Havelian Tehsil
Havelian Tehsil
تحصیل حویلیاں | |
|---|---|
 The valley of the Dor | |
 | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Abbottabad |
| Headquarters | Havelian |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Uzair Sher Khan[1][2][3] (IND) |
| Population | |
• Total | 351,322 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of towns | 1 |
| Number of Union Councils | 16 |
Havelian Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Abbottabad District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
History
During British rule, the current district of Abbottabad was created as an administrative subdivision tehsil of Hazara District.[5] After the independence of Pakistan it remained a tehsil of Hazara until 1981, when the old Abbottabad Tehsil became a district. Subsequently, the district was split into two tehsils, namely Abbottabad and Havelian.
Demography
According to the 2023 census the total population of Havelian Tehsil was 200,329 of which 99,396 were male and 100,931 were female.[6] The census also recorded religious affiliation as follows: 255703 Muslim, 945 Christians, 1 Hindus, 2 Ahmadi Muslims, 10 Sikhs and 47 listed as others.[7]
| Religion | Followers | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Muslim | 255,703 | 99.62% |
| Christian | 945 | 0.37% |
| Hindu | 1 | 0.00% |
| Ahmadi Muslim | 2 | 0.00% |
| Sikh | 10 | 0.00% |
| Others | 47 | 0.02% |
The mother tongue of residents were recorded as follows: 7,479 Urdu, 1,795 Punjabi, 295 Sindhi, 7,263 Pushto, 65 Balochi, 240 Kashmiri, 355 Saraiki, 236,897 Hindko, 91 Brahvi, 177 Shina, 19 Balti, 12 Mewati, 1,153 Kohistani and 869 listed as others.[8]
| Language | Speakers | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Urdu | 7,479 | 2.86% |
| Punjabi | 1,795 | 0.69% |
| Sindhi | 295 | 0.11% |
| Pushto | 7,263 | 2.78% |
| Balochi | 65 | 0.02% |
| Kashmiri | 240 | 0.09% |
| Saraiki | 355 | 0.14% |
| Hindko | 236,897 | 90.61% |
| Brahvi | 91 | 0.03% |
| Shina | 177 | 0.07% |
| Balti | 19 | 0.01% |
| Mewati | 12 | <0.01% |
| Kohistani | 1,153 | 0.44% |
| Others | 869 | 0.33% |
Subdivisions
Municipal Committees
- Havelian (Headquarters)
Cantonments
Union Councils
- Nara
- Havelian
- Nagri Totial
References
- ^ "Independent Candidate Uzair Sher Khan Claims Havelian Tehsil Chairman By-poll". UrduPoint website. 7 August 2023.
- ^ "JUIF defeated in Mathra LG by-polls". The News International newspaper. 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Uzair Sher wins slot of Havelian tehsil chairman". 24 News TV channel website. 6 August 2023.
- ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION BLOCKWISE WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (see page 26 of 36 for Havelian Tehsil)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Abbottābād Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 5, p. 1
- ^ TABLE 3 : NUMBER OF RURAL LOCALITIES BY POPULATION SIZE AND THEIR POPULATION BY SEX, CENSUS-2023
- ^ TABLE 9 : POPULATION BY SEX, RELIGION AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS - 2023
- ^ TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023
