Nowshera District
Nowshera District ضلع نوشہرہ | |
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Location of Nowshera District (highlighted in red) in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan | |
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Province |
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District | Nowshera District |
Headquarters | Nowshera |
Union Councils | 47 |
Government | |
• District Nazim | Liaquat Khattak |
Area | |
• District | 1,748 km2 (675 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• District | 1,518,540 |
• Density | 870/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
• Urban | 338,650 |
• Rural | 1,179,890 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Nowshera (Pashto: د نوشہرہ ولسوالی Urdu: ضلع نوشہرہ
Overview and history
Nowshera was a tehsil (sub division) of Peshawar until 1988, when it became a district. It is bordered by Peshawar District to the West, Mardan District to the North, Charsadda District to the North West, Swabi District to the North East, Kohat District to the South, Orakzai Agency to the South West & Attock District to the East.
Previously it was known as Nowkhaar Province till it was annexed into British India via the Durand Line Agreement. Prior to its establishment as a separate district in 1990, Nowshera was part of Peshawar District.[3] The district was also part of the Peshawar Division until the reforms of The Government of Pakistan.
Total area of Nowshera is 1,748 km². The population density is 608 persons per square kilometre. The total agricultural area is 52,540 hectares. The main source of income of the region is agriculture.
Demographics
The population of Nowshera district, according to the 2017 census, is 1,518,540[4] while the population, according to the 1998 census, was 874,000.[5][6] The population of the district over the years is shown in the table below.[7]
Census Year | Population | Rural Area | Urban Area |
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1951 | 222,527 | 170,072 | 52,455 |
1961 | 276,937 | 188,968 | 87,969 |
1972 | 410,718 | 307,783 | 102,935 |
1981 | 537,638 | 386,647 | 647,343 |
1998 | 874,373 | 150,991 | 227,030 |
2017 | 1,518,540 | N/A | N/A |
Languages
The predominant first language was Pashto, spoken natively by 91% of the population.[8] The previous census of 1981 reported that in the tehsil of Nowshera, Pashto was the language of 88% of households, while Punjabi accounted for 4.3%, Hindko – 4.2%, and Urdu – 2.9%.[9]
Tribes
The 58% population of the district belongs to Khattak tribe, 12% belongs to Gumoriani tribe, 10% belongs to Kheshgi (Batakzai included) tribe, 09% belongs to Kakakhel tribe, 7% belongs to Babar tribe, 3% belongs to Awan tribe, 1% belongs to Paracha tribe, 1% belongs to Afridi tribe and 1% belongs to Taizi tribe.
Education
Nowshera district is home of many excellent education institutions. The district has a public sector University of Technology, Nowshera[10][11] and private sector Northern University, Nowshera.[12] It also houses the campus of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan[13] in Pabbi town while it has a campus of University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar in Jalozai town.[14] The district also has a public sector medical college: Nowshera Medical College, Nowshera.[15][16]
It is also home to many degree colleges: Government Post Graduate College Nowshera, Government Home Economics College Nowshera, Government College Akbarpura,[17] Government Degree College Pabbi[18] and Government Girls Degree College Pabbi.[19]
According to the Alif Ailaan Pakistan District Education Rankings 2017, Nowshera district is ranked 71 out of 155 districts in Pakistan in the quality of education while for facilities and infrastructure, the district is ranked 14 out of 155. It is vast improvement from Rankings of 2016, when the quality of education ranking was 71 out of 151 while facilities and infrastructure, the district was ranked 42 out of 151.[20]
Administration
The district is administratively divided into 3 Tehsils.[21][22]
Union Councils
The district is divided into 47 Union Councils. The largest by area is Nizampur & the smallest by area is Pabbi.
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Towns and Villages
The main towns in Nowshera District are Nowshera city (Capital), Pabbi, Jalozai, Akora Khattak, Jehangira, Risalpur, Khairabad and Nizampur. The main villages are below.
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Jabba Khattak
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Cantonments
These cantonments were created by the British Raj. There are three cantonments in Nowshera District:
Rivers
The following are the rivers which flow through the Nowshera District.
Parks
Some of the most famous parks are as follows.
