Kohat District
ضلع کوہاٹ
کوهاټ ولسوالۍ‎
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Top: Tomb of a Durrani prince, Kohat
Bottom: Tanda Dam
Location of Kohat District (highlighted in red) within the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province.
Location of Kohat District (highlighted in red) within the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province.
CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionKohat
HeadquartersKohat
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerRoshan Mehsud
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total2,991 km2 (1,155 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total993,874
 • Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils4
Websitekohat.kp.gov.pk

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.

History

Mughal era

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.

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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]

Languages of Kohat district (2017)

  Pashto (83.85%)
  Hindko (12.87%)
  Urdu (1.24%)
  Punjabi (1.19%)
  Others (0.85%)

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

Religion Population (1941)[4]: 22  Percentage (1941) Population (2017) Percentage (2017)
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.

Administration

Kohat district is divided into four Tehsils:

  1. Kohat (Urdu: تحصیل کوہاٹ)(Pashto: کوهاټ تحصیل‎)[5]
  2. Lachi (Urdu: تحصیل لاچی)(Pashto: لاچي تحصیل‎)
  3. Gumbat (Urdu: تحصیل گمبٹ)(Pashto: ګمبټ تحصیل‎)
  4. Dara Adam Khel Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل درہ آدم خیل)(Pashto: دره ادم خېل تحصیل‎)

Provincial Assembly

Member of Provincial Assembly Party Affiliation Constituency Year
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

References

  1. ^ a b "Kohat District population (Census - 2017)". Citypopulation.de website. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Kohat District population - Detailed Information" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  4. ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME X NORTH-WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE". Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Kohat". National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB), Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2023.

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