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Hazara Division

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Hazara Division
ہزارہ ڈویژن
هزاره څانګه‎
Division
Hazara Division (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Hazara Division (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
HeadquartersAbbottabad
Districts9
Government
 • TypeDivisional Administration
 • CommissionerAamir Sultan Tareen (BPS-20 PAS)
 • Regional police officerTahir Ayub Khan (BPS-20 PSP)
Area
[1]
 • Division
17,064 km2 (6,588 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Division
6,188,736
 • Density362.68/km2 (939.33/sq mi)
 • Urban
634,914 (10.26%)
 • Rural
5,553,822 (89.74%)
Native Speakers
[2]
 • Speakers
Literacy
[3]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    (60.95%)
  • Male:
    (71.42 %)
  • Female:
    (50.33 %)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Area codeCNIC: 13
Websitechd.kp.gov.pk

Hazara Division is an administrative division of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, situated along the Indus River. It comprises nine districts, namely Abbottabad, Allai District, Battagram, Haripur, Kolai-Palas, Lower Kohistan, Mansehra, Torghar and Upper Kohistan.

Location

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Hazara Division is located in the east of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province - to the west it is bordered by Malakand and Mardan divisions of the province - to the south it is bordered by the Rawalpindi Division of Punjab and Islamabad Capital Territory, to the east by Azad Kashmir and to the north by Gilgit-Baltistan.[4]

History

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During the colonial era Hazara Division (then Hazara District) had been part of Peshawar Division[5] and was made up of three tehsils namely Haripur, Mansehra and Abbottabad [6] - following the dissolution of West Pakistan in 1970, Hazara District and the two tribal agencies were merged to create the new Hazara Division, with Abbottabad designated as its capital. Initially, the division comprised two districts: Abbottabad and Mansehra. Over the next few years, administrative changes led to the creation of two additional districts—Haripur was carved out of Abbottabad District, and Batagram was separated from Mansehra District.

Hazara functioned as a district until 1976, when it was formally upgraded to a division. In October of that year, Mansehra was granted full district status, encompassing the tehsils of Mansehra and Batagram. Later, in July 1991, Haripur Tehsil was separated from Abbottabad and established as an independent district. This left only the original Abbottabad Tehsil, which was then officially became Abbottabad District.

In 2000, Pakistan abolished its administrative divisions, elevating districts to serve as the new third tier of government. At the time of abolition, Hazara Division consisted of eight districts.[7]

However, in 2008, administrative divisions were reinstated, and Hazara Division was formally re-established.

Hazara Division Administrative Timeline with Tehsil Details
Year Event Tehsil Details
1970 Hazara District and two tribal agencies merged to form
Hazara Division (capital: Abbottabad)		 Hazara District included Abbottabad,
Mansehra, and Haripur tehsils
1970s Haripur District created from Abbottabad;
Batagram District created from Mansehra		 Haripur Tehsil became Haripur District;
Batagram Tehsil separated from Mansehra
1976 Hazara formally upgraded to division status;
Mansehra becomes a full district		 Mansehra District comprised
Mansehra and Batagram tehsils
1991 Haripur Tehsil separated from Abbottabad
and made into a district		 Abbottabad Tehsil was then split into
Havelian and Abbottabad tehsils
forming the tehsils of Abbottabad District
2000 Administrative divisions abolished;
Hazara Division dissolved		 Districts functioned independently;
tehsil structure remained intact
2008 Administrative divisions reinstated;
Hazara Division restored		 Hazara Division included Abbottabad,
Mansehra, Haripur, Batagram,
and later Kohistan and Torghar districts

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1951...—    
1961...—    
1972...—    
19812,701,257—    
19983,505,581+1.54%
20175,325,121+2.22%
20236,188,736+2.54%
Sources:[8]

Population

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According to the 2023 census, Hazara Division division had a population of 6,188,736[9] roughly equal to the nation of Bulgaria[10] or the US state of Missouri.[11]

Main ethnic groups

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The main ethnic groups are:

Hazara culture day is celebrated in the division as something that unites the people of the region.[15]

