Haripur Tehsil
Tehsil in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Haripur Tehsil is a tehsil located in Haripur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The tehsil is administratively subdivided into 37 Union Councils.[2] It covers an area of 834km². [3]
Haripur Tehsil
تحصیل ہری پور هريپور تحصیل | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Haripur District |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Samiullah Khan (IND) |
| Area | |
| 834 km2 (322 sq mi) | |
| Population | |
| 857,664 | |
| • Urban | 133,024 |
| • Rural | 724,640 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of towns | 1 |
| Number of Union Councils | 8 |
History
Today's Haripur Tehsil is a subdivision of Haripur District, prior to 1991 the whole of Haripur District was a subdivision of Abbottabad District - then known as Haripur Tehsil.[4]
Demography
According to the 2023 census the total population of Haripur Tehsil was 688,293 of which 348,868 were male and 339,415 were female.[5] The census also recorded religious affiliation as follows: 832914 Muslim, 1867 Christians, 18 Hindus, 103 Ahmadi Muslims, 13 Sikh and 53 listed as others.[6]
| Religion | Followers | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Muslim | 832,914 | 99.76% |
| Christian | 1,867 | 0.22% |
| Hindu | 18 | <0.01% |
| Ahmadis | 103 | 0.01% |
| Sikh | 13 | <0.01% |
| Others | 53 | 0.01% |
The mother tongue of residents was recorded as follows: 19,313 Urdu, 7,019 Punjabi, 421 Sindhi, 107,464 Pushto, 166 Balochi, 452 Kashmiri, 939 Saraiki, 689,832 Hindko, 229 Brahvi, 363 Shina, 30 Balti, 5 Mewati, 11 Kalasha, 2,630 Kohistani and 6,100 listed as others.[7]
| Language | Speakers | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Urdu | 19,313 | 2.52% |
| Punjabi | 7,019 | 0.92% |
| Sindhi | 421 | 0.05% |
| Pushto | 107,464 | 14.04% |
| Balochi | 166 | 0.02% |
| Kashmiri | 452 | 0.06% |
| Saraiki | 939 | 0.12% |
| Hindko | 689,832 | 90.18% |
| Brahvi | 229 | 0.03% |
| Shina | 363 | 0.05% |
| Balti | 30 | 0.00% |
| Mewati | 5 | 0.00% |
| Kalasha | 11 | 0.00% |
| Kohistani | 2,630 | 0.34% |
| Others | 6,100 | 0.80% |
