Tangi Tehsil

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Tangi Tehsil
تحصیل تنگی
تنګي تحصیل
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictCharsadda
HeadquartersTangi
Government
 • ChairmanFazal Amin (IND[a])
Population
 • Tehsil428,239
 • Urban
33,012
 • Rural
395,227
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Tangi Tehsil is a tehsil located in Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[2][3][4][5]

History

During British rule, Tangi was part of Charsadda Tehsil (then part of Peshawar District).[6]

A notable achievement for Tangi came on 25 March 2018 when resident Dr. Nadeem Jan and Fateh Kheil were awarded Tamgha e Imtiaz by the president of Pakistan.[citation needed]

Graves of religious scholars and famous personalities include Sharo Mian Sahib, Nika Sahib, and Muhammadzai Nika Mazar.[citation needed]

The tehsil is subdivided into 12 Union Councils, including the headquarters - Tangi.[7][2]

Population

The 2017 population of Tangi Tehsil was 428,239.[4]

Population changes[8]
Consensus Year Population Rural Population Urban Population
1951 66,115 54,050 12,065
1961 83,579 68,873 14,706
1972 117,192 99,170 18,022
1981 149, 692 130,200 19,492
1998 254,461 229,115 25,346
2017 428,239 N/A N/A

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Officially affiliated with the PTI, but filed nomination papers as an independent due to the PTI intra-party elections case

References

  1. ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. ^ a b Tehsils & Unions in the District of Charsada - Government of Pakistan Archived 2008-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "District wise census results census 2017" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  4. ^ a b "Pakistan Tehsil Wise Census 2017 [PDF]" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  5. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (2015-04-22). "People of 'disputed' villages to boycott LG polls". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  6. ^ Chārsadda Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 10, p. 180.
  7. ^ "Tehsils of District Charsadda". www.politicpk.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  8. ^ "AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES (PDF)" (PDF). www.pbs.gov.pk. Retrieved 2017-11-24.