Central Dir District
Central Dir District
ضلع دیر وسطی منځني دير ولسوالۍ | |
|---|---|
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Malakand Division |
| Established | January, 23 2023 |
| Founded by | PTI Government |
| Headquarters | Wari City (Permanent) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,483 km2 (573 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 595,227 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
|
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
| Calling code | 0945 |
Central Dir District is a district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. On 23 January 2022, the Provincial Government carved out a new district Central Dir from the Upper Dir district territory. The area is largely composed of Malizai clan of Yousafzai.
Larjum and Wari are old tehsils, while Akhagram Karo, Nehag Dara and Sahib Abad were created along with the new district.
Administrative divisions
The district consists of five tehsils:[2][3]
| Tehsil | Area
(km²)[4] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023)[5] |
Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lar Jam Tehsil | 1,039 | 119,396 | 114.91 | 52.59% | ... |
| Wari Tehsil | 508 | 369,147 | 726.67 | 48.56% | ... |
| Akhagram Karo | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Nehag Dara | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sahib Abad | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
See also
- List of tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by literacy rate
- Tehsils in Pakistan
- Districts of Pakistan
- Divisions of Pakistan
References
- ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, KPK" (PDF).
- ^ "وسطی دیرکو الگ ضلع بنانےکا اعلامیہ جاری".
- ^ "خیبرپختونخوا میں ایک اور ضلع تشکیل". 19 January 2023.
- ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, KPK" (PDF).
- ^ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, KPK" (PDF).