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{{Short description|District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan}}
{{Short description|District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2013}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mansehra District
| name = Mansehra District
| official_name =
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| native_name = {{lang|ur|{{nq|ضلع مانسہرہ}}}}<br>{{lang|ps|{{script/Arabic|مانسهره ولسوالۍ}}}}
| native_name = {{lang|ur|{{nq|ضلع مانسہرہ}}}}
| native_name_lang = hno
| native_name_lang = hno
| settlement_type = [[List of districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|District]] of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
| settlement_type = [[List of districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|District]] of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
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| size = 250
| size = 250
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| image_caption = Top: [[Malika Parbat]] and [[Lake Saiful Muluk]]<br>Bottom: View of [[Besal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Besal]]
| image_caption = Top: [[Malika Parbat]] and [[Lake Saiful Muluk]]<br>Bottom: View of [[Besal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Besal]]
| image_map = Mansehra in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan).svg
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| mapsize =
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| map_caption = Location of Mansehra District (including [[Torghar District]]) within [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] prior to 2011
| map_caption = Mansehra District (red) in [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{PAK}}
| subdivision_name = {{PAK}}
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| seat_type = [[Headquarters]]
| seat_type = [[Headquarters]]
| seat = [[Mansehra]]
| seat = [[Mansehra]]
| government_footnotes =
| government_footnotes =
| unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK -->
| unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK -->
| area_footnotes =
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 4579
| area_total_km2 = 4579
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2017census"/>
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2023 census"/>
| population_as_of = 2017
| population_as_of = [[2023 Pakistani census|2023]]
| population_total = 1,555,742
| population_total = 1797177
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban = 154,834 (8.62%)
| population_rural = 1,642,343
| area_code = 0997
| area_code = 0997
| timezone1 = [[Time in Pakistan|PST]]
| timezone1 = [[Time in Pakistan|PST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5
| utc_offset1 = +5
| established_title = Established
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| established_date =
| government_type = District Administration
| government_type = District administration
| leader_party =
| leader_party =
| leader_title =
| leader_title =
| leader_name = N/A
| leader_name = N/A
| leader_title1 = [[Deputy Commissioner (Pakistan)|Deputy Commissioner]]
| leader_title1 = [[Deputy Commissioner (Pakistan)|Deputy Commissioner]]
| leader_name1 = Bilal Shahid Rao [[Pakistan Administrative Service|(BPS-18 PAS)]]
| leader_name1 = Bilal Shahid Rao [[Pakistan Administrative Service|(BPS-18 PAS)]]
| leader_title2 = District Police Officer
| leader_title2 = District Police Officer
| leader_name2 = Zahoor Babar Afridi [[Police Service of Pakistan |(BPS-19 PSP)]]
| leader_name2 = Zahoor Babar Afridi [[Police Service of Pakistan|(BPS-19 PSP)]]
| website = {{URL|mansehra.kp.gov.pk}}
| website = {{URL|mansehra.kp.gov.pk}}
| blank_name_sec1 = Number of [[Union councils of Pakistan|union councils]]
| blank_name_sec1 = Number of [[Union councils of Pakistan|union councils]]
| blank_info_sec1 = 59
| blank_info_sec1 = 59
| blank1_name_sec1 = Number of [[List of tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Tehsils]]
| blank1_name_sec1 = Number of [[List of tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|tehsils]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 5<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1353998|title=Kolai-Palas made district, Baffa-Pakhal tehsil|date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
| blank1_info_sec1 = 5<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1353998|title=Kolai-Palas made district, Baffa-Pakhal tehsil|date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
| subdivision_type3 = Region
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| subdivision_name3 = [[Pakhli]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Pakhli]]
}}
}}
'''Mansehra District''' ([[Urdu]], {{langx|hnd|ضلع مانسہرہ}}) is a [[Districts of Pakistan|district]] in the [[Hazara Division]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[northern Pakistan|northern]] [[Pakistan]]. [[Mansehra|Mansehra city]] serves as the headquarters of the district. The district has a [[Hindkowan]] majority, with a significant [[Pashtun]] and [[Indus Kohistanis|Kohistani]] population.


