Tangi Tehsil

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

Tangi Tehsil
تحصیل تنگی
تنګي تحصیل‎
Tehsil
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictCharsadda
HeadquartersTangi
Government
 • ChairmanFiaz Ali (IND)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Tehsil428,239
 • Urban
33,012
 • Rural
395,227
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

History

During British rule, Tangi was part of the old Charsadda Tehsil (then part of Peshawar District).[6] Tangi became a tehsil in its own right later on.

A notable achievement for Tangi came on 25 March 2018 when Dr. Nadeem Jan, resident of Tangi, Nusratzai Mohallah, and Fateh Kheil were given the prestigious award of Tamgha e Imtiaz by the president of Pakistan.

There are graves of some reputable religious scholars and famous personalities such as Sharo Mian Sahib, Nika Sahib, Muhammadzai Nika Mazar, etc.

The tehsil is administratively subdivided into 12 Union Councils, one of which form the headquarters - Tangi.[7][2]

Population

The population of Tangi Tehsil, according to a 2017 consensus, is 428,239.[4] The population of Tangi Tehsil, according to official consensus, over the years is shown in the table below.[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

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. 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. "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.


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