Language

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Languages of Hazara region (2023)[16]
  1. Hindko (56.0%)
  2. Pashto (20.7%)
  3. Kohistani (14.6%)
  4. Urdu (1.50%)
  5. Shina (1.11%)
  6. Others (6.50%)


Religious groups in Hazara Division (British North-West Frontier Province era)
Religious
group 		1881[17] 1891[18] 1901[19] 1911[20] 1921[21] 1931[22] 1941[23]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 385,759 94.76% 488,453 94.61% 533,120 95.15% 572,972 95.02% 591,058 94.97% 636,794 95.03% 756,004 94.95%
Hinduism 19,843 4.87% 23,983 4.65% 23,031 4.11% 24,389 4.04% 26,038 4.18% 25,260 3.77% 30,267 3.8%
Sikhism 1,381 0.34% 3,609 0.7% 4,036 0.72% 5,489 0.91% 4,850 0.78% 7,630 1.14% 9,220 1.16%
Christianity 90 0.02% 236 0.05% 101 0.02% 178 0.03% 403 0.06% 432 0.06% 737 0.09%
Jainism 0 0% 3 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Zoroastrianism 0 0% 4 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 0% 0 0%
Buddhism 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 2 0%
Judaism — — 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Others 2 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0%
Total population 407,075 100% 516,288 100% 560,288 100% 603,028 100% 622,349 100% 670,117 100% 796,230 100%
Note: British North-West Frontier Province era figures are for Hazara District, which roughly corresponds to present-day Hazara Division.

List of the Districts

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Hazara Division contains the following districts:[24]

# District Headquarter Area

(km2)[25]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km2)

(2023)

Lit. rate

(2023)

1 Haripur Haripur 1,725 1,174,783 681.3 74.88%
2 Battagram Battagram 1,301 554,133 425.9 39.09%
3 Abbottabad Abbottabad 1,967 1,419,072 721.6 77.34%
4 Allai Allai Valley 521 N/A N/A N/A
5 Lower Kohistan Pattan 642 340,017 529.5 22.05%
6 Mansehra Mansehra 4,125 1,797,177 435.6 63.79%
7 Torghar Judba 454 200,445 441.6 29.74%
8 Upper Kohistan Dasu 5,440 422,947 77.8 19.05%
9 Kolai Palas Kolai 1,410 280,162 198.7 18.80%

List of the Tehsils

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# Tehsil Area

(km2)[26]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km2)

(2023)

Lit. rate

(2023)

Districts
1 Abbottabad Tehsil 1,285 1,003,339 101.76 Abbottabad District
2 Havelian Tehsil 342 256,754 98.8
3 Lora Tehsil 187 98,717 97.22
4 Lower Tanawal Tehsil 153 60,262 98.88
5 Allai Tehsil 804 218,149 271.33 Batagram District
6 Batagram Tehsil 497 335,984 676.02
7 Ghazi Tehsil 595 151,839 255.19 Haripur District
8 Haripur Tehsil 834 836,058 1,002.47
9 Khanpur Tehsil 296 186,886 631.37
10 Bataira / Kolai 170 142,660 839.18 Kolai-Palas District
11 Palas 1,240 137,502 110.89
12 Bankad Tehsil 331 205,851 621.91 Lower Kohistan District
13 Pattan Tehsil 311 134,166 431.4
14 Baffa Pakhal 640 460,090 718.89 Mansehra District
15 Bala Kot Tehsil 2,376 310,339 130.61
16 Darband 102 51,702 506.88
17 Mansehra Tehsil 700 723,325 1,033.32
18 Oghi Tehsil 307 251,721 819.94
19 Tanawal Tehsil
20 Daur Maira Tehsil 86 50,503 587.24 Torghar District
21 Judba Tehsil 63 63,083 1,001.32
22 Khander Hassanzai Tehsil 305 86,859 284.78
23 Dassu Tehsil 1,958 148,914 76.05 Upper Kohistan District
24 Harban Basha Tehsil
25 Kandia Tehsil 1,926 165,232 85.79
26 Seo Tehsil 258 59,557 230.84