- Kund Park
- Mangloot Wildlife Park
- Aza Khel Park
- Jinnah Park
- Cherat Chapri Wildlife Park
Notable people
A list of some of the most prominent people from Nowshera District:
- Syed Nadir Shah (Mast Baba)
- Syed Bahadur Baba (Abbak Sahib)
- Syed Rasool Rasa ambassador and a great pushto poet.
- Syed Abdul Razak English and Pushto drama writer.
- Saad Ullah Jan Baq (Great Poshto poet, Daram Negar, Kalam Negar)
- Naseerullah Khan Babar - Former Interior Minister
- Qazi Hussain Ahmad - Former Ameer Jamat-i-Islami Pakistan
- Sami ul Haq - Senator
- Ajmal Khattak - Former President ANP
- Pervez Khattak - Chief Minister KP
- Shamsul Mulk - Care Taker Chief Minister
- Gul Hassan Khan - Commander in Chief
- Sher Zaman Taizi - Poet and Writer
- Major General Adam Khan Babar - Military Cross
- Manan Khan GM Tarbela Dam , Member WAPDA, Member Federal Public Service Commission
- Lt. General Alam Khattak
- Sartaj Aziz Former federal Minister
- (Prof Dr Afzal Raza) Poet, Teacher
- Nasrullah Khan Khattak Ex- CM
- (Pirsabaq Baba Gee Sheikh Abdus Salam)
- (Dak Bab Gee Sufi Rahmat Karim)
- Abdul Haq Daarul uloom Haqqania
Famous buildings
Hospitals/medical facilities
- Qazi Hussain Ahmed Medical Complex – Nowshera City
- District Headquarters Hospital – Nowshera City
- LRBT Eye Hospital Akora Khattak – Nowshera City
- Combined Military Hospital – Nowshera Cantonment
- Combined Military Hospital – Risalpur Cantonment
Highways and motorways
- N-5 National Highway
- N-45 National Highway (Nowshera-Chitral)
- M1 Motorway
Economic Zone
After the launch of CPEC project, Rashakai village of Nowshera is now an Economic Zone of KPK.[24]
Wars and battles
Provincial and National Assembly Seats
The district has 5 Provincial Seats in The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.
The district has 2 National Assembly Seats in The National Assembly of Pakistan.
Since 2002: NA-5 (Nowshera-I)
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Since 2002: NA-6 (Nowshera-II)
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The District is currently represented by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf who won all 7 Seats in the recent elections.
Military installations
- Pakistan Air Force Academy Risalpur Cantt
- Armoured Corps Centre Nowshera Cantt
- ASC School Nowshera Cantt
- School of Artillery Nowshera Cantt
- School of Armour and Mechanized Warfare Nowshera Cantt
- Special Operations School Chirat Cantt
- Military College of Engineering (NUST) Risalpur Cantt
Shrines
Nowshera District is the home of many Sufi Shrines.
Shrine of Sheikh Syed Nadir Shah (Mast Baba)
The shrine of Syed Nadir Shah (Mast Baba) He was the father of Hazrat Syed Sheikh Bahadur Baba (Abbak Sahib).He died on (02 Safar 969 Hijri) 1561-62 AD. The Shrine is located at Khawara village Khatak Territory Nowshera .
Shrine of Sheikh Bahadur Baba( Abbak Sahib )
The shrine of Sheikh Bahadur Baba is named after Sheikh Bahadur Baba. He was born at Khawara Village Khatak territory,on (15 Ramadan 941 Hijri) 1524 AD .After a life of full struggle for the prosperity of Islam and spreading of spiritual light in the region,he died on (14 Shaban 1027 Hijri)1627 Ad. He married once and had three Sons one died as an infant,and the remaining two are Hazrat Syed Sheikh Afan Sahib and Syed Sheikh Hayat Sahib(Alias Sheikh Attaan Sahib).His Decedent's are known as Abbak Kheil scattered all over Kpk province. The Shrine is located near(1.5KM) the village of Kana Khel .
Maslak Bahadur Baba
Bahadur Baba was follower of his father Mast Baba's maslak in Chishtiyyah and Suharwardiyah orders.
