Kohat District
Kohat District (Pashto: کوهاټ ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع کوہاٹ) is a district in the Kohat Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Kohat city is its district capital.
Kohat District
ضلع کوہاٹ کوهاټ ولسوالۍ | |
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.svg.png.webp) Location of Kohat District (highlighted in red) within the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province. | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Kohat |
| Headquarters | Kohat |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Roshan Mehsud |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,991 km2 (1,155 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,111,266 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Number of Tehsils | 4 |
| Website | kohat |
History
Mughal era
From the early sixteenth century, the history of Kohat revolves around three major tribes namely Bangash, Banoori, and Afridi.[2] These people seemingly established their settlements within the district during the 14th and 15th centuries. From 16th to 18th centuries, Kohat being the part of Mughal Empire was administered by the chiefs of the two aforementioned tribes.
Demography
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 209,817 | — |
| 1972 | 308,507 | +3.57% |
| 1981 | 383,862 | +2.46% |
| 1998 | 651,100 | +3.16% |
| 2017 | 1,111,266 | +2.85% |
| Sources:[3] | ||
At the time of the 2017 census, the district had 132,985 households and a population of 1,111,266. Kohat had a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate was 58.59% - 77.75% for males and 39.96% for females. 269,926 (24.29%) lived in urban areas. 28.66% of the population were under 10 years of age.[1]
At the time of the 2011 census, 83.85% of the population spoke Pashto, 12.87% Hindko, 1.24% Urdu and 1.19% Punjabi as their first language.
Religion
| Religion | Population (1941)[4]: 22 | Percentage (1941) | Population (2017)[1] | Percentage (2017) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Islam  |
266,224 | 91.99% | 1,106,709 | 99.59% |
Hinduism  |
17,527 | 6.06% | 1,004 | 0.09% |
Sikhism  |
4,349 | 1.5% | 71 | 0.01% |
Christianity  |
1,304 | 0.45% | 3,190 | 0.29% |
| Total Population | 289,404 | 100% | 1,111,266 | 100% |
Kohat is one of the few areas of Khyber Paktunkhwa which still contains a sizeable Hindu and Sikh communities.
Administration
Kohat district is divided into four Tehsils:
- Kohat (Urdu: تحصیل کوہاٹ)(Pashto: کوهاټ تحصیل)
- Lachi (Urdu: تحصیل لاچی)(Pashto: لاچي تحصیل)
- Gumbat (Urdu: تحصیل گمبٹ)(Pashto: ګمبټ تحصیل)
- Dara Adam Khel Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل درہ آدم خیل)(Pashto: دره ادم خېل تحصیل)
- formerly Frontier Region Kohat (Urdu: سرحدی علاقہ کوہاٹ)(Pashto: کوهاټ سرحدي سیمه)
Provincial Assembly
| Member of Provincial Assembly | Party Affiliation | Constituency | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amjad Khan Afridi | Independent | PK-80 Kohat-I | 2018 |
| Shah Dad Khan | Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | PK-81 Kohat-II | 2018 |
| Zia Ullah Khan Bangash | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | PK-82 Kohat-III | 2018 |
References
- "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- History of Kohat
- "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME X NORTH-WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE". Retrieved 14 October 2021.
Bibliography
- 1981 District Census report of Kohat. District Census Report. Vol. 27. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1983.
- 1998 District Census report of Kohat. Census publication. Vol. 42. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.
- Shackle, Christopher (1980). "Hindko in Kohat and Peshawar". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 43 (3): 482–510. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00137401. ISSN 0041-977X. S2CID 129436200.
