Kohat District
ضلع کوہاٹ کوهاټ ولسوالۍ | |
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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 | 993,874 |
• Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Number of Tehsils | 4 |
Website | kohat |
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.
From the early sixteenth century, the history of Kohat revolves around three major tribes namely Bangash, Banoori, and Afridi. 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.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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:[2] |
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][3]
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 | Population (1941)[4]: 22 | Percentage (1941) | Population (2017) | Percentage (2017) |
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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.
Kohat district is divided into four Tehsils:
Member of Provincial Assembly | Party Affiliation | Constituency | Year |
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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 |