Kolai-Palas District
Kolai-Pallas District (Pashto: کولئي-پالس ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع کولئی-پالس) is a district in the Hazara Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[2][3][4][5] It was a sub-division of the Kohistan district within the Hazara division till it attained the status of a separate district in 2017.[6][7]
Kolai-Pallas District
ضلع کولئی-پالس کولئي-پالس ولسوالۍ | |
|---|---|
 Palas Valley | |
.svg.png.webp) Kolai-Palas district (in red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Hazara |
| Established | 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | N/A |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 274,923 |
| Time zone | PST |
| Number of Tehsils | 2 |
| Website | kolaipallas |
Overview and history
Kolai-Pallas Kohistan was carved as a district out of the District Lower Kohistan by upgrading the old Pallas sub-division in 2017.[8][2][9] On 31st of May, 2018, Battera Kolai was carved out of Pallas tehsil making two tehsils in total for Kolai-Pallas.[10][11]
Farhatullah Khan Marwat (PMS) was posted as the first ever Deputy Commissioner (Administrative Head) of the district by the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 123,685 | — |
| 1998 | 165,613 | +1.73% |
| 2017 | 274,923 | +2.70% |
| 2023 | 280,162 | +0.32% |
| Sources:[12] | ||
At the time of the 2017 census, the district had a population of 274,923. Kolai-Palas District had a sex ratio of 844 females per 1000 males. The entire population was rural. 33.46% of the population were under 10 years of age. 7 people in the district were from religious minorities.[1]
The region is dominated by the Dardic people speaking Kohistani languages. Originally these peoples practiced a form of animistic religion similar to ancient Vedic religion, but were over the centuries converted to Islam. These peoples form 91.26% of the population. Pashto-speakers are the second-largest group and make up 7.09% of the population.
Administrative Units
The district currently has two Tehsils.[10][11]
- Battera Kolai (Urdu: تحصیل بٹیرا کولئی)(Pashto: بټېرا کولئي تحصیل)
- Palas (Urdu: تحصیل پالس)(Pashto: پالس تحصیل)
The district is decided into 13 Wards (previously known as Union Councils), and 52 village councils.
Provincial Assembly
| Member of Provincial Assembly | Party Affiliation | Constituency | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obaid Ur Rehman | (Independent | PK-27 Kolai Palas Kohistan | 2018 |
See also
References
- "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- "Kolai-Palas notified as new district". The News. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- "Deal struck: JUI-F's Maulana Asmatullah tenders resignation | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- "KP Cabinet approves amendments in Civil Procedure Code". www.brecorder.com. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- "Kolai-Palas district headquarters: Tribesmen defer protest after admin assurance". The News. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL" (PDF). www.pbs.gov.pk. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- Correspondent, The Newspaper's (26 August 2017). "Kolai-Palas made district, Baffa-Pakhal tehsil". dawn.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- "Jirga members held for declaring two minor girls vani". The News. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- Correspondent, The Newspaper's (31 May 2018). "Five tehsils created in Hazara division". dawn.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- "Provincial cabinet for combined efforts of govt institutions against narcotics". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
