Shabqadar Tehsil

Shabqadar Tehsil is a tehsil in Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The tehsil is named after Shabqadar town, which is capital and tehsil headquarter.^[3][4][5][6]

Tehsil Shabqadar تحصیل شبقدر تحصیل شبقدر
Tehsil
Pashtun tribesmen attack the British-held fort during the 1897 Frontier Revolt
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Coordinates: 34°12′19.584″N 71°34′59.9448″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Charsadda
Capital	Shabqadar
Founded	----
Union Councils	12
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Tehsil Chairman	Hamza Asif Khan (JUI)
Area
• Tehsil	204 km2 (79 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Tehsil	440,524
• Rank	2nd, Tehsil in District Charsadda
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
• Urban	102,340 (23.23%)
• Rural	338,184 (76.77%)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PKT)
Postal Code	24630
Area code	091
Languages	Pashto, Urdu
HDI (2017)	###'[2] (high)
Website	[http:// City Government of Shabqadar]

Demographics

The population of Shabqadar Tehsil, according to the 2017 census, is 383,765 while according to the 1998 census, it was 240,751.^[7]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	...	—
1961	...	—
1972	...	—
1981	...	—
1998	240,751	—
2017	383,765	+2.48%
2023	440,524	+2.33%
Sources:[8]

Administration

Shabqadar becomes tehsil in 1988.^[3] The tehsil is administratively subdivided into 12 Union Councils of which the headquarter is Shabqadar town. Under new local government rules, Shabqadar tehsil is divided into 29 village councils (VC) and 6 neighbourhood councils (NC).^[4]

Tehsil union councils

List of Shabqadar tehsil union councils are listed below:^[9][10][11]

• Shabqadar MC-I
• Shabqadar MC-II
• Shabqadar MC-III
• Panjpao
• Rashakai
• Matta Magul Khel
• Katozai
• Hassanzai
• Haji Zai
• Battagram
• Kangra
• Dolat pura (Daulat Pura)

National Assembly Seat

The Tehsil is represented in the National Assembly by MNAs who represent the following constituencies:

Constituency	MNA	Party
NA-23 (Charsadda-I)	Malik Anwar Taj	PTI

Provincial Assembly Seat

The Tehsil is represented in the Provincial Assembly by MPAs who represent the following constituencies:

Constituency	MPA	Party
PK-60 Charsadda-V	Mohammad Arif	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

See also

• Charsadda Tehsil