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Peshawar District

January 07, 2023

Peshawar District (Pashto: پېښور ولسوالۍ, Hindko: ضلع پشور‎, Urdu: ضلع پشاور‎) is a district in Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is located about 160 km west of the Pakistan's capital Islamabad. The district headquarter is Peshawar, which is also the capital of Khyber Paktunkhwa.[2]

Peshawar
پېښور ولسوالۍ‎
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Top: Mahabat Khan Mosque
Bottom: Entrance to Gorkhatri
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionPeshawar
HeadquartersPeshawar
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total1,518 km2 (586 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total4,331,959
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,969,823
 • Rural
2,362,136
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
LanguagesPashto, Hindko
Number of Tehsils1
Websitepeshawar.kp.gov.pk

History

Peshawar is located in geo-strategically important location and has an enriched history. This district and city has seen the rise and fall of many civilisations. It was once the centre of Gandhara and has subsequently been ruled by Persians, Greeks, Buddhists, Kushans, Afghans, Mughals, Marathas, Sikhs and the British. The original district of Peshawar was a district of the North-West Frontier Province of British India.[3]

After independence in 1947, the old Peshawar District became Peshawar Division containing the current districts of Peshawar District, Charsadda District and Nowshera District. In July 1988, the former Charsadda tehsil was separated and became Charsadda District while former Nowshera tehsil became Nowshera District in 1990.[4] Under the latest revision of Pakistan's administrative structure, promulgated in 2001, Peshawar was also given the status of a city district.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 4,331,959, of which 2,229,681 were males and 2,101,649 females.[1] The population of the district over the years is shown in the table below.[5][6][7]

Census Year Population Rural Urban Cantonment Area
1951 390,687 239,252 109,510 41,925
1961 529,158 310,467 171,766 46,925
1972 807,012 534,315 229,223 43,474
1981 1,113,303 547,055 506,896 59,352
1998 2,026,851 1,044,035 914,076 68,740
2017 4,331,959 2,362,136 1,969,823

Rural population was 2,362,136 (54.53%) while the urban population was 1,969,823 (45.47%). The literacy rate was 55.01% - the male literacy rate was 68.78% while the female literacy rate was 40.47%.[1]

Language

Native languages of Peshawar tehsil
(according to the 1981 census)
Pashto
 
 79.84%
Hindko
 
 12.59%
Urdu
 
 3.81%
Punjabi
 
 3.31%
Others
 
 0.67%
Native languages of Peshawar tehsil
(according to the 2017 census)[1]
Pashto
 
 90.32%
Hindko
 
 5.25%
Urdu
 
 1.93%
Punjabi
 
 1.07%
Others
 
 1.43%

Religion

Religion Population (1941)[8]: 22  Percentage (1941) Population (2017) Percentage (2017)
Islam   769,589 90.35% 4,300,937 99.28%
Hinduism   51,212 6.01% 1,709 0.04%
Sikhism   24,030 3.56% 2,561 0.06%
Christianity   6,890 0.81% 25,125 0.58%
Judaism 70 0.01% --- ---
Zoroastrianism 24 0% --- ---
Buddhism 18 0% --- ---
Total Population 851,833 100% 4,331,959 100%

1897 Report

According to 1897 records during British Raj, most people living in Peshawar valley were Pathans and belonged to an agriculture community but there was also large Punjabi and Hindkowan communities living in the valley; all three ethnolinguistic groups religiously belonged to Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism. Most people in Peshawar city spoke and understood Urdu. Elite belonging to small towns such as big feudal Khan families, traders and almost all of Hindus also spoke Urdu. Persian was also spoken by elites of Peshawar city and by traders from Kabul. Majority of the population of the district especially the agriculturists and Pathans only spoke Pashto.

92% of the total population of Peshawar valley practiced religion of Islam and remainder 8% practiced Hinduism, Sikhism and other religions. People belonging to these minority religions primarily lived in major cities such as Peshawar, Charsadda (now in Charsadda District) and Hoti (now in Mardan District) and mostly in cantonment areas of these cities. 97% of the population living in rural towns practiced Islam.[9]

Education

 
University of Peshawar (Public Sector)

Peshawar district is the home of excellent education institutes both in public and private sectors. It has universities for all major disciplines starting from Humanities, General Sciences, Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Medical Sciences, Agriculture Sciences and Management Sciences. Currently, there are 9 Medical Colleges of which 2 in public sector and 7 in private sector, which are recognised and approved by Pakistan medical and dental association[10] plus a medical university, Khyber Medical University in the district.

The first public sector university University of Peshawar[11] was established in 1950. In 1980, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar[12] was established while University of Agriculture, Peshawar[13] was inaugurated in 1981. The first private sector university CECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences,[14] started working in 1986.Soon after another university by name of Brains[15] Institute and post graduate college was established. In 1995, a public sector management institute named as Institute of Management Sciences[16] was established, which became degree awarding institute in 2005.

In 2001, four (4) new private sector universities started working in Peshawar. The name of these universities are Qurtuba University,[17] Sarhad University of Science and IT,[18] Fast University, Peshawar Campus[19] and City University of Science and IT.[20] Gandhara University[21] was established in 2002 while Abasyn University[22] was created in 2007.

 
City University Peshawar (Private Sector)

In 2007, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa established first public sector medical university, Khyber Medical University[23][24] and the district also has 2 public sector medical colleges, one is Khyber Medical College[24] and one for girls named as Khyber Girls Medical College.[10]

The first women university was established in 2012, when Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University[25] started working while private sector IQRA National University[26] was also established in 2012.

Apart from excellent range of universities, Peshawar district also has huge numbers of further education (Post School) institutes both in public and private sectors. The most renowned are Islamia College Peshawar, which was established in 1913 and was upgraded to become university in 2008 and Edwardes College Peshawar, which is the oldest of all institutions in the district started functioning in 1900.

State of Education in Peshawar

According to Pakistan District Education Rankings 2017 published by Alif Ailaan, Peshawar ranks 4th in Pakistan in terms of primary school infrastructure while it ranks 52nd in Pakistan for middle school infrastructure. In terms of education score, Peshawar ranks 64th in Pakistan with having a relatively low retention score. Beyond Primary Readiness in Peshawar is on the lower side as it ranks 62nd in Pakistan.

The main issues reported in for district Peshawar are overcrowded class rooms and lack of class rooms in schools.

Girls’ education is also one of the most reported issues in the app, with main focus on lesser number of Girls schools and also schools located at long distances.

Issues of lack of teachers, non-availability of science labs and lack of High Schools were also reported.

Issues regarding the high fee collections in private schools was also reported on multiple occasions.

Administration

The district Peshawar, was divided into 8 Tehsils (1 City Local Government, 6 Tehsil Local Government and 1 Sub Division), which are Peshawar City Tehsil, Shah Alam Tehsil, Mathra Tehsil, Chamkani Tehsil, Badbher Tehsil, Peshtakhara Tehsil, Hassan Kheil Tehsil and Kalakhel.

Tehsil of Peshawar District

  1. Peshawar City Tehsil
  2. Shah Alam Tehsil
  3. Mathra Tehsil
  4. Chamkani Tehsil
  5. Badbher Tehsil
  6. Peshtakhara Tehsil
  7. Hassan Kheil Tehsil
  8. Kalakhel (formerly Frontier Region Peshawar)

Taluks and Village Councils

There are 30 police stations in the district.[27]..There are 357 Neighbourhood or Village Councils , out of which 227 are Village Councils (rural) and 130 are Neighbourhood Councils (urban).

