Talagang District
District of Mianwali Division, Punjab
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Talagang District (Punjabi and Urdu: ضلع تلہ گنگ, romanized: Zilā' Talā-gang) is a district within the Rawalpindi Division of Punjab, Pakistan. Located on the Pothohar Plateau in northwestern Punjab, it was formerly a tehsil (sub-district) within the Chakwal District; being raised to the status of district in October 2022 by the government of Punjab.[2][3][4]
Talagang District
ضلع تلہ گنگ | |
|---|---|
Sassi da Kallar, ruined Hindu temple | |
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| Coordinates: 32°55′40″N 72°24′40″E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Rawalpindi |
| Established | 14 October 2022 |
| Headquarters | Talagang |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Mohammad Shahid Iqbal |
| • District Police Officer | Ayyan Shahid |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| 2,932 km2 (1,132 sq mi) | |
| Population | |
| 602,246 | |
| • Density | 205.4/km2 (532.0/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 100,050 (16.61%) |
| • Rural | 502,196 (83.39%) |
| (old Talagang Tehsil & Lawa Tehsil was made Talagang District in October 2022)[2] | |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
| Number of Tehsils | 3 |
It is part of the Potohar plateau and lies on the north of Salt Range and east of the Kala Chitta range. Talagang is 45 km from Chakwal. The motorway M2 is located 30 km from Talagang. It is bordered by Khushab to its South, Attock to its North, Chakwal to its East, and Mianwali to its West.[2]
History and culture
It was declared a district on 14 October 2022 by Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhary Pervaiz Elahi on the request of former Provincial Minister and MPA Hafiz Ammar Yasir.[5][6] Former Talagang Tehsil was part of District Campbellpur (now Attock District) until 1985, when District Chakwal was created. Tehsil Talagang was merged with Chakwal. There are two Municipal Committees (Lawa, Talagang) in District Talagang . District Council Talagang has also been notified in the official Gazette of the Punjab. In the over 150 families of Talagang pottery manufacturing is the primary source of income, continuing the centuries-old tradition of creating handmade clay wares.[7]
The culture of Talagang is a mix largely rural lifestyle with a blend of suburban lifestyle in the city. Since the region was classified as a martial area by the colonial governments, its inhabitants are largely in service of military alongside agriculture sector is dominant business in Talagang. People have simple and pure lifestyles which was twice exhibited in an art exhibition at Somerset House in an international photography contest by World Photography Organisation by a Talagang based young photographer Zohaib Tariq[8][9]
Demographics
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | ... | — |
| 1998 | 401,607 | — |
| 2017 | 527,756 | +1.45% |
| 2023 | 602,246 | +2.22% |
| Sources:[10] | ||
As of the 2023 census, Talagang district has 101,362 households and a population of 602,246.[11] The district has a sex ratio of 100.53 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 74.63%: 86.34% for males and 63.02% for females.[1][12] 131,597 (21.85% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age.[13] 100,050 (16.61%) live in urban areas.[1]
Religion
| Religious group |
1941[14] | 2017[15] | 2023[16] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |
Islam  |
125,512 | 91.94% | 526,926 | 99.84% | 599,865 | 99.60% |
Hinduism  [a] |
7,616 | 5.58% | 55 | 0.01% | 25 | ~0% |
Sikhism  |
3,380 | 2.48% | N/a | N/a | 2 | ~0% |
Christianity  |
4 | ~0% | 690 | 0.13% | 2,266 | 0.38% |
| Others | 4 | ~0% | 85 | 0.02% | 88 | 0.02% |
| Total Population | 136,516 | 100% | 527,756 | 100% | 602,246 | 100% |
| Note: 1941 census data is for Talagang tehsil of Attock district, which roughly corresponds to contemporary Talagang district. District and tehsil borders have changed since 1941. | ||||||
Language
At the time of the 2023 census, 95.99% of the population spoke Punjabi and 2.58% Pashto as their first language.[17]
Administration
| Tehsil[18] | Area
(km²)[19] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023)[20] |
Union Councils | No. of villages | No. of public schools | No. of police stations | No. of post offices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talagang | 2,022 | 457,635 | 226.33 | 75.63% | 19 | 75 | 300 | 1 | 12 |
| Lawa | 910 | 144,611 | 158.91 | 71.37% | 5 | 5 | 116 | 1 | 3 |
| Multan Khurd | ... | ... | ... | 75.63% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Villages
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