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The district is decided into 13 Wards (previously known as Union Councils), and 52 village councils.
The district is divided into 13 Wards (previously known as Union Councils), and 52 village councils.


=== Provincial Assembly ===
=== Provincial Assembly ===

Revision as of 11:34, 17 December 2024

Kolai-Pallas District
ضلع کولئی-پالس
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Palas Valley
Palas Valley
Kolar-Palas District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Kolar-Palas District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionHazara
Established2017
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerFazal Hussain
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
1,410 km2 (540 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
280,162
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
 • Urban
0
 • Rural
280,162
Time zonePST
Number of Tehsils2
Websitekolaipallas.kp.gov.pk

Kolai-Palas Kohistan District (Kohistani and Shina: کولئی- پالس کوستَیں, 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]

Overview and history

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]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1981 123,685—    
1998 165,613+1.73%
2017 274,923+2.70%
2023 280,162+0.32%
Sources:[12]

As of the 2023 census, Kolai-Palas district has 33,983 households and a population of 280,162. The district has a sex ratio of 103.65 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 18.80%: 24.24% for males and 13.14% for females. 102,642 (43.36% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. The entire population lives in rural areas.[1]

787 (0.33% of the surveyed population) people in the district are from religious minorities, mainly Christians.[13]

Languages of Kolai-Palas district (2023)[14]

  Kohistani (85.19%)
  Shina (7.75%)
  Pashto (2.81%)
  Others (4.25%)

As of the 2023 census, 85.19% of the population speak Kohistani languages, 7.75% Shina and 2.81% Pashto as their first language. 4.03% of the population speaks languages classified as 'Others'.[14]

Administrative Units

The district currently has two Tehsils.[10][11]

The district is divided into 13 Wards (previously known as Union Councils), and 52 village councils.

Provincial Assembly

Member of Provincial Assembly Party Affiliation Constituency Year
Sardar Mohammad Riaz Independent PK-33 Kolai Palas 2024

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ^ a b "Kolai-Palas notified as new district". The News. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  3. ^ "Deal struck: JUI-F's Maulana Asmatullah tenders resignation | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  4. ^ "KP Cabinet approves amendments in Civil Procedure Code". www.brecorder.com. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  5. ^ "Kolai-Palas district headquarters: Tribesmen defer protest after admin assurance". The News. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL" (PDF). www.pbs.gov.pk. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  8. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (26 August 2017). "Kolai-Palas made district, Baffa-Pakhal tehsil". dawn.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ "Jirga members held for declaring two minor girls vani". The News. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  10. ^ a b Correspondent, The Newspaper's (31 May 2018). "Five tehsils created in Hazara division". dawn.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ a b "Provincial cabinet for combined efforts of govt institutions against narcotics". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  12. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  13. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  14. ^ a b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.


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