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In the 2023 census, 775 (0.21%) people in the district were from religious minorities, mainly Christians.<ref name="2017census">{{cite web |title=Pakistan Census 2023 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/kp/dcr/table_9.pdf |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk |publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
As of the [[2023 Pakistani census|2023 census]], Upper Kohistan district has 63,712 households and a population of 422,947. The district has a sex ratio of 104.56 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 19.05%: 27.46% for males and 10.28% for females. 159,357 (42.59% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. The entire population lives in rural areas.<ref name="2023 census">{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/kp/dcr/table_1.pdf |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk |publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>


87.61% of the population belongs to [[Dardic peoples]] speaking one of the many [[Dardic languages|Kohistani]] languages as their first language.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Census 2023 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/kp/dcr/table_11.pdf}}</ref>
In the 2023 census, 775 (0.21% of the surveyed population) people in the district are from religious minorities, mainly Christians.<ref name="2023censusreligion">{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/kp/dcr/table_9.pdf |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk |publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>

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As of the 2023 census, 87.61% of the surveyed population speak [[Dardic languages|Kohistani languages]] and 11.05% [[Kohistani Shina|Shina]] as their first language.<ref name="2023censuslanguage">{{cite web |title=7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/2023/tables/kp/dcr/table_11.pdf |website=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>


==Administrative Units==
==Administrative Units==

Latest revision as of 16:27, 25 August 2024

Upper Kohistan District
ضلع بالائی کوہستان
پورتنۍ کوهستان ولسوالۍ‎
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Karakoram Highway in Upper Kohistan
Karakoram Highway in Upper Kohistan
Upper Kohistan District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Upper Kohistan District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Land Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionHazara
HauptsitzDasu
Regierung
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerK.A.
 • District Police OfficerK.A.
 • NA-12 kohistanMohammad Edrees national assembly member
Area
 • Total5,440 km2 (2,100 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total422,947
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils2
Websiteupperkohistan.kp.gov.pk

Upper Kohistan District (Jalkutia,Shina, Hindko Urdu: ضلع بالائی کوہستان) is a district in the Hazara Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[2][3][4][5][6]

Overview and history

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Before 2014, this region was part of the large Kohistan District. In 2014, the government bifurcated it into Upper Kohistan and Lower Kohistan districts.[2][7]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1972 121,529—    
1981 180,124+4.47%
1998 184,746+0.15%
2017 305,451+2.68%
2023 422,947+5.57%
Sources:[8]

As of the 2023 census, Upper Kohistan district has 63,712 households and a population of 422,947. The district has a sex ratio of 104.56 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 19.05%: 27.46% for males and 10.28% for females. 159,357 (42.59% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. The entire population lives in rural areas.[1]

In the 2023 census, 775 (0.21% of the surveyed population) people in the district are from religious minorities, mainly Christians.[9]

Languages of Upper Kohistan district (2023)[10]

  Kohistani (87.61%)
  Shina (11.05%)
  Others (1.34%)

As of the 2023 census, 87.61% of the surveyed population speak Kohistani languages and 11.05% Shina as their first language.[10]

Administrative Units

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In 2014, Upper Kohistan District was subdivided into two Tehsils while on 31st of May, 2018, the Kundai tehsil was upgraded into subdivision and two more tehsils were created. With that change, the district had one subdivision and three tehsils in total as shown below:[11][12]

Provincial Assembly

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Member of Provincial Assembly Party Affiliation Constituency Year
dedar Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf PK-25 Kohistan 2018

Kohistan Upper

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References

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  1. ^ a b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ^ a b Report, Bureau (2014-01-16). "KP govt creates new Kohistan district". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-20. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "Lines of division: K-P govt carves Kohistan into two districts | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2014-01-16. Archived from the original on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  4. ^ "Hoti gives assent to Kohistan division". The Nation. 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  5. ^ "10 years after 2005 earthquake, 100s of schools yet to be reconstructed". Geo News. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  6. ^ "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa govt releases Rs7251 million for quake-hit districts - Pakistan - Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  7. ^ "K-P chief minister approves bifurcation of district Kohistan | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  8. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  9. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  10. ^ a b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  11. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (31 May 2018). "Five tehsils created in Hazara division". dawn.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ "KP govt notifies three new tehsils, one subdivision in Kohistan". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
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