil is shown in red
Map of Abbottabad District,
Abbottabad Tehsil is shown in red
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictAbbottabad
HeadquartersAbbottabad
Area
 • Tehsil1,285 km2 (496 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Tehsil981,590
 • Urban
244,842
 • Rural
736,748
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of towns1
Number of Union Councils35

Abbottabad Tehsil is a subdivision of Abbottabad District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.[2]

History

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During British rule, the whole of Abbottabad District was a tehsil (a subdivision) of Hazara District.[3] After Pakistan′s independence from Britain on 14 August 1947, it remained a tehsil of Hazara until 1981 when the old Abbottabad Tehsil became a district. When Abbottabad became a district it was created with two tehsils - Abbottabad and Havelian.[4]

In September 2017 Lower Tanawal Tehsil was created by splitting off the north-western part of Abbottabad Tehsil.[5]

Name of DistrictNumber of tehsilsNames of tehsilsDate createdDate ended
Hazara District3Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur18491976
Abbottabad District4Abbottabad, Havelian, Lora, Upper Tanawal1976-
Haripur District3Ghazi, Haripur, Khanpur1991-

Population

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According to the 2023 census the total population of Abbottabad Tehsil was 727,449 of which 366,447 were male and 360,984 were female.[6] The census also recorded religion as follows: 97,7268 Muslim, 4,476 Christians, 81 Hindus, 16 Ahmadi Muslims, 31 Sikh, 5 Parsi and 80 listed as others.[7]

Religion
Religion Followers Percentage
Muslim 977,268 99.52%
Christian 4,476 0.46%
Hindu 81 0.01%
Ahmadis 16 <0.01%
Sikh 31 <0.01%
Parsi 5 <0.01%
Others 80 0.01%


The mother tongue of residents were recorded as follows: 42,734 Urdu, 10,401 Punjabi, 730 Sindhi, 81,731 Pushto, 269 Balochi, 1,080 Kashmiri, 1,722 Saraiki, 1,221,957 Hindko, 521 Brahvi, 1,971 Shina, 160 Balti, 14 Mewati, 8 Kalasha, 11,744 Kohistani and 22,545 listed as others.[8]

Mother tongue of residents
Language Speakers Percentage
Urdu 42,734 3.06%
Punjabi 10,401 0.74%
Sindhi 730 0.05%
Pushto 81,731 5.85%
Balochi 269 0.02%
Kashmiri 1,080 0.08%
Saraiki 1,722 0.12%
Hindko 1,221,957 87.44%
Brahvi 521 0.04%
Shina 1,971 0.14%
Balti 160 0.01%
Mewati 14 0.00%
Kalasha 8 0.00%
Kohistani 11,744 0.84%
Others 22,545 1.61%

References

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  1. ↑ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2021-03-19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  2. ↑ Abbottabad to have 744 polling stations
  3. ↑ "Abbottābād Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 5, p. 1". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
  4. ↑ TABLE - 2 URBAN LOCALITIES BY POPULATION SIZE AND THEIR POPULATION BY SEX, ANNUAL GROWTH RATE AND HOUSEHOLD SIZE
  5. ↑ 4 new tehsils in Punjab on the cards
  6. ↑ TABLE 3 : NUMBER OF RURAL LOCALITIES BY POPULATION SIZE AND THEIR POPULATION BY SEX, CENSUS-2023
  7. ↑ TABLE 9 : POPULATION BY SEX, RELIGION AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS - 2023
  8. ↑ TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023
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