Oghi is a
tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its adminis ...
in
Mansehra District
Mansehra District is a district in Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.
It was established as a district in 1976, prior to which it was a tehsil within the former Hazara District. Two former subdivisions of Mansehra we ...
, in the
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...
province of Pakistan. Its territory largely coincides with the
Agror Valley, and its headquarters is the town of
Oghi.
There tehsils is made up of the following
union councils:
Oghi,
Belian,
Dilbori,
Kathai,
Karori
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History Origins
The name ''Karori'' used ...
,
Shamdhara,
Shergarh, and
Shungli Bandi.
In August 2017, the three union councils of
Darband,
Nika Pani and
Shanaya were separated into the new tehsil of
Darband.
Population
The major social groups are the
Sawati,
Syed (Jalali)
Pathans
Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...
and
Gujjar
Gurjar or Gujjar (also transliterated as ''Gujar, Gurjara and Gujjer'') is an ethnic nomadic, agricultural and pastoral community, spread mainly in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were tradi ...
s. The predominant language is
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 ...
, spoken by about three quarters of the population, but there is a large group of
Hindko
Hindko (, romanized: , ) is a cover term for a diverse group of Lahnda dialects spoken by several million people of various ethnic backgrounds in several areas in northwestern Pakistan, primarily in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punj ...
speakers and a smaller number of speakers of
Gojri
Gojri (, ), also known as Gujari, Gujri, Gojari, or Gojri, is a variety of Rajasthani spoken by the Gurjars and other tribes of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
In India, the language is mainly spoken in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, ...
. The main economics activities are agriculture, forestry and livestock production.
Most of the area is arid or rain-fed. About 25% of the people are involved in the agricultural sector. Timber is the main source of fuel.
Tanawal Area
On the southwestern side is the Tanawal valley. New Darband Township and
Shergarh are the main town and village of the Tehsil, respectively.
Tanolis are the main caste of this area.
References
External links
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{{Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mansehra District
Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa