Kolai-Pallas District
ضلع کولئی-پالس
کولئي-پالس ولسوالۍ‎
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Palas Valley
Palas Valley
Kolar-Palas District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Kolar-Palas District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionHazara
Established2017
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy Commissioner : Fazal HussainN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total1,410 km2 (540 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total274,923
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zonePST
Number of Tehsils2
Websitekolaipallas.kp.gov.pk

Kolai-Pallas District (Pashto: کولئي-پالس ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع کولئی-پالس) is a district in the Hazara Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[2][3][4][5] It was a sub-division of the Kohistan district within the Hazara division till it attained the status of a separate district in 2017.[6][7]

Overview and history

Kolai-Pallas was carved as a district out of Lower Kohistan District by upgrading the old Pallas sub-division in 2017.[8][2][9] On 31 May 2018, Battera Kolai was carved out of Pallas tehsil making two tehsils in total for Kolai-Pallas.[10][11]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1981 123,685—    
1998 165,613+1.73%
2017 274,923+2.70%
2023 280,162+0.32%
Sources:[12]

At the time of the 2017 census, the district had a population of 274,923. Kolai-Palas District had a sex ratio of 844 females per 1000 males. The entire population was rural. 33.46% of the population were under 10 years of age. 7 people in the district were from religious minorities.[1]

Languages of Kolai-Palas district (2017)

  'Others' (mainly Kohistani) (91.26%)
  Pashto (7.09%)
  Others (1.65%)

The region is dominated by the Dardic people speaking Kohistani languages. Originally these peoples practiced a form of animistic religion similar to ancient Vedic religion, but were over the centuries converted to Islam. These peoples form 91.26% of the population. Pashto-speakers are the second-largest group and make up 7.09% of the population.

Administrative Units

The district currently has two Tehsils.[10][11]

The district is decided into 13 Wards (previously known as Union Councils), and 52 village councils.

Provincial Assembly

Member of Provincial Assembly Party Affiliation Constituency Year
Obaid Ur Rehman (Independent PK-27 Kolai Palas Kohistan 2018

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. ^ a b "Kolai-Palas notified as new district". The News. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  3. ^ "Deal struck: JUI-F's Maulana Asmatullah tenders resignation | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  4. ^ "KP Cabinet approves amendments in Civil Procedure Code". www.brecorder.com. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  5. ^ "Kolai-Palas district headquarters: Tribesmen defer protest after admin assurance". The News. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  6. ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  7. ^ "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL" (PDF). www.pbs.gov.pk. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  8. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (26 August 2017). "Kolai-Palas made district, Baffa-Pakhal tehsil". dawn.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Jirga members held for declaring two minor girls vani". The News. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  10. ^ a b Correspondent, The Newspaper's (31 May 2018). "Five tehsils created in Hazara division". dawn.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Provincial cabinet for combined efforts of govt institutions against narcotics". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  12. ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.


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