Mansehra was established as an independent district in 1976. It was previously a tehsil within the broader Hazara District.{{sfn|Census report of Mansehra|1998|p=1}} In 1993, a former subdivision of Mansehra, Battagram, was separated as an independent district.{{sfn|Census report of Batagram|1998|p=18}} Similarly, in 2011, another subdivision of Mansehra, Kala Dhaka, was separated which is now known as [[Torghar District]].
'''Mansehra District''' ([[Urdu]], {{lang-hnd|ضلع مانسہرہ}}) is a [[Districts of Pakistan|district]] in the [[Hazara Division]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[northern Pakistan|northern]] [[Pakistan]]. [[Mansehra|Mansehra city]] serves as the headquarters of the district.

Established as an independent district in 1976, it was previously a tehsil within the broader Hazara District.{{sfn|Census report of Mansehra|1998|p=1}} In 1993, a former subdivision of Mansehra: Battagram was separated as an independent district.{{sfn|Census report of Batagram|1998|p=18}} Similarly, in 2011, another subdivision of Mansehra, known as Kala Dhaka, was separated which is now known as [[Torghar District]].


==Demographics==
==Demographics==

{{Historical populations
{{Historical populations
|align=center
|align=center
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|footnote= Sources:<ref>{{cite web |title=Population by administrative units 1951-1998 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/1998/administrative_units.pdf |publisher = [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>}}
|footnote= Sources:<ref>{{cite web |title=Population by administrative units 1951-1998 |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/population/1998/administrative_units.pdf |publisher = [[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>}}


At the time of District the 2017 census, the district had 235,230 households and a population of 1,555,742. Mansehra had a sex ratio of 1015 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 62.56% - 75.25% for males and 50.41% for females. 144,898 (9.31%) lived in urban areas. 28.73% of the population were under 10 years of age. 427 (0.03%) people in the district were from religious minorities.<ref name="2017census">{{cite web|title=District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)|url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/census-2017-district-wise |website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk|publisher=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
As of the [[2023 Pakistani census|2023 census]], Mansehra district has 294,052 households and a population of 1,797,177. The district has a sex ratio of 103.08 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 63.79%: 75.33% for males and 52.02% for females. 478,985 (26.76% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 154,834 (8.62%) live in urban areas.[[Islamist]] are successful in eradicating [[Hindus]] but still not satisfied so fighting among themselves. <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>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ ''Religion in Mansehra District''
! rowspan="2" |Religion
! colspan="2" |1941<ref name="DeraIsmailKhanDistrict1941">{{cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/saoa.crl.28215543 |jstor=saoa.crl.28215543 |access-date=23 September 2021 |title=Census of India, 1941. Vol. 10, North-West Frontier Province |year=1941 |pages=22}}</ref>{{rp|22}}{{Efn|Mansehra, Amb and Phulra tehsils of erstwhile Hazara district, which roughly corresponds to the present district.}}
! colspan="2" |2017<ref name="2017census">{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Census 2017 District-Wise Tables: Mansehra District |url=https://www.pbs.gov.pk/census-2017-district-wise/results/008 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=[[Pakistan Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2023<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>
|-
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[Islam]] [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|15px]]
|293,231
|97.79%
| 1,555,315
|99.97%
|1,785,071
|99.75%
|-
| [[Hinduism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Hinduism]] [[File:Om.svg|15px]]
|5,431
|1.81%
|28
|~0%
|39
|~0%
|-
| [[Sikhism in Pakistan|Sikhism]] [[File:Khanda.svg|15px]]
|1,174
|0.39%
|{{N/a}}
|{{N/a}}
|31
|~0%
|-
| [[Christianity in Pakistan|Christianity]] [[File:Christian cross.svg|15px]]
|22
|0.01%
|163
|0.01%
|3,986
|0.22%
|-
|Other
|0
|~0%
|236
|0.02%
|497
|0.03%
|-
! Total Population
!299,858
!100%
! 1,555,742
!100%
!1,789,624{{Efn|Different from official population figure since it excludes sensitive areas where religion was not asked}}
!100%
|}