January 07, 2023
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Peshawar District Pashto پېښور ولسوالۍ Hindko ضلع پشور Urdu ضلع پشاور is a district in Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan It is located about 160 km west of the Pakistan s capital Islamabad The district headquarter is Peshawar which is also the capital of Khyber Paktunkhwa 2 Peshawar پېښور ولسوالۍ District of Khyber PakhtunkhwaTop Mahabat Khan MosqueBottom Entrance to GorkhatriCountry PakistanProvince Khyber PakhtunkhwaDivisionPeshawarHeadquartersPeshawarGovernment TypeDistrict Administration Deputy CommissionerN A District Police OfficerN A District Health OfficerN AArea Total1 518 km2 586 sq mi Population 2017 1 Total4 331 959 Density2 900 km2 7 400 sq mi Urban1 969 823 Rural2 362 136Time zoneUTC 5 PST LanguagesPashto HindkoNumber of Tehsils1Websitepeshawar wbr kp wbr gov wbr pk Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 2 1 Population 2 2 Language 2 3 Religion 2 4 1897 Report 3 Education 3 1 State of Education in Peshawar 4 Administration 4 1 Tehsil of Peshawar District 4 2 Taluks and Village Councils 4 3 Provincial Assembly Seats 4 4 Provincial Assembly 4 5 National Assembly Seats 5 See also 6 References 7 BibliographyHistory EditPeshawar is located in geo strategically important location and has an enriched history This district and city has seen the rise and fall of many civilisations It was once the centre of Gandhara and has subsequently been ruled by Persians Greeks Buddhists Kushans Afghans Mughals Marathas Sikhs and the British The original district of Peshawar was a district of the North West Frontier Province of British India 3 After independence in 1947 the old Peshawar District became Peshawar Division containing the current districts of Peshawar District Charsadda District and Nowshera District In July 1988 the former Charsadda tehsil was separated and became Charsadda District while former Nowshera tehsil became Nowshera District in 1990 4 Under the latest revision of Pakistan s administrative structure promulgated in 2001 Peshawar was also given the status of a city district Demographics EditPopulation Edit At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 4 331 959 of which 2 229 681 were males and 2 101 649 females 1 The population of the district over the years is shown in the table below 5 6 7 Census Year Population Rural Urban Cantonment Area1951 390 687 239 252 109 510 41 9251961 529 158 310 467 171 766 46 9251972 807 012 534 315 229 223 43 4741981 1 113 303 547 055 506 896 59 3521998 2 026 851 1 044 035 914 076 68 7402017 4 331 959 2 362 136 1 969 823Rural population was 2 362 136 54 53 while the urban population was 1 969 823 45 47 The literacy rate was 55 01 the male literacy rate was 68 78 while the female literacy rate was 40 47 1 Language Edit Native languages of Peshawar tehsil according to the 1981 census Pashto 79 84 Hindko 12 59 Urdu 3 81 Punjabi 3 31 Others 0 67 Native languages of Peshawar tehsil according to the 2017 census 1 Pashto 90 32 Hindko 5 25 Urdu 1 93 Punjabi 1 07 Others 1 43 Religion Edit Religion Population 1941 8 22 Percentage 1941 Population 2017 Percentage 2017 Islam 769 589 90 35 4 300 937 99 28 Hinduism 51 212 6 01 1 709 0 04 Sikhism 24 030 3 56 2 561 0 06 Christianity 6 890 0 81 25 125 0 58 Judaism 70 0 01 Zoroastrianism 24 0 Buddhism 18 0 Total Population 851 833 100 4 331 959 100 1897 Report Edit According to 1897 records during British Raj most people living in Peshawar valley were Pathans and belonged to an agriculture community but there was also large Punjabi and Hindkowan communities living in the valley all three ethnolinguistic groups religiously belonged to Islam Hinduism and Sikhism Most people in Peshawar city spoke and understood Urdu Elite belonging to small towns such as big feudal Khan families traders and almost all of Hindus also spoke Urdu Persian was also spoken by elites of Peshawar city and by traders from Kabul Majority of the population of the district especially the agriculturists and Pathans only spoke Pashto 92 of the total population of Peshawar valley practiced religion of Islam and remainder 8 practiced Hinduism Sikhism and other religions People belonging to these minority religions primarily lived in major cities such as Peshawar Charsadda now in Charsadda District and Hoti now in Mardan District and mostly in cantonment areas of these cities 97 of the population living in rural towns practiced Islam 9 Education Edit University of Peshawar Public Sector Peshawar district is the home of excellent education institutes both in public and private sectors It has universities for all major disciplines starting from Humanities General Sciences Sciences Engineering Sciences Medical Sciences Agriculture Sciences and Management Sciences Currently there are 9 Medical Colleges of which 2 in public sector and 7 in private sector which are recognised and approved by Pakistan medical and dental association 10 plus a medical