Jehangira Tehsil
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jehangira Tehsil
| native_name = {{lang|ur|{{nq|تحصیل جہانگیرا}}}}
{{lang|ps|{{script/Arabic|جهانګیره تحصیل}}}}
| settlement_type = Tehsil
| image_caption = Aerial view of Jehangira
| pushpin_map = Pakistan
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Pakistan
| coordinates =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagu|Pakistan}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa}}
| subdivision_name2 = Nowshera
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 353,490
| population_rural = 267,768
| population_urban = 85,722
| population_as_of = 2017
| population_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/kp/NOWSHERA_SUMMARY.pdf|title=DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA|date=2018-01-03|access-date=2018-04-23|publisher=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424140117/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/kp/NOWSHERA_SUMMARY.pdf|archive-date=2018-04-24|url-status=dead}}
| image =
| timezone = PST
| utc_offset = +5
| leader_party = PTI
| leader_title = Chairman
| leader_name = Kamran Raziq Khan
}}
Jehangira Tehsil is a tehsil located in Nowshera District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.politicpk.com/kpk-province-list-tehsils-districts-divisions-%D8%AE%DB%8C%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D9%BE%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%81/|title=KPK Province - List of Tehsils, Districts and Divisions صوبہ خیبر پختونخواہ|website=www.politicpk.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-24}}{{Cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/909132/ecp-announces-results-by-polls-in-local-govt-elections/|title=ECP announces results, by-polls in local govt elections - The Express Tribune|date=2015-06-25|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=2017-11-24|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=https://epaper.dawn.com/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=31_08_2015_007_002|title=Ruling PTI gets nazim slots in 9 KP districts {{!}} ePaper {{!}} DAWN.COM|website=epaper.dawn.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-24}} The tehsil is named after the Jehangira town, which is located on the GT Road. A village, Hasan Darra, also exists in Tehsil Jehangira.
Overview
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Jehangira tehsil covers the jurisdiction from Akora Khattak to Khairabad.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/EnumData/Jehangira%20(080).pdf|title=JEHANGIRA TEHSIL Data from Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PDF)|website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk|access-date=2017-11-24}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/admin_districts/Admn_census_Unit/kpk.pdf|title=DIVISION, DISTRICT AND TEHSIL/CENSUS DISTRICT KHYBER PAKHTOONKHWA PROVINCE (PDF)|website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk|access-date=2017-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031007/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/admin_districts/Admn_census_Unit/kpk.pdf|archive-date=2017-12-01|url-status=dead}} The headquarter and capital of Jehangira tehsil is Jehangira town. The famous landmarks in Jehangira tehsil are Darul Uloom Haqqania at Akora Khattak,{{Cite web|url=https://epaper.dawn.com/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=25_06_2016_182_001|title=Opponents of Haqqania seminary... {{!}} ePaper {{!}} DAWN.COM|website=epaper.dawn.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-24}} tomb of Khushal Khan Khattak,{{Cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1244078|title=Khushal Khan Khattak remembered|last=Correspondent|first=A|date=2016-03-07|work=DAWN.COM|access-date=2017-11-24|language=en-US}} a library and a small museum in the name of Khushal Khan Khattak{{Cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/378112/remembering-a-revered-poet-ajmal-khattak-a-proponent-of-peace/|title=Remembering a revered poet: Ajmal Khattak, a proponent of peace - The Express Tribune|date=2012-05-13|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=2017-11-24|language=en-US}} and shrine of Akhund Adyan Baba Seljoki. There is also a police station checkpoint which dates back to the British rule over the area.
The population of Jehangira tehsil, according to the 2017 census, is 353,490 while according to the 1998 census, the population of the area covering Jehangira tehsil, was 208,704.{{cite web|url=http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/PAKISTAN%20TEHSIL%20WISE%20FOR%20WEB%20CENSUS_2017.pdf|title=Pakistan Tehsil Wise Census 2017 [PDF]|website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk|accessdate=16 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021641/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/PAKISTAN%20TEHSIL%20WISE%20FOR%20WEB%20CENSUS_2017.pdf|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=dead}}
Towns and Villages
The main towns of Jehangira Tehsil are Jehangira, Akora Khattak, Khairabad, Nizampur. The main villages in Jehangira tehsil are below.
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- Inzari
- Khawrai
- Adamzai
- Misri Banda
- Nandrak
- Mian Essa
- Wattar
- Surya Khel
- Mali Khel Bala
- Masam Khel
- Narri Naodeh
- Nihal Pura
- Uftada Hangal
- Banda Hangal
- Mushak
- Namal Sara Toi
- Chishmai
- Hardomizri Tang
- Kund
- Katti Miana
- Shaidu
- Lashora Totki
- Garu
- Jabbi
- Khar Mela
- Aman Pura
- Khan kohi
- Kahi
- Mami Khel
- Shagai
- Kawa
- Gharibpura
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Education
Jahangira tehsil is home to many educational institutes. The prominent ones are Govt Khushal Khan Khattak Degree College Akora Khattak{{Cite web|url=http://www.admission.hed.gkp.pk/college.php?college_id=62|title=Govt Khushal Khan Khattak Degree College Akora Khattak|website=www.admission.hed.gkp.pk|language=en|access-date=2017-11-24}} and Govt Maulana Abdul Haq Degree College Khan Kohi, Nizampur.{{Cite web|url=http://www.admission.hed.gkp.pk/college.php?college_id=63|title=Govt Maulana Abdul Haq Degree College Khan Kohi, Nizampur|website=www.admission.hed.gkp.pk|language=en|access-date=2017-11-24}}
See also
References
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{{Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa}}
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