Bara Tehsil

Bara Tehsil (Urdu: باڑہ) is a subdivision located in Khyber District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Bara
تحصیل باڑہ
باړه تحصیل
Location of Bara Tehsil in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Location of Bara Tehsil in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Country Pakistan
Region Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictKhyber District
HeadquartersBara
Government
  ChairmanMufti Muhammad Kafeel (JUI(F))
  Assistance Political AgentIsmatullah Wazir
Population
  Total444,403
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Geography

Adjacent administrative units

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1972242,315    
1981142,501−41.2%
1998286,184+100.8%
2017444,403+55.3%
[4][3]

Bara Tehsil has a population of 444,403 and has 51,869 households according to the 2017 census.[3]

Education

There are about 400 schools and colleges in Bara Tehsil. A total of 102 schools have been destroyed during a ten-year-long period of militancy in the region, and around 64,000 students have abandoned education.[5]

Transportation

Bara Tehsil is linked to Peshawar by the Peshawar-Bara road. Peshawar-Bara road was closed from 2009 to 2013 in an operation to contain growing militancy.[6]

See also

References

  1. "Survey Of Damaged Houses Relaunched In Bara Tehsil". Pakistan Point. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  2. "Tribesmen hold peace seminar in Bara". The Frontier Post. Peshawar, Pakistan. 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  3. "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP [PDF]" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  4. "AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  5. Pirzada, Ashrafuddin (2015-02-23). "After a decade of militancy, schools reopening in Bara". News Lens Pakistan. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  6. "Peshawar-Bara road opened after four years of closure". Business Recorder. Karachi, Pakistan. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2018-05-11.

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