university Khyber Medical University in the district The first public sector university University of Peshawar 11 was established in 1950 In 1980 University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar 12 was established while University of Agriculture Peshawar 13 was inaugurated in 1981 The first private sector university CECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences 14 started working in 1986 Soon after another university by name of Brains 15 Institute and post graduate college was established In 1995 a public sector management institute named as Institute of Management Sciences 16 was established which became degree awarding institute in 2005 In 2001 four 4 new private sector universities started working in Peshawar The name of these universities are Qurtuba University 17 Sarhad University of Science and IT 18 Fast University Peshawar Campus 19 and City University of Science and IT 20 Gandhara University 21 was established in 2002 while Abasyn University 22 was created in 2007 City University Peshawar Private Sector In 2007 Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa established first public sector medical university Khyber Medical University 23 24 and the district also has 2 public sector medical colleges one is Khyber Medical College 24 and one for girls named as Khyber Girls Medical College 10 The first women university was established in 2012 when Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University 25 started working while private sector IQRA National University 26 was also established in 2012 Apart from excellent range of universities Peshawar district also has huge numbers of further education Post School institutes both in public and private sectors The most renowned are Islamia College Peshawar which was established in 1913 and was upgraded to become university in 2008 and Edwardes College Peshawar which is the oldest of all institutions in the district started functioning in 1900 State of Education in Peshawar Edit According to Pakistan District Education Rankings 2017 published by Alif Ailaan Peshawar ranks 4th in Pakistan in terms of primary school infrastructure while it ranks 52nd in Pakistan for middle school infrastructure In terms of education score Peshawar ranks 64th in Pakistan with having a relatively low retention score Beyond Primary Readiness in Peshawar is on the lower side as it ranks 62nd in Pakistan The main issues reported in Taleem Do App for district Peshawar are overcrowded class rooms and lack of class rooms in schools Girls education is also one of the most reported issues in the app with main focus on lesser number of Girls schools and also schools located at long distances Issues of lack of teachers non availability of science labs and lack of High Schools were also reported Issues regarding the high fee collections in private schools was also reported on multiple occasions Administration EditThe district Peshawar was divided into 8 Tehsils 1 City Local Government 6 Tehsil Local Government and 1 Sub Division which are Peshawar City Tehsil Shah Alam Tehsil Mathra Tehsil Chamkani Tehsil Badbher Tehsil Peshtakhara Tehsil Hassan Kheil Tehsil and Kalakhel Tehsil of Peshawar District Edit Peshawar City Tehsil Shah Alam Tehsil Mathra Tehsil Chamkani Tehsil Badbher Tehsil Peshtakhara Tehsil Hassan Kheil Tehsil Kalakhel formerly Frontier Region Peshawar Taluks and Village Councils Edit There are 30 police stations in the district 27 There are 357 Neighbourhood or Village Councils out of which 227 are Village Councils rural and 130 are Neighbourhood Councils urban Tehsil wise Neighbourhood and Village Councils Details 1 Peshawar City Village Councils 9 Neighbourhood Councils 121 Total Councils 130 2 Badhaber Village Councils 37 Neighbourhood Councils 0 Total Councils 37 3 Chamkani Village Councils 42 Neighbourhood Councils 4 Total Councils 46 4 Shah Alam Village Councils 41 Neighbourhood Councils 2 Total Councils 43 5 Pishtakhara Village Councils 34 Neighbourhood Councils 2 Total Councils 36 6 Mathura Village Councils 53 Neighbourhood Councils 1 Total Councils 54 7 Hassan Khel Village Councils 11 Neighbourhood Councils 0 Total Councils 11 Provincial Assembly Seats Edit The district is represented in the provincial assembly by eleven elected MPAs who represent the following constituencies 28 29 PK 1 Peshawar 1 PK 2 Peshawar 2 PK 3 Peshawar 3 PK 4 Peshawar 4 PK 5 Peshawar 5 PK 6 Peshawar 6 PK 7 Peshawar 7 PK 8 Peshawar 8 PK 9 Peshawar 9 PK 10 Peshawar 10 PK 11 Peshawar 11 Provincial Assembly Edit Member of Provincial Assembly Party Affiliation Constituency YearMahmood Jan Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf PK 66 Peshawar I 2018Arbab Muhammad Waseem Khan Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf PK 67 Peshawar II 2018Arbab Jehandad Khan Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf PK 68 Peshawar III 2018Syed Muhammad Ishtiaq Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf PK 69 Peshawar IV 