Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
province in
Pakistan
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. It lies north of provincial capital
Peshawar
Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...
.
Overview and history
Shabqadar is a tehsil headquarter of Shabqadar Tehsil in Charsadda District. The famous attractions of Shabqadar are Shabqadar Bazaar and Shabqadar Fort. The fort is made of mud and stone. It is designed by Sikh architect Tota Ram in 1837. Currently it is under the control of
Frontier Constabulary
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and has 1800 personnel of the force are trained here. Former UK prime minister Winston Churchill once stayed at this fort during his service and part of expedition in the North West Frontier of India.
Majority of the people living in Shabqadar are Pakistani but a sizeable population of
Afghan
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s also live here. Most are Muslims with small minority are
Christians
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. Major language is
Pashto
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Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languag ...
.
Education
Shabqadar Town is the home of many public and private educational institutes, including Government Degree College Shabqadar and Govt Girls Degree College Shabqadar. Notable private institutes include The Educators, SSA Colleg system, Saddat Public High School Shabqadar, Shabqadar Students Academy (SSA), Frontier Students Academy (FSA), Allied Schools, Iqra Schools, Peshawar Model, ICEL College Of Engineering and Literacy, Charsadda institute of technology (CIT), PIT, Islamic School System, Hira Public School, National College and Islamia Model School.
Main Tribes
List of Shabqadar Tehsil union councils are listed below:
Population
The population of Shabqadar, according to 2017 census, is 383,765. The population of Shabqadar, according to official census, over the years is shown in the table below.
Administration
Shabqadar becomes tehsil in 1988. The tehsil is administratively subdivided into 12 Union Councils of which the headquarter is Shabqadar town. Under new local government rules, Shabqadar tehsil is divided into 29 village councils (VC) and 6 neighbourhood councils (NC).
Population
The population of Shabqadar Tehsil, according to the 2017 census, is 383,765 while according to the 1998 census, it was 240,751.
Tehsil Union Councils
List of Shabqadar Tehsil union councils are listed below:
National Assembly Seat
The Tehsil is represented in the
National Assembly
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by MNAs who represent the following constituencies:
Provincial Assembly Seat
The Tehsil is represented in the
Provincial Assembly
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Government & Administration
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by MPAs who represent the following constituencies:
See also
*
Charsadda Tehsil
Charsadda Tehsil is a tehsil located in Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.Shabqadar Tehsil
* Tangi Tehsil
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Charsadda
Chārsadda ( ps, چارسده; ; ur, ; ) is a town and headquarters of Charsadda District, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.