{{Pie chart
{{Pie chart
|thumb = left
|thumb = left
|caption = Languages of Mansehra district (2017)
|caption = Languages of Mansehra district (2023)<ref name="2023censuslanguage"/>
|label1 = [[Hindko]] |value1 = 66.48 |color1 = lightblue
|label1 = [[Hindko]] |value1 = 66.22 |color1 = lightblue
|label2 = [[Pashto]] |value2 = 17.02 |color2 = olive
|label2 = [[Pashto]] |value2 = 17.97 |color2 = olive
|label3 = 'Others' <small>(mainly [[Dardic languages]])</small> |value3 = 14.26 |color3 = salmon
|label3 = [[Dardic languages|Kohistani]] |value3 = 2.51 |color3 = salmon
|label4 = Others |value4 = 2.24 |color4 = grey
|label4 = [[Urdu]] |value4 = 1.16 |color4 = darkblue
|label5 = Others |value5 = 12.14 |color5 = grey
}}
}}


Similarly, 66.48% of the population spoke [[Hindko]] and 17.02% [[Pashto]] as their first language. 14.26% of the population spoke a language recorded as 'Others' on the census, mainly [[Dardic languages|Kohistani]] languages.
At the time of the 2023 census, 66.22% of the population spoke [[Hindko]], 17.97% [[Pashto]], 2.51% [[Dardic languages|Kohistani]] and 1.16% [[Urdu]] 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>


Many of these, especially in the upper [[Kaghan Valley]], are speakers of the Kohistani dialects. There are also speakers of the widely dispersed [[Gujari language]], particularly in the [[Kaghan Valley]].{{sfn|Hallberg|O'Leary|1992|p=96}} The local variety is intermediate between the eastern dialects of Gujari (spoken in [[Azad Kashmir]]) and the western group (from [[Chitral District|Chitral]], [[Swat District|Swat]] and [[Gilgit District|Gilgit]]).{{sfn|Hallberg|O'Leary|1992|pp = 112–13, 135|ps = The particular variety studied was from the village of Mittikot, six kilometres west of [[Balakot]].}} There is also a small community in the village of [[Danna, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Dana]] in [[Oghi Tehsil]] who speak the endangered [[Mankiyali language]].{{sfn|Anjum|Rehman|2015}} Many people can write and speak English.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}
Many of these, especially in the upper [[Kaghan Valley]], are speakers of the Kohistani dialects. There are also speakers of the widely dispersed [[Gujari language]], particularly in the [[Kaghan Valley]].{{sfn|Hallberg|O'Leary|1992|p=96}} The local variety is intermediate between the eastern dialects of Gujari (spoken in [[Azad Kashmir]]) and the western group (from [[Chitral District|Chitral]], [[Swat District|Swat]] and [[Gilgit District|Gilgit]]).{{sfn|Hallberg|O'Leary|1992|pp = 112–13, 135|ps = The particular variety studied was from the village of Mittikot, six kilometres west of [[Balakot]].}} There is also a small community in the village of [[Danna, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Dana]] in [[Oghi Tehsil]] who speak the endangered [[Mankiyali language]].{{sfn|Anjum|Rehman|2015}} Many people can write and speak English.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}
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The district is represented in the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly]] by elected MPAs who represent the following constituencies:<ref>[https://www.ecp.gov.pk › reports]</ref>
The district is represented in the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly]] by elected MPAs who represent the following constituencies:<ref>[https://www.ecp.gov.pk › reports]</ref>


*[[Constituency PK-30 (Mansehra-I)]]
'''Constituency and current member :'''

*[[Constituency PK-31 (Manshera-II)]]
*[[Constituency PK-30 (Mansehra-I)|PK-36 (Mansehra-I)]], [[Munir Hussain (Pakistani politician)|Munir Lughmani Swati]]
*PK 32
*[[Constituency PK-31 (Manshera-II)|PK-37 (Manshera-II)]], [[Babar Saleem Swati]]
*PK 33
*[[PK-38 Mansehra-III|PK 38 (Mansehra III)]], [[Zahid Chanzeb|Zahid Chanzeb Swati]]
*PK 34
*[[PK-39 Mansehra-IV|PK 39 (Mansehra IV)]], Ikram Ghazi Tanoli
*[[PK-40 Mansehra-V|PK 40 (Mansehra V)]], [[Shahjahan Yousuf|Sardar Shah Jahan]]


The district is represented in the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] by two elected MNAs who represent the following constituencies:
The district is represented in the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] by two elected MNAs who represent the following constituencies:


*[[NA-13 (Mansehra-I)]]
*[[NA-13 (Mansehra-I)|NA-14 (Mansehra-I)]]
*[[NA-14 (Mansehra-cum-Torghar)|NA-14 (Mansehra Torghar)]]
*[[NA-14 (Mansehra-cum-Torghar)|NA-15 (Mansehra Torghar)]]


==Administrative divisions==
==Administrative divisions==
[[File:Mansehra District SubDiv.svg|thumb|200px|right|Administrative subdivisions of Mansehra District plus district Kala Dhaka (Torghar)]]
[[File:Mansehra District SubDiv.svg|thumb|200px|right|Administrative subdivisions of Mansehra District plus district Kala Dhaka (Torghar)]]
Mansehra District consists of six [[List of tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|tehsils]], with Tanawal Tehsil separated from the other five in December 2022.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tanawal notified as sixth tehsil of Mansehra|date=2022-12-26|access-date=2022-12-31|newspaper=Dawn|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1728287/tanawal-notified-as-sixth-tehsil-of-mansehra}}</ref>
Mansehra District consists of six [[List of tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|tehsils]], with Tanawal Tehsil separated from the other five in December 2022.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tanawal notified as sixth tehsil of Mansehra|date=2022-12-26|access-date=2022-12-31|newspaper=Dawn|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1728287/tanawal-notified-as-sixth-tehsil-of-mansehra}}</ref>
* [[Balakot Tehsil|Balakot]] ({{lang-ur|{{nq|تحصیل بالاکوٹ}}}}; {{lang-ps|{{script/Arabic|بالاکوټ تحصیل}}}})
* [[Balakot Tehsil|Balakot]] ({{langx|ur|{{nq|تحصیل بالاکوٹ}}}})
* [[Mansehra Tehsil|Mansehra]] ({{lang-ur|{{nq|تحصیل مانسہرہ}}}}; {{lang-ps|{{script/Arabic|مانسهره تحصیل}}}})
* [[Mansehra Tehsil|Mansehra]] ({{langx|ur|{{nq|تحصیل مانسہرہ}}}})
* [[Oghi Tehsil|Oghi]] ({{lang-ur|{{nq|تحصیل اوگئی}}}}; {{lang-ps|{{script/Arabic|اوګي تحصیل}}}})
* [[Oghi Tehsil|Oghi]] ({{langx|ur|{{nq|تحصیل اوگی}}}})
* [[Baffa Pakhal]] ({{lang-ur|{{nq|تحصیل بفہ پکھل}}}}; {{lang-ps|{{script/Arabic|بفه پکلي تحصیل}}}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1353998|title=Kolai-Palas made district, Baffa-Pakhal tehsil|date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
* [[Baffa Pakhal]] ({{langx|ur|{{nq|تحصیل بفہ پکھل}}}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1353998|title=Kolai-Palas made district, Baffa-Pakhal tehsil|date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
* [[Darband, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Darband]] ({{lang-ur|{{nq|تحصیل دربند}}}}; {{lang-ps|{{script/Arabic|دربند تحصیل}}}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1353998|title=Kolai-Palas made district, Baffa-Pakhal tehsil|date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
* [[Darband, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Darband]] ({{langx|ur|{{nq|تحصیل دربند}}}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1353998|title=Kolai-Palas made district, Baffa-Pakhal tehsil|date=26 August 2017}}</ref>
* [[Tanawal]] ({{langx|ur|{{nq|تحصیل تناول}}}})
* Tanawal


The Kala Dhaka tehsil was separated as [[Torghar District]] in 2011.
The Kala Dhaka tehsil was separated as [[Torghar District]] in 2011.


