Malakand Division

Administrative division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Division in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Malakand Division

ملاکنڈ ڈویژن
ملاکنډ څانګه

Division

Malakand Division (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Country|  Pakistan
Province|  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Headquarters| Mingora
Government

• Type| Divisional Administration
• Commissioner| Abid Khan Wazir (PAS)
• Regional Police Officer| Sher Akbar Khan (BPS-20 PSP)
Area

• Division

| 31,162 km2 (12,032 sq mi)
Population

(2023)

• Division

| 9,959,399
• Density| 320/km2 (830/sq mi)
• Urban

| 1,020,752 (10.25%)
• Rural

| 8,938,647
Language Speakers

[1]

• Speakers|

* Largest:
Pashto (90.98%)
* Others:
Kohistani (1.08%)

Literacy

[2]

• Literacy rate|

* Total:
(47.51 %)
* Male:
(61.59%)
* Female:
(33.38 %)

Website| cmd.kp.gov.pk

Malakand Division is an administrative division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Malakand is the second-largest division by population while Mingora, its capital, is the third largest city in the province. CNIC code of Malakand Division is 15.[3]

## History

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Until 1970, the area was known as the Malakand Agency.[4] In 1970, Malakand Division was formed from the princely states of Chitral, Dir and Swat (incorporated into West Pakistan in 1969) and an area around the Malakand Fort known as the Malakand Protected Area. The capital of Malakand Division is Saidu Sharif, with the largest city being Mingora. In late 2018, former Chitral District was bifurcated into Upper Chitral District, from Mastuj Tehsil, and Lower Chitral District, from Chitral Tehsil.[5]

## Demographics

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

|
|

1951| ...| —
1961| ...| —
1972| ...| —
1981| 2,466,767| —
1998| 4,262,700| +3.27%
2017| 7,514,694| +3.03%
2023| 9,959,399| +4.81%
Sources:[6]

According to 2023 census, Malakand division had a population of 9,959,399[7] roughly equal to the country of Greece[8] or the US state of Michigan[9] or Chinese province of Hainan.

### Ethnic groups

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The major ethnic groups in the division are:

* Chitrali
* Gujjar[10]
* Kohistani
* Pashtun

## District in Malakand Division

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{{Malakand Division is comprising 09 districts i.e. Swat, Shangla, Buner, Malakand, Dir Upper & Lower, Chitral Upper & Lower and Bajaur Tribal District with a total area of 32007Kms having population of 8.7 million. Formerly, the districts were princely states of Swat, Dir, Chitral and Malakand Protected Area (Malakand Agency). The States were merged in Pakistan by the Government of Pakistan in 1969 and were declared as Malakand Division. The area consists of snow-capped mountains, singing rivers, fruits laden orchards, flower decked slops and green meadows which attract tourists both at national as well as international level. It lies in the north of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa touching Karakuram Highway at Besham, Afghan border with Dir & Chitral and the strategic Wakhan strip is bordering Chitral. The mentioning of this area is found in the ancient Greek accounts & by other historians. It was a center of Aryan and later on rich Ghandhara civilizations before the Muslim rulers. Alexander the Great, king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia passed through this route to India in 327 B.C, attacking the biggest cities of the area, Massaga (Chakdara), Bazira (Barikot) & Ora (Odigram) and faced tough resistance. However, he could not survive for longer. This area also witnessed the invasion of Sakas(nomadic Iranian people), Kushans (syncretic empire) & white Huns (a race of largely nomadic peoples who were a part of the Hunnic tribes of Central Asia), this region also remained under the influence of Ashoka of Maurian dynasty. The flourishing of Buddhism had genesis in the reign of Ashoka as he adopted Buddhism in the later part of his life. The area then had more than 1400 monasteries and 18000 monks in different parts and was a prominent center of Ghandhara civilization.[11]

## List of the Districts

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#  | District  | Headquarter  | Area

(km²)[12]

| Pop.

(2023)

| Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

| Lit. rate

(2023)

|
|
|
|
|
|

1  | Bajaur | Khar | 1,290  | 1,287,960  | 998.4  | 26.26%
2  | Buner | Daggar | 1,865  | 1,016,869  | 545.1  | 43.75%
3  | Lower Chitral | Chitral | 6,458  | 320,407  | 49.6  | 66.10%
4  | Lower Dir | Timergara | 1,583  | 1,650,183  | 1,042.4  | 57.36%
5  | Shangla | Alpuri | 1,586  | 891,252  | 562.0  | 33.74%
6  | Malakand | Batkhela | 952  | 826,250  | 868.1  | N/A
7  | Swat | Saidu Sharif | 5,337  | 2,687,384  | 503.6  | 48.13%
8  | Upper Chitral | Booni | 8,392  | 195,528  | 23.3  | 73.83%
9  | Upper Dir | Dir | 3,699  | 1,083,566  | 292.9  | 46.77%
10  | Central Dir District | Wari | 1,483  | N/A  | N/A  | N/A

## List of the Tehsils

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#  | Tehsil  | Area

(km²)[13]

| Pop.

