Kolai-Pallas was carved as a district out of Lower Kohistan District by upgrading the old Pallas sub-division in 2017.[8][2][9] On 31 May 2018, Battera Kolai was carved out of Pallas tehsil making two tehsils in total for Kolai-Pallas.[10][11]
At the time of the 2017 census, the district had a population of 274,923. Kolai-Palas District had a sex ratio of 844 females per 1000 males. The entire population was rural. 33.46% of the population were under 10 years of age. 7 people in the district were from religious minorities.[1]
The region is dominated by the Dardic people speaking Kohistani languages. Originally these peoples practiced a form of animistic religion similar to ancient Vedic religion, but were over the centuries converted to Islam. These peoples form 91.26% of the population. Pashto-speakers are the second-largest group and make up 7.09% of the population.
kolai, palas, district, kolai, pallas, district, pashto, کولئي, پالس, ولسوالۍ, urdu, ضلع, کولئی, پالس, district, hazara, division, khyber, pakhtunkhwa, province, pakistan, division, kohistan, district, within, hazara, division, till, attained, status, separate. Kolai Pallas District Pashto کولئي پالس ولسوالۍ Urdu ضلع کولئی پالس is a district in the Hazara Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan 2 3 4 5 It was a sub division of the Kohistan district within the Hazara division till it attained the status of a separate district in 2017 6 7 Kolai Pallas District ضلع کولئی پالس کولئي پالس ولسوالۍ District of Khyber PakhtunkhwaPalas ValleyKolar Palas District red in Khyber PakhtunkhwaCountry PakistanProvince Khyber PakhtunkhwaDivisionHazaraEstablished2017Government TypeDistrict Administration Deputy Commissioner Fazal HussainN A District Police OfficerN A District Health OfficerN AArea Total1 410 km2 540 sq mi Population 2017 1 Total274 923 Density190 km2 500 sq mi Time zonePSTNumber of Tehsils2Websitekolaipallas wbr kp wbr gov wbr pk Contents 1 Overview and history 2 Demographics 3 Administrative Units 3 1 Provincial Assembly 4 See also 5 ReferencesOverview and history editKolai Pallas was carved as a district out of Lower Kohistan District by upgrading the old Pallas sub division in 2017 8 2 9 On 31 May 2018 Battera Kolai was carved out of Pallas tehsil making two tehsils in total for Kolai Pallas 10 11 Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop p a 1981123 685 1998165 613 1 73 2017274 923 2 70 2023280 162 0 32 Sources 12 At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 274 923 Kolai Palas District had a sex ratio of 844 females per 1000 males The entire population was rural 33 46 of the population were under 10 years of age 7 people in the district were from religious minorities 1 Languages of Kolai Palas district 2017 Others mainly Kohistani 91 26 Pashto 7 09 Others 1 65 The region is dominated by the Dardic people speaking Kohistani languages Originally these peoples practiced a form of animistic religion similar to ancient Vedic religion but were over the centuries converted to Islam These peoples form 91 26 of the population Pashto speakers are the second largest group and make up 7 09 of the population Administrative Units editThe district currently has two Tehsils 10 11 Battera Kolai Urdu تحصیل بٹیرا کولئی Pashto بټېرا کولئي تحصیل Palas Urdu تحصیل پالس Pashto پالس تحصیل The district is decided into 13 Wards previously known as Union Councils and 52 village councils Provincial Assembly edit Member of Provincial Assembly Party Affiliation Constituency Year Obaid Ur Rehman Independent PK 27 Kolai Palas Kohistan 2018See also edit nbsp Pakistan portal Kohistan Districts of Khyber PakhtunkhwaReferences edit a b District Wise Results Tables Census 2017 www pbscensus gov pk Pakistan Bureau of Statistics a b Kolai Palas notified as new district The News Retrieved 2018 06 20 Deal struck JUI F s Maulana Asmatullah tenders resignation The Express Tribune The Express Tribune 2017 03 12 Retrieved 2018 06 20 KP Cabinet approves amendments in Civil Procedure Code www brecorder com Retrieved 2018 06 20 Kolai Palas district headquarters Tribesmen defer protest after admin assurance The News Retrieved 2018 06 20 DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP PDF www pbscensus gov pk Archived from the original PDF on 2018 06 20 Retrieved 2018 06 20 POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL PDF www pbs gov pk Retrieved 2018 06 20 Correspondent The Newspaper s 26 August 2017 Kolai Palas made district Baffa Pakhal tehsil dawn com Retrieved 4 June 2018 Jirga members held for declaring two minor girls vani The News Retrieved 2018 06 20 a b Correspondent The Newspaper s 31 May 2018 Five tehsils created in Hazara division dawn com Retrieved 4 June 2018 a b Provincial cabinet for combined efforts of govt institutions against narcotics www pakistantoday com pk Retrieved 2018 06 20 Population by administrative units 1951 1998 PDF Pakistan Bureau of Statistics nbsp This Khyber Pakhtunkhwa location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kolai Palas District amp oldid 1214798061, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,