Urdu
Urdu (;"Urdu" '' district
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in Pothohar Plateau of the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Its capital is Attock city.
The district was created in April 1904 by the merging of tehsils of nearby districts. Its former name was Campbellpur. Today the district consists of 6 tehsils:
Attock
Attock (Punjabi and Urdu: ), formerly known as Campbellpur (), is a historical city located in the north of Pakistan's Punjab Province, not far from the country's capital Islamabad. It is the headquarters of the Attock District and is 61st lar ...
Hassan Abdal
Hasan Abdal ( Punjabi, ur, ), is a city in the Attock District of Punjab Province in Pakistan, located 40 km northwest of the country's capital city, Islamabad. Hassan Abdal is the headquarters of Hasan Abdal Tehsil (sub-district).
As home ...
Pindi Gheb
Pindigheb (or Pindi Gheb) ( pa, ), is a town in Punjab province Pakistan and seat of Pindi Gheb Tehsil (an administrative subdivision) of Attock District.
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It is located in the north of the Punjab province, bordered by
Chakwal
Chakwal (Punjabi and ur, ) is a city in Rawalpindi Division, Punjab province, Pakistan.
It is the 66th largest city of Pakistan by population. Chakwal is located 90 kilometres south-west of the federal capital, Islamabad and 270 kilomet ...
Kohat
Kohat ( ps, کوهاټ; ur, ) is a city that serves as the capital of the Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is regarded as a centre of the Bangash tribe of Pashtuns, who have lived in the region since the late 15th century ...
Swabi
Swabi ( ps, صوابۍ; ur, ) is a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan,Haripur to the north.
History
The original name of Attock District was Attock. It was changed to Campbellpur after the Commander-in-Chief of British forces Sir Colin Campbell, who rebuilt the city of Campbellpur. The name Attock was restored in 1978.
Demographics
According to the 2017 census of Pakistan the district had a population of 1,886,378, of which 938,650 were male and 947,597 were female. 1,395,470 (73.98%) lived in rural areas while 490,908 (26.02%) lived in urban areas.
Religion
As per the 2017 census Islam is the predominant religion with 99.51% of the population.
Language
In the 1998 census, % of the population identified their language as
Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...
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Pashto
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Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official langua ...
was the language of % and
Urdu
Urdu (;"Urdu" ''
In the 2017 census 64.93% of the population identified their language as
Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...
Pashto
Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani ().
Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official langua ...
and 1.81%
Urdu
Urdu (;"Urdu" ''
The Punjabi dialect of the eastern Fateh Jang Tehsil is called ''Sohāī̃'' and belongs to the
Dhani dialect
Dhani, or Dhanni, is a group of Western Punjabi dialects spoken in parts of Rawalpindi Division (Pothohar) of Pakistani Punjab. They are spoken throughout a widespread area, including Chakwal and Jhelum Districts, as well as in neighbouring Attock ...
group. The dialects of
Pindi Gheb Tehsil
Pindi Gheb Tehsil (in Punjabi and ur, ) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil), of Attock District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan, the capital is the town of Pindi Gheb.
The tehsil is administratively subdivided into 13 Union Coun ...
Attock
Attock (Punjabi and Urdu: ), formerly known as Campbellpur (), is a historical city located in the north of Pakistan's Punjab Province, not far from the country's capital Islamabad. It is the headquarters of the Attock District and is 61st lar ...
(sometimes called Chhachi) have been classified as part of Hindko.
Tehsils
The district of Attock is divided into six
tehsil
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Attock
Attock (Punjabi and Urdu: ), formerly known as Campbellpur (), is a historical city located in the north of Pakistan's Punjab Province, not far from the country's capital Islamabad. It is the headquarters of the Attock District and is 61st lar ...
Pindi Gheb
Pindigheb (or Pindi Gheb) ( pa, ), is a town in Punjab province Pakistan and seat of Pindi Gheb Tehsil (an administrative subdivision) of Attock District.
Attock has a total of 1,287 government schools out of which 51 percent (657 schools) are for female students. The district has an enrolment of 224,487 in public sector schools, having literacy rate of 26.3%. Attock is considered as most under developed district of Punjab.
See also
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Kamra, Pakistan
Kamra (Urdu: کامرہ) is a town located in Attock District in the mountainous north of Punjab, Pakistan. It is located on 33°51′N 72°24′E
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
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