(2023)

| Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

| Lit. rate

(2023)

| Districts

|
|
|
|
|
|

1  | Bar Chamarkand Tehsil | 13  | 3,574  | 104.41  |  | Bajaur District
2  | Barang Tehsil | 159  | 90,082  | 100.27  |
3  | Khar Bajaur Tehsil | 238  | 301,778  | 102.81  |
4  | Mamund Tehsil | 250  | 358,190  | 103.29  |
5  | Nawagai Tehsil | 216  | 93,850  | 103.2  |
6  | Salarzai Tehsil | 220  | 316,767  | 101.01  |
7  | Utman Khel Tehsil | 194  | 123,719  | 100.66  |
8  | Chagharzai Tehsil  | 218  | 125,949  | 577.75  |  | Buner District
9  | Daggar Tehsil | 290  | 192,776  | 664.74  |
10  | Gadezai Tehsil  | 472  | 197,466  | 418.36  |
11  | Gagra Tehsil | 217  | 179,087  | 825.29  |
12  | Khudu Khel Tehsil | 343  | 136,560  | 398.13  |
13  | Mandanr Tehsil | 325  | 185,031  | 569.33  |
14  | Chitral Tehsil | 6,127  | 211,374  | 34.5  |  | Lower Chitral District
15  | Drosh Tehsil | 331  | 109,033  | 329.4  |
16  | Adenzai Tehsil | 372  | 378,915  | 1,018.59  |  | Lower Dir District
17  | Balambat Tehsil |  |  |  |
18  | Khal Tehsil |  |  |  |
19  | Lal Qilla Tehsil | 216  | 247,381  | 1,145.28  |
20  | Munda Tehsil |  |  |  |
21  | Samar Bagh Tehsil | 419  | 427,714  | 1,020.80  |
22  | Timergara Tehsil | 576  | 596,173  | 1,035.02  |
23  | Sam Ranizai Tehsil | 280  | 353,291  | 1,261.75  |  | Malakand District
24  | Swat Ranizai Tehsil | 672  | 472,959  | 703.81  |
25  | Thana Baizai Tehsil |  |  |  |
26  | Utman Khel Tehsil |  |  |  |
27  | Alpuri Tehsil | 582  | 366,772  | 630.19  |  | Shangla District
28  | Bisham Tehsil | 184  | 121,279  | 659.13  |
29  | Chakesar Tehsil | 335  | 128,238  | 382.8  |
30  | Martung Tehsil | 188  | 103,205  | 548.96  |
31  | Makhuzai Tehsil |  |  |  |
32  | Shahpur Tehsil |  |  |  |
33  | Puran Tehsil | 297  | 171,758  | 578.31  |
34  | Babuzai Tehsil | 297  | 696,697  | 2,345.78  |  | Swat District
35  | Barikot Tehsil | 419  | 220,148  | 525.41  |
36  | Behrain Tehsil | 2,899  | 270,623  | 93.35  |
37  | Charbagh Tehsil | 161  | 159,358  | 989.8  |
38  | Kabal Tehsil | 485  | 480,827  | 991.4  |
39  | Khwaza Khela Tehsil | 392  | 307,300  | 783.93  |
40  | Matta Tehsil | 684  | 552,431  | 807.65  |
41  | Buni Tehsil |  |  |  |  | Upper Chitral District
42  | Mulkhow Tehsil |  |  |  |
43  | Torkhow Tehsil |  |  |  |
44  | Mastuj Tehsil | 8,392  | 195,528  | 23.3  |
45  | Barawal Tehsil |  |  |  |  | Upper Dir District
46  | Dir Tehsil | 1,012  | 384,667  | 380.11  |
47  | Kalkot Tehsil |  |  |  |
48  | Lar Jam Tehsil | 1,039  | 119,396  | 114.91  |
49  | Sharingal Tehsil | 1,140  | 210,356  | 184.52  |
50  | Wari Tehsil | 508  | 369,147  | 726.67  |

## Constituencies

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Provincial Assembly Constituency  | National Assembly Constituency  | District

|
|

PK-1 Upper Chitral | NA-1 Upper Chitral-cum-Lower Chitral | Upper Chitral
PK-2 Lower Chitral | Lower Chitral
PK-3 Swat-I | NA-2 Swat-I | Swat
PK-4 Swat-II
PK-5 Swat-III
PK-6 Swat-IV | NA-3 Swat-II
PK-7 Swat-V
PK-8 Swat-VI | NA-4 Swat-III
PK-9 Swat-VII
PK-10 Swat-VIII
PK-11 Upper Dir-I | NA-5 Upper Dir | Upper Dir
PK-12 Upper Dir-II
PK-13 Upper Dir-III
PK-14 Lower Dir-I | NA-6 Lower Dir-I | Lower Dir
PK-15 Lower Dir-II
PK-16 Lower Dir-III
PK-17 Lower Dir-IV | NA-7 Lower Dir-II
PK-18 Lower Dir-V
PK-19 Bajaur-I | NA-8 Bajaur | Bajaur
PK-20 Bajaur-II
PK-21 Bajaur-III
PK-22 Bajaur-IV
PK-23 Malakand-I | NA-9 Malakand | Malakand
PK-24 Malakand-II
PK-25 Buner-I | NA-10 Buner | Buner
PK-26 Buner-II
PK-27 Buner-III
PK-28 Shangla-I | NA-11 Shangla | Shangla
PK-29 Shangla-II
PK-30 Shangla-III

## References

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1. ^ "TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
2. ^ "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).
3. ^ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 2006-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ Profile of Pakistan's Tribal Areas
5. ^ "Chitral bifurcated into two districts". Chitral bifurcated into two districts - Chitral Today. Chitral Today. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
6. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
7. ^ "Area, population by sex, sex ratio, population density, urban population, household size and annual growth rate, census-2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-24.
8. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-01. "Latvia 2,204,708, July 2011 est."
9. ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 2011-09-30. "New Mexico - 2,059,179"
10. ^ Inam-ur-Rahim; Viaro, Alain Mario (2002). Swat: An Afghan Society in Pakistan : Urbanisation and Change in Tribal Environment. City Press. p. 139\. ISBN 978-969-8380-55-7. "Gujars also organised themselves, particularly in Malakand Division, under their own independent ethnic political group (Gujar Qaumi Tehrik)."
11. ^ "About Malakand Division". cmd.kp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
12. ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
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