2018Khushdil Khan Awami National Party PK 70 Peshawar V 2018Salah Uddin Momand Awami National Party PK 71 Peshawar VI 2018Faheem Ahmad Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf PK 72 Peshawar VII 2018Taimur Saleem Khan Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf PK 73 Peshawar VIII 2018Pir Fida Muhammad Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf PK 74 Peshawar IX 2018Wajid Ullah Khan Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf PK 75 Peshawar X 2018Asif Khan Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf PK 76 Peshawar XI 2018Kamran Khan Bangash Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf PK 77 Peshawar XII 2018Samar Haroon Bilour Awami National Party PK 78 Peshawar XIII 2018Fazal Elahi Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf PK 79 Peshawar XIV 2018National Assembly Seats Edit The district is represented in the Pakistan National Assembly by four 4 members 28 NA 1 Peshawar 1 NA 2 Peshawar 2 NA 3 Peshawar 3 NA 4 Peshawar 4 See also Edit Union Councils of District PeshawarReferences Edit a b c d District Wise Results Tables Census 2017 www pbscensus gov pk Pakistan Bureau of Statistics District Health Profile Peshawar District PDF PDF paiman jsi com Retrieved 2017 12 20 Peshawar District Imperial Gazetteer of India v 20 p 111 District census report of Nowshera 1998 p 1 AREA amp POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL URBAN 1951 1998 CENSUSES PDF PDF www pbs gov pk Pakistan Bureau of Statistics Archived from the original PDF on 2018 06 12 Retrieved 24 November 2017 DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PDF Pakistan Bureau of Statistics 2018 01 03 Archived from the original PDF on 2018 04 24 Retrieved 2018 04 23 POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PESHAWAR DISTRICT PDF www pbscensus gov pk Pakistan Bureau of Statistics 2018 01 03 Archived from the original PDF on 2018 06 12 Retrieved 2018 04 23 CENSUS OF INDIA 1941 VOLUME X NORTH WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE Retrieved 14 October 2021 Church Missionary Society 1897 The Church Missionary Review Volume 48 Cornell University p 757 ISBN 0815797613 a b Council Pakistan Medical amp Dental Pakistan Medical amp Dental Council gt About Us gt Recognized Medical Dental Colleges www pmdc org pk Archived from the original on 2012 01 16 Retrieved 2017 12 09 UoP CITS University of Peshawar University of Peshawar Retrieved 2017 12 04 University of Engineering amp Technology Peshawar Pakistan www uetpeshawar edu pk Retrieved 2017 12 04 The University of Agriculture Peshawar Pakistan www aup edu pk Retrieved 2017 12 04 CECOS University of Information Technology and Emerging Sciences www cecos edu pk Retrieved 2017 12 04 The Brains Institute Peshawar www brains edu pk Retrieved 2020 09 26 IMSciences www imsciences edu pk Retrieved 2017 12 08 Qurtuba University Peshawar www qurtuba edu pk Retrieved 2017 12 08 Sarhad University www suit edu pk Retrieved 2017 12 08 FAST NUCES Peshawar National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences pwr nu edu pk Retrieved 2017 12 08 CUSIT City University of Science and Information Technology Peshawar www cityuniversity edu pk Retrieved 2017 12 08 Gandhara University Peshawar Pakistan Home Page www gandhara edu pk Retrieved 2017 12 08 Abasyn University abasyn edu pk Retrieved 2017 12 08 Khyber Medical University Committed to Excellence in Medical Education and Research www kmu edu pk Retrieved 2017 12 09 a b Newspaper the 2011 09 21 University status for Khyber Medical College planned DAWN COM Retrieved 2017 12 12 SBBWU ITC Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar www sbbwu edu pk Retrieved 2017 12 09 IQRA NAtional University Peshawar Hayatabad www inu edu pk Retrieved 2017 12 09 4 Peshawar areas granted Tehsil status The Express Tribune 2019 09 06 Retrieved 2020 10 11 a b Report Bureau 2002 08 09 PESHAWAR Peshawar gets 4 NA 11 PA seats DAWN COM Retrieved 2017 11 30 Constituencies and MPAs Website of the Provincial Assembly of the NWFP Archived 2008 09 17 at the Wayback Machine Bibliography Edit 1981 District census report of Peshawar District census Report Vol 26 Islamabad Population Census Organization Statistics Division Government of Pakistan 1983 p 86 1998 District census report of Charsadda Census publication Vol 68 Islamabad Population Census Organization Statistics Division Government of Pakistan 2000 1998 District census report of Nowshera Census publication Vol 55 Islamabad Population Census Organization Statistics Division Government of Pakistan 1999 1998 District census report of Peshawar Census publication Vol 33 Islamabad Population Census Organization Statistics Division Government of Pakistan 1999 Coordinates 34 00 N 71 45 E 34 000 N 71 750 E 34 000 71 750 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peshawar District amp oldid 1131485221, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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