===Mansehra===
===Provincial Assembly===
Mansehra Tehsil union councils:
{|Gandhian
|-
| valign="top" |
*[[Atter Shisha]]
*[[Balakot]]
*[[Baffa Town]]
*[[Battal]]
*[[Behali]]
*[[Belian]]
*[[Bherkund]] Hafiz Bandi
*Bhogarmang
*[[Bhogerr Mong|Bhogarmang main]]
*[[Chater Plain]]
*[[Datta, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Datta]]
*[[Devli Jaberr]]
*[[Dhodial]]
*[[Hamsherian]]
*[[Hilkot]]
*[[Icherrian]]
*[[Inayat Abad]]
| valign="top" |
*[[Jaborri]]
*[[Jaloo, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Jaloo]]
*[[Labarkot]]
*[[Lassan Nawab]]
*[[Lassan Thakral]]
*Malik Pura
*[[Mansehra City No 1]]
*[[Mansehra City No 2]]
*[[Mansehra City No 3]]
*Mansehra City No 4
*[[Mansehra (Rural)]]
*[[Perhinna]]
*[[Phulrra]]
*Morbuffa Klan
*Morbuffa Khurd
*[[Bandi Shungli]]
| valign="top" |
*Blahag Bala
*Blahag Pain
*[[Sacha Kalan]]
*[[Shinkiari]]
*[[Shoukatabad]]
*[[Sum Alahi Mong]]
*[[Swan Miara]]
*[[Tanda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Tanda]]
*[[Trangi Sabir Shah]]
*Panjool Nawazabad
*Kangar Pain
*Sand-e-Sar
*[[Peeran]]
*[[Laber Kot]]
*[[Shamdhara]]
*Muradpur (Naja Shar)
|}

=== Provincial Assembly ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Member of Provincial Assembly !! Party Affiliation !! Constituency !! Year
! Member of Provincial Assembly !! Party Affiliation !! Constituency !! Year
|-
|-
| Syed Ahmed Hussain Shah ||[[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] ||PK-30 Mansehra-I||2018
| [[Munir Hussain (Pakistani politician)|Munir Lughmani Swati]] ||[[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] ||[[PK-36 Mansehra-I]]||2024
|-
|-
| Babar Saleem Swati ||[[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]||PK-30 Mansehra-II|| 2018
| [[Babar Saleem Swati|Babar Saleem Khan Swati]]||[[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]||[[PK-37 Mansehra-II]]|| 2024
|-
|-
| Muhammad Naeem||[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]||PK-30 Mansehra-III|| 2018
| [[Zahid Chanzeb|Zahid Chanzeb Swati]]||[[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]||[[PK-38 Mansehra-III]]|| 2024
|-
|-
| Nawabzada Farid Salahuddin||[[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] ||PK-30 Mansehra-IV||2018
| Ikram Ghazi Khan Tanoli ||[[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] ||[[PK-39 Mansehra-IV]]||2024
|-
|-
| Sardar Muhammad Yousaf Zaman ||[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]||PK-30 Mansehra-V||2018
| [[Shahjahan Yousuf|Sardar Shah Jahan Yousaf]]||[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]||[[PK-40 Mansehra-V]]||2024
|}
|}


== Notable people ==
==Notable people==
{{main|List of people from Mansehra}}
{{main|List of people from Mansehra}}
* [[Khan Haji Faqeera Khan Swati]] — MLA of [[Indian National Congress]] from Mansehra II in [[1937 Indian provincial elections]], royal "Khan of Malakpur Village", maternal grandfather of [[Azam Khan Swati|Azam Swati]], leader of [[Khudai Khidmatgar|Khudai Khidmatgar Movement]] in Hazara
* [[Khan Khudadad Khan Swati]], Freedom Fighter of [[Pakistan Movement|Pakistan Independence Movement]], member of [[All-India Muslim League|All India Muslim league]], former Minister of Health [[West Pakistan]] and Ex- Chief of [[Siran Valley]].
* [[Khan Mohammad Abbas Khan|Khan Abbas Khan Swati]] — elected MLA of Mansehra I 1937-1942, "Chief and Khan Of [[Sum Elai-Mang|Sum Elai Mang]]", Son of Jageerdar Muhammad Hussain Khan Swati, Founder of Hazara Democratic party (In alliance with [[Indian National Congress]], Industries Minister of [[British India]])
* [[Mahan Singh Mirpuri]] (famous [[Sikh Khalsa Army]] General, Mansehra derives its name from him)
* [[Abdul Hakeem Khan|Abdul Hakeem Khan Swati]] (Governor KPK)
* [[Muhammad Farid Khan|Muhammad Farid Khan Tanoli]] (Nawab of Amb state)
* [[Wajih-uz-Zaman Khan|Waji-Uz-Zaman Khan]] (Chief of Agror )
* [[Abdul Karim Saeed Pasha]]
* [[Wajid Hamayun Khan]] (Politician)
* [[Abrar Ahmed (Pakistani cricketer)|Abrar Ahmed Swati]] (Pakistani Cricketer)
* [[Ahmed Hussain Shah]]
* [[Azam Khan Swati]] (Senator and Federal Minister of Pakistan)
* [[Babar Saleem Swati]] (MPA)
* [[Reham Khan|Reham Khan Swati]] (BBC Journalist)
* [[Bashir Jehangiri|Bashir Jehangiri Swati]] ( Chief Justice of Pakistan)
* [[Chaudhry Aslam Khan]]
* [[Laiq Muhammad Khan|Laiq Muhammad Swati]] (MPA)
* [[Ghulam Ghaus Hazarvi]]
* [[Ghulam Ur Rehman]]
* [[Haroon Khan Badshah]]
* [[Ibrar Hussain]]
* [[Jamal J. Elias]]
* [[Maliha Ali Asghar Khan]]
* [[Mian Zia ur Rehman]]
* [[Muhammad Raza Khan]]
* [[Muhammad Safdar Awan]]
* [[Muhammad Sajjad Awan]]
* [[Muneeb-ur-Rehman]]
* [[Qari Fayyaz-ur-Rehman Alvi]]
* [[Saleh Muhammad Khan|Saleh Muhammad Khan Swati]] (MNA)
* [[Sardar Muhammad Yousuf]]
* [[Sardar Shahjahan Yousuf]]
* [[Sardar Zahoor Ahmad]]


