Dera Ismail Khan Division
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Dera Ismail Khan Division
ڈیرہ اسماعیل خان ڈویژن ډېره اسماعيل خان څانګه | |
|---|---|
 Dera Ismail Khan Division (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Capital | Dera Ismail Khan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Divisional Administration |
| • Commissioner | Amir Latif (PAS) [1] |
| • Regional Police Officer | Nasir Memood Satti (PSP) |
| Area | |
| 18,854 km2 (7,280 sq mi) | |
| Population (2023) | |
| 3,188,779 | |
| • Density | 169.13/km2 (438.0/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 423,929 (13.29%) |
| • Rural | 2,764,850 |
| Ethnicities | |
| • People | |
| Literacy | |
| • Literacy rate |
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| Website | cdk |
Dera Ismail Khan Division is an administrative division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.[4] It is the southernmost division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. CNIC code of Dera Ismail Khan Division is 12.
Dera Ismail Khan Division borders Bannu Division (also Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) in the north, Dera Ghazi Khan Division and Sargodha Division (both Punjab) in the south-east and east respectively, Zhob Division (Balochistan) province in the south, and Afghanistan in the west.
History
It was formed after the implementation of the One Unit Scheme in 1954, according to which the North-West Frontier Province was divided into Dera Ismail Khan and Peshawar Divisions reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government. Until the 1990s, it also contained Bannu Division. After the passing of the 25th Amendment in 2018, the South Waziristan Tribal Agency was added to the division.[5][6]
List of the Districts
| # | District[7] | Headquarter | Area
(km²)[8] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023)[8] |
Lit. rate
(2023) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper South Waziristan | Spinkai | 2,815 | 488,438 | 173.5 | 31.96% |
| 2 | Lower South Waziristan | Wana | 3,805 | 400,237 | 105.2 | 31.96% |
| 3 | Paharpur | Paharpur | ||||
| 4 | Tank | Tank | 2,900 | 470,293 | 162.2 | 40.67% |
| 5 | Dera Ismail Khan | Dera Ismail Khan | 9,334 | 1,829,811 | 196.1 | 46.58% |
List of the Tehsils
| # | Tehsil | Area
(km²)[8] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023)[8] |
Lit. rate
(2023)[8] |
Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daraban Tehsil | 1,540 | 149,447 | 97.04 | 26.89% | Dera Ismail Khan District |
| 2 | Drazanda Tehsil | 2,008 | 82,386 | 41.03 | 28.67% | |
| 3 | Dera Ismail Khan Tehsil | 1,167 | 767,979 | 658.08 | 56.97% | |
| 4 | Kulachi Tehsil | 1,229 | 102,595 | 83.48 | 30.29% | |
| 5 | Paroa Tehsil | 1,733 | 320,937 | 185.19 | 35.56% | |
| 6 | Paharpur Tehsil | 1,657 | 406,467 | 245.3 | 48.86% | Paharpur District |
| 7 | Paniala Tehsil | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 8 | Birmil Tehsil | 923 | 112,757 | 122.16 | 23.06% | Lower South Waziristan District |
| 9 | Shakai Tehsil | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 10 | Toi Khulla Tehsil | 567 | 102,835 | 181.37 | 7.81% | |
| 11 | Wana Tehsil | 2,315 | 184,645 | 79.76 | 31.29% | |
| 12 | Ladha Tehsil | 289 | 108,344 | 374.89 | 47.95% | Upper South Waziristan District |
| 13 | Makin Tehsil | 404 | 66,042 | 163.47 | 48.71% | |
| 14 | Sararogha Tehsil | 813 | 145,118 | 178.5 | 35.07% | |
| 15 | Sarwakai Tehsil | 398 | 58,804 | 147.75 | 37.67% | |
| 16 | Shaktoi Tehsil | 177 | 44,332 | 250.46 | 32.93% | |
| 17 | Shawal Tehsil | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 18 | Tiarza Tehsil | 734 | 65,798 | 89.64 | 27.31% | |
| 19 | Jandola Tehsil | 1,221 | 44,794 | 36.69 | 33.63% | Tank District |
| 20 | Tank Tehsil | 1,679 | 425,499 | 253.42 | 41.43% |
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