Tangi Tehsil
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| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa}}
| subdivision_name2 = Charsadda
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = Tangi
| leader_title = Chairman
| leader_name = Fazal Amin
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| population_total = 428,239
| population_rural = 395,227
| population_urban = 33,012
| population_as_of = 2017
| population_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/bwpsr/kp/CHARSADA_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}}
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Tangi Tehsil is a tehsil located in Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=52&dn=Charsada Tehsils & Unions in the District of Charsada - Government of Pakistan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080322212739/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=52&dn=Charsada |date=2008-03-22 }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/DISTRICT_WISE_CENSUS_RESULTS_CENSUS_2017.pdf|title=District wise census results census 2017|website=www.pbscensus.gov.pk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829164748/http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/sites/default/files/DISTRICT_WISE_CENSUS_RESULTS_CENSUS_2017.pdf|archive-date=2017-08-29|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-11-06}}{{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|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=2017-11-07|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-11-06}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1177483|title=People of ‘disputed’ villages to boycott LG polls|last=Correspondent|first=The Newspaper's|date=2015-04-22|work=DAWN.COM|access-date=2017-11-27|language=en-US}}
History
During British rule, Tangi was part of Charsadda Tehsil (then part of Peshawar District).[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V10_186.gif Chārsadda Tahsīl - Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 10, p. 180.]
A notable achievement for Tangi came on 25 March 2018 when resident Dr. Nadeem Jan and Fateh Kheil were awarded Tamgha e Imtiaz by the president of Pakistan.{{cn|date=October 2023}}
Graves of religious scholars and famous personalities include Sharo Mian Sahib, Nika Sahib, and Muhammadzai Nika Mazar.{{cn|date=October 2023}}
The tehsil is subdivided into 12 Union Councils, including the headquarters - Tangi.{{cite web|title=Tehsils of District Charsadda|url=https://www.politicpk.com/charsadda-district-ucward-list-mna-mpa-seats-%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AF%DB%81-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84/|website=www.politicpk.com|access-date=29 September 2017}}
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Population
The 2017 population of Tangi Tehsil was 428,239.
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!Consensus Year !Population !Rural Population !Urban Population |
1951
|66,115 |54,050 |12,065 |
1961
|83,579 |68,873 |14,706 |
1972
|117,192 |99,170 |18,022 |
1981
|149, 692 |130,200 |19,492 |
1998
|254,461 |229,115 |25,346 |
2017
|428,239 |N/A |N/A |
See also
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References
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Category:Charsadda District, Pakistan
Category:Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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