Khwazakhela Tehsil

Khwaza Khela Tehsil
تحصیل خوازہ خیلہ
خوازه خېله تحصیل‎
Tehsil
Khwaza Khela Tehsil
Khwaza Khela Tehsil
Coordinates: 34°56′N 72°28′E / 34.933°N 72.467°E / 34.933; 72.467
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictSwat
HeadquarterKhwazakhela
Government
 • Tehsil ChairmanAftab Ali Khan (PTI)
Area
 • Tehsil
392 km2 (151 sq mi)
Elevation
1,151 m (3,776 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Tehsil
307,300
 • Density780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
57,113 (18.59%)
 • Rural
250,187 (81.41%)
Literacy (2023)
Literacy rate
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Khwazakhela (Urdu: خوازہ خیلہ, Pashto: خوازه خېله) is an administrative subdivision (Tehsil) of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.The name Khwazakhela has evolved from the name of Hindu female ruler in the past before Islam came here.

Khwazakhela Tehsil has 16 villages collectively called the Azikhel. The majority of the population is Yousufzai, with Swati and Gujjar as minorities. The famous clans living in Khwazakhela are Saidan, Khadikhel, Umikhels, Zareefkhel, Barakhel, Hamzakhel and Tindakhel.

Administrative units

According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013,[2] Tehsil Khwazakhela has following 7 Wards:[3]

  1. Khawazakhela
  2. Shalpin
  3. Shin
  4. Kotanai
  5. Miandam
  6. Fatehpur
  7. Jano

Demographics

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951...—    
1961...—    
1972...—    
1981...—    
1998...—    
2017265,571—    
2023307,300+2.46%
Sources:[4][5]

As of the 2023 census, Khwazakhela Tehsil had a population of 307,300.[6]

Climate

With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Khwazakhela features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Khwazakhela is 18.1 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 969 mm. Even in the driest months, there is a lot of precipitation. November is the driest month with 24 mm of precipitation, while July, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 138 mm.

July is the warmest month of the year with an average temperature of 28.1 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 6.4 °C.

Climate data for Khwazakhela
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.3
(52.3) 		13.7
(56.7) 		18.4
(65.1) 		23.8
(74.8) 		29.7
(85.5) 		35.2
(95.4) 		34.6
(94.3) 		33.0
(91.4) 		31.0
(87.8) 		26.5
(79.7) 		20.5
(68.9) 		13.8
(56.8) 		24.3
(75.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5) 		8.6
(47.5) 		12.8
(55.0) 		17.7
(63.9) 		22.8
(73.0) 		27.8
(82.0) 		28.1
(82.6) 		27.0
(80.6) 		24.4
(75.9) 		19.3
(66.7) 		13.8
(56.8) 		8.5
(47.3) 		18.1
(64.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.6
(34.9) 		3.6
(38.5) 		7.2
(45.0) 		11.7
(53.1) 		16.0
(60.8) 		20.5
(68.9) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.0
(69.8) 		17.8
(64.0) 		12.2
(54.0) 		7.1
(44.8) 		3.2
(37.8) 		12.0
(53.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org[7]

References

  1. ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. ^ "Local Government (Conduct of Elections) Rules, 2013" (PDF). Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Local Government, Elections & Rural Development Department. 17 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Village/Neighbourhood Council | Local Government, Elections and Rural Development Department". Archived from the original on 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
  4. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  5. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Lahore School.
  6. ^ "AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Climate: Khwazakhela - Climate-Data.org". Retrieved 20 February 2017.


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