Banda Daud Shah Tehsil

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Banda Daud Shash is Headquarter of BD Shah Tehsil a tehsil located in Karak District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population of Tehsil is 177,744 according to the 2023 census.[2]

Country Pakistan
Elevation
585 m (1,919 ft)
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Banda Daud Shah Tehsil
تحصیل بانڈہ داؤد شاہ
بانډه داود شاه تحصیل
Country Pakistan
Region Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictKarak
SeatBanda Daud Shah
Government
  TypeLocal Government
  ChairmanInayat Ullah (PTI)
Area
  Total
1,438 km2 (555 sq mi)
Elevation
585 m (1,919 ft)
Population
 (177,744 2023)[1]
  Total
177,744
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+5 (PST)
Postal code
26400
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Administration

Banda Daud shah is administratively divided into 14 village councils namely:

  • Bahadur Khel
  • Darish Khel
  • Khurram Muhammad Zai
  • Dagar Nari
  • Nari Panos
  • Jatta Ismail Khel
  • Makori
  • Mami Khel
  • Teri Chapri
  • Teri
  • Ahmadi Banda
  • Esak Khumari
  • Mardan Khel
  • Gurguri

Mouza's

There are 52 mouza's in BD Shah.

Patwar Halqa's

There is 13 patwar halqa in this tehsil namely:

  • Bahadar khel
  • Darish Khel
  • Khurram Muhammad zai
  • Dagar Nari
  • Nari Panos
  • Jatta Ismail Khel
  • Makori 1
  • Makori 2
  • Teri 1
  • Teri 2
  • Esak Khumari
  • Mardan Khel
  • Gurguri

Qanungoi Circles

There are two qanungoi circles name:

  • Bahadar khel
  • BD Shah

Natural Resources

BD Shah is rich in natural resources owing it to its geology. The resources include Oil & gas, rock salt, Gypsum and limestone. The Nashpa oil & gas field which is located in the Jatta Ismail khel region of BD Shah has a production of 11,683 barrels of oil per day and 89.17 MMscfd gas as of 2022. Adding to that , there was another discovery of a reservoir ( of 22 million cubic feet of gas and more than 2100 barrels of oil per day) in the Tal block in BD Shah. Bahadur khel, a region in BD Shah is known for rock salts reservoirs with a purity of about 95% NaCl along with impurities in shape of gypsum and limestone. BD shah is also rich in gypsum and limestone. The provincial government is planning to build a salt and gypsum city in Banda Daud Shah.

Education

Literacy rate of BD shah is 46.1%. The major educational institutions includes:

  • Government Degree college BD shah
  • Cadet College Teri

Notable People

See also

References

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