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Notelist}}


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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*{{Cite book| last1 = Hallberg| first1 = Calinda E.| last2 = O'Leary| first2 = Clare F.| editor-last1 = O'Leary| editor-first1 = Clare F.| editor-last2 = Rensch| editor-first2 = Calvin R.| editor-last3 = Hallberg| editor-first3 = Calinda E.| date = 1992| title = Hindko and Gujari| chapter = Dialect Variation and Multilingualism among Gujars of Pakistan| isbn = 969-8023-13-5| publisher = National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University and Summer Institute of Linguistics| location = Islamabad| series = Sociolinguistic Survey of Northern Pakistan| chapter-url = https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/38598| pages = 91–196}}
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Latest revision as of 03:20, 8 January 2025

Mansehra District
ضلع مانسہرہ
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Top: Malika Parbat and Lake Saiful Muluk
Bottom: View of Besal
Mansehra District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mansehra District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionHazara
RegionPakhli
HeadquartersMansehra
Government
 • TypeDistrict administration
 • Deputy CommissionerBilal Shahid Rao (BPS-18 PAS)
 • District Police OfficerZahoor Babar Afridi (BPS-19 PSP)
Area
4,579 km2 (1,768 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
1,797,177
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
154,834 (8.62%)
 • Rural
1,642,343
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Area code0997
Number of union councils59
Number of tehsils5[2]
Websitemansehra.kp.gov.pk

Mansehra District (Urdu, Hindko: ضلع مانسہرہ) is a district in the Hazara Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northern Pakistan. Mansehra city serves as the headquarters of the district. The district has a Hindkowan majority, with a significant Pashtun and Kohistani population.

Mansehra was established as an independent district in 1976. It was previously a tehsil within the broader Hazara District.[3] In 1993, a former subdivision of Mansehra, Battagram, was separated as an independent district.[4] Similarly, in 2011, another subdivision of Mansehra, Kala Dhaka, was separated which is now known as Torghar District.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951 260,631—    
1961 373,975+3.68%
1972 552,842+3.62%
1981 686,308+2.43%
1998 978,157+2.11%
2017 1,555,742+2.47%
2023 1,797,177+2.43%
Sources:[5]

As of the 2023 census, Mansehra district has 294,052 households and a population of 1,797,177. The district has a sex ratio of 103.08 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 63.79%: 75.33% for males and 52.02% for females. 478,985 (26.76% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 154,834 (8.62%) live in urban areas.Islamist are successful in eradicating Hindus but still not satisfied so fighting among themselves. [1]

Religion in Mansehra District
Religion 1941[6]: 22 [a] 2017[7] 2023[8]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 293,231 97.79% 1,555,315 99.97% 1,785,071 99.75%
Hinduism 5,431 1.81% 28 ~0% 39 ~0%
Sikhism 1,174 0.39% — — 31 ~0%
Christianity 22 0.01% 163 0.01% 3,986 0.22%
Other 0 ~0% 236 0.02% 497 0.03%
Total Population 299,858 100% 1,555,742 100% 1,789,624[b] 100%