Bahadur Baba Famous Followers
Main Wali Sahib, Main Shadi Sahib, Main Kasteer Gul Sahib(Kaka Sahib), Akhund Mian Dad, Akhund Shareef Bali, Sheikh Allah Dad Khatak, Sheikh Nask, Faqeer Malik Meer.
Shrine of Akhund Panju Baba
The shrine of Akhund Pangu Baba is named after Syed Abdul Wahab commonly known as Akhund Panju Baba and Baba Sahib. It is located in Akbarpura town in Pabbi Tehsil of Nowshera. The shrine was attacked by Taliban militants in 2011 killing 11 people.[25][26]
Shrine of Hazrat Sheikh Rahamkar kasterr Gul alias hazrat kaka sahib RHA(Rehmatuallah aaleh)
The shrine situated in ziarat kaka sahib about 14 KM distend from Nowshera the descendants called KAKA KHELs. and hugely numerous numbers of people have spiritual attachments with the saint. Every year kaka khel Miangan and ziarat khel unitedly holds the URS e Mubarik of their forebear Hazrat Sheikh Rahamkar kasterr Gul alias hazrat kaka sahib RHA(Rehmatuallah aaleh).
Shrine of Sheikh Baba
The shrine of Sheikh Shahbaz Baba is named after Sheikh Shahbaz Baba commonly known as Sheikh Baba .The shrine is located in Pabbi town near Grand Trunk (GT), Nowshera.[27]
Shrine of Pir Sabaq Baba gee
The shrine of Pir sabaq baba gee named Sheikh Abdus Salam commonly known as Sahib Mubarak is located in ( Pir Sabaq Sharif) 05KM from Nowshera Cantt on left side of Peshawar-Pindi GT road(after crossing Kabul river at Pirsabaq bridge 1.5KM).
See also
References
- ↑ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ↑ "PDWP approves 32 projects". The Nation. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ↑ PCO 1998, p. 1.
- ↑ "Pakistan Tehsil Wise Census 2017 [PDF]" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ↑ PCO 1998, p. 19.
- ↑ "NOWSHERA DISTRICT AT A GLANCE (PDF)" (PDF). www.pbs.gov.pk. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
- ↑ "AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES (PDF)" (PDF). www.pbs.gov.pk. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
- ↑ PCO 1998, p. 24.
- ↑ PCO 1981, p. 87.
- ↑ "University of Technology, Nowshera – First Ever Technology University of Pakistan". uotnowshera.edu.pk. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ↑ "New horizons: Khattak okays air and technical varsities in Nowshera - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2014-12-07. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ↑ "Home Page". www.northern.edu.pk. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ↑ "AWKU Mardan Pabbi Campus :: Welcome to AWKUM". www.awkum.edu.pk. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ↑ "University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan". www.uetpeshawar.edu.pk. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ↑ "Recognised Medical and Dental Colleges - Pakistan Medical and Dental Association". www.pmdc.org.pk. Archived from the original on 2012-01-16. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ↑ "Home - Nowshera Medical College (MTI),Nowshera". Nowshera Medical College (MTI),Nowshera. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
- ↑ "Government College AkbarPura". www.admission.hed.gkp.pk. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ↑ "Govt Degree College Pabbi". www.admission.hed.gkp.pk. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ↑ "Government Girls Degree College Pabbi, Nowshera". www.admission.hed.gkp.pk. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
- ↑ "Rankings – Pakistan District Education Rankings 2017". rankings.alifailaan.pk. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
- ↑ "Pakistan Tehsil Wise Census 2017 [PDF]" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ↑ "DIVISION, DISTRICT AND TEHSIL/CENSUS DISTRICT KHYBER PAKHTOONKHWA PROVINCE (PDF)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ↑ "NOWSHERA: Pabbi declared as tehsil". DAWN.COM. 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ↑ "Rashakai Economic Zone".
- ↑ Newspaper, From the (2017-02-17). "Timeline of attacks on shrines in Pakistan". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
- ↑ "Iftikhar terms terrorists beasts". The Nation. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
- ↑ "Shrines". auqaf.kp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
Bibliography
- 1981 District census report of Peshawar. District census Report. 26. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1983. p. 86.
- 1998 District census report of Nowshera. Census publication. 55. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.