Constituencies

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Provincial Assembly Constituency National Assembly Constituency District
PK-31 Kohistan Upper NA-12 Kohistan-cum-Lower Kohistan-cum-Kolai Palas Kohistan Upper Kohistan
PK-32 Kohistan Lower Lower Kohistan
PK-33 Kolai Palas Kolai-Palas
PK-34 Battagram-I NA-13 Battagram Battagram
PK-35 Battagram-II
PK-36 Mansehra-I NA-14 Mansehra Mansehra
PK-37 Mansehra-II
PK-38 Mansehra-III NA-15 Mansehra-cum-Torghar
PK-39 Mansehra-IV
PK-40 Mansehra-V
PK-41 Torghar Torghar
PK-42 Abbottabad-I NA-16 Abbottabad-I Abbottabad
PK-43 Abbottabad-II
PK-44 Abbottabad-III NA-17 Abbottabad-II
PK-45 Abbottabad-IV
PK-46 Haripur-I NA-18 Haripur Haripur
PK-47 Haripur-II
PK-48 Haripur-III

See also

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References

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  4. ^ a b c About Hazara Division
  5. ^ THE ROLE OF HAZARAS IN THE CREATION OF PAKISTAN: THE POST-INDEPENDENCE SEARCH FOR IDENTITY June 2022 Pakistan Journal of Social Research
  6. ^ Imperial Gazetteer
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    Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure had been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still continued to group districts under the division names
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    • Dikshit, K. R.; Dikshit, Jutta K. (18 February 2025). Land, People and Economy of Pakistan: A Geographic Perspective. Taylor & Francis. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-040-30677-2. The erstwhile Hazara division, incorporating Abbottabad, Haripur, extending further into Swat have a substantial population of Gujjars a pastoral tribe.
    • "Races and Tribes". kp.gov.pk. The Gujjars also live in Hazara. They are also numerous in Dir, Swat, and Bajaur, where they speak Pashtu, through on the borders of Dir and Asmar they retain their Indian speech.
    • Tyagi, Vidya Prakash. Martial races of undivided India. Kaps publisher. p. 236. From Peshawar to Swat Benaer, Gujjars are found coherently or incoherently settled. Hazara as per Aee-n-Akbari is known as Hazara Gujjar. Besides Gujjars are settled in mountain tracts of Hazara Kashmir and thingych. They are also found in good numbers in Chitral valley, Sheshi Koh, and Pushgal.
    • Dichter, David; Popkin, Nathan S. (1967). The North-West Frontier of West Pakistan: A Study in Regional Geography. Clarendon P. p. 54. Sprinkled throughout Kohistan and Upper Hazara, and even extend-ing into Buner are a nomadic-type people known as Gujars.
  13. ^ a b Dikshit, K. R.; Dikshit, Jutta K. (18 February 2025). Regional Geography of Pakistan: A Study in Spatial Relations. Taylor & Francis. pp. 3.10.2.1. ISBN 978-1-040-30665-9. Unlike other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Hazara division has a sprinkling of non-Pashtun population, represented by Gujars, Khokhars and other hill tribes who speak Hinduki (Hindko) as their mother tongue.
  14. ^ Nazia, Dr. (2014). GENETIC ANALYSES OF THE MAJOR TRIBES OF ABBOTTABAD AND MANSEHRA DISTRICTS THROUGH DENTAL MORPHOLOGY AND DNA ANALYSES. Department of Genetics Hazara University, Mansehra. p. 15. Gujar populations are spread all over the country in urban and rural areas of all the five provinces. They are found everywhere in Hazara division especially in the Mansehra, Haripur and Abbottabad districts. They once owned a tract of 84 villages in the center of Hazara including the Channai Hazara. The chief of Gujar Tribe of Hazara was the ever-mentioned Mokaddam Mir Ahmad Gujar, the jagirdar of Kot Najibulla (Watson, 1907). Gujars are in simple majority in Mansehra and Haripur Districts, especially in Kaghan Valley.
  15. ^ A dance in the valley: Hazara culture day unites hearts
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    Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names
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