Languages of Mansehra district (2023)[9]

  Hindko (66.22%)
  Pashto (17.97%)
  Kohistani (2.51%)
  Urdu (1.16%)
  Others (12.14%)

At the time of the 2023 census, 66.22% of the population spoke Hindko, 17.97% Pashto, 2.51% Kohistani and 1.16% Urdu as their first language.[9]

Many of these, especially in the upper Kaghan Valley, are speakers of the Kohistani dialects. There are also speakers of the widely dispersed Gujari language, particularly in the Kaghan Valley.[10] The local variety is intermediate between the eastern dialects of Gujari (spoken in Azad Kashmir) and the western group (from Chitral, Swat and Gilgit).[11] There is also a small community in the village of Dana in Oghi Tehsil who speak the endangered Mankiyali language.[12] Many people can write and speak English.[citation needed]

Constituencies

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The district is represented in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly by elected MPAs who represent the following constituencies:[13]

Constituency and current member :

The district is represented in the National Assembly of Pakistan by two elected MNAs who represent the following constituencies:

Administrative divisions

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Administrative subdivisions of Mansehra District plus district Kala Dhaka (Torghar)

Mansehra District consists of six tehsils, with Tanawal Tehsil separated from the other five in December 2022.[14]

The Kala Dhaka tehsil was separated as Torghar District in 2011.

Provincial Assembly

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Member of Provincial Assembly Party Affiliation Constituency Year
Munir Lughmani Swati Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf PK-36 Mansehra-I 2024
Babar Saleem Khan Swati Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf PK-37 Mansehra-II 2024
Zahid Chanzeb Swati Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf PK-38 Mansehra-III 2024
Ikram Ghazi Khan Tanoli Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf PK-39 Mansehra-IV 2024
Sardar Shah Jahan Yousaf Pakistan Muslim League (N) PK-40 Mansehra-V 2024

Notable people

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Main article: List of people from Mansehra

See also

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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. ^ "Kolai-Palas made district, Baffa-Pakhal tehsil". 26 August 2017.
  3. ^ Census report of Mansehra 1998, p. 1.
  4. ^ Census report of Batagram 1998, p. 18.
  5. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ "Census of India, 1941. Vol. 10, North-West Frontier Province". 1941. p. 22. JSTOR saoa.crl.28215543. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Pakistan Census 2017 District-Wise Tables: Mansehra District". Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  8. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  9. ^ a b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  10. ^ Hallberg & O'Leary 1992, p. 96.
  11. ^ Hallberg & O'Leary 1992, pp. 112–13, 135The particular variety studied was from the village of Mittikot, six kilometres west of Balakot.
  12. ^ Anjum & Rehman 2015.
  13. ^ › reports
  14. ^ "Tanawal notified as sixth tehsil of Mansehra". Dawn. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Kolai-Palas made district, Baffa-Pakhal tehsil". 26 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Kolai-Palas made district, Baffa-Pakhal tehsil". 26 August 2017.
  1. ^ Mansehra, Amb and Phulra tehsils of erstwhile Hazara district, which roughly corresponds to the present district.
  2. ^ Different from official population figure since it excludes sensitive areas where religion was not asked

Bibliography

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  • 1998 District census report of Batagram. Census publication. Vol. 18. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.
  • 1981 District census report of Mansehra. District Census Report. Vol. 23. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1983.
  • 1998 District census report of Mansehra. Census publication. Vol. 62. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.
  • Anjum, Uzma; Rehman, Khawaja (2015). "A First Look at Mankiyali Language: An Endangered Language". Journal of Asian Civilizations. 38 (1): 177–90. ProQuest 1816873650.
  • Hallberg, Calinda E.; O'Leary, Clare F. (1992). "Dialect Variation and Multilingualism among Gujars of Pakistan". In O'Leary, Clare F.; Rensch, Calvin R.; Hallberg, Calinda E. (eds.). Hindko and Gujari. Sociolinguistic Survey of Northern Pakistan. Islamabad: National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University and Summer Institute of Linguistics. pp. 91–196. ISBN 969-8023-13-5.
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