Lower Tanawal Tehsil
Lower Tanawal Tehsil
تحصیل لوور تناول | |
|---|---|
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Abbottabad |
| Headquarters | - |
| Area | |
| • Tehsil | 153 km2 (59 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Rural | 60,262 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Lower Tanawal Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل لوور تناول) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Abbottabad District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It covers an area of 153km².[2]
History
During British rule, the current district of Abbottabad was created as a Tehsil 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. And in 1981 the district had two tehsils named Abbottabad and Havelian. In the past few years Lower Tanawal Tehsil was created by dividing Abbottabad Tehsil.
People
According to the 2023 census the total population of Lower Tanawal Tehsil was 60,262 of which 29,960 were male and 30,300 were female.[4] The census also recorded religion as follows: 60,097 Muslim, 129 Christians, 5 Hindus, 1 Ahmadi Muslim, 1 Sikh and 4 listed as others.[5]
| Religion | Followers | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Muslim | 60,097 | 99.77% |
| Christian | 129 | 0.21% |
| Hindu | 5 | 0.01% |
| Ahmadis | 1 | <0.00% |
| Sikh | 1 | <0.00% |
| Others | 4 | 0.01% |
The mother tongue of the people were recorded as follows: 520 Urdu, 12 Punjabi, 1 Sindhi, 177 Pushto, 4 Kashmiri, 26 Saraiki, 59,449 Hindko, 8 Brahvi, 13 Shina, 2 Balti, 1 Mewati, 1 Kohistani and 25 listed as others.[6]
| Language | Speakers | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Urdu | 520 | 0.86% |
| Punjabi | 12 | 0.02% |
| Sindhi | 1 | 0.00% |
| Pushto | 177 | 0.29% |
| Kashmiri | 4 | 0.01% |
| Saraiki | 26 | 0.04% |
| Hindko | 59,449 | 98.69% |
| Brahvi | 8 | 0.01% |
| Shina | 13 | 0.02% |
| Balti | 2 | 0.00% |
| Mewati | 1 | 0.00% |
| Kohistani | 1 | 0.00% |
| Others | 25 | 0.04% |
References
- ↑ TABLE 3 : NUMBER OF RURAL LOCALITIES BY POPULATION SIZE AND THEIR POPULATION BY SEX, CENSUS-2023
- ↑ TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA
- ↑ "Abbottābād Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 5, p. 1". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ↑ 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
