Ghazni Khel Tehsil
Ghazni Khel | |
|---|---|
Tehsil | |
| Coordinates: 32°33′30″N 70°44′22″E / 32.55833°N 70.73944°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Lakki Marwat District |
| Seat | Ghazni Khel |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Zeeshan Muhammad Khan (IND) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,153 km2 (445 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Area code | 0969 |
Ghazni Khel Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Lakki Marwat Districtin the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The tehsil covers an area of 1,153km2 and according to the 2023 census has a total population of 329,775 - of which 165,804 are male and 163,968 are female (the total population in 2017 was 295,984).[1] The number of households in the tehsil is 43,615 of which 42,154 are owned and 809 are rented.[2] The tehsil forms part of the PK-106 Lakki Marwat-ll electoral constituency.[3]
Demography
According to the 2023 census, the mother-tongue of residents are as follow: 96 Urdu, 311 Punjabi, 36 Sindhi, 326,571 Pushto, 285 Balochi, 1 Kashmiri, 261 Saraiki, 1 Hindko, 5 Kalasha and 17 others.[4]
| Language | Number of speakers | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Pushto | 326,571 | 99.69% |
| Punjabi | 311 | 0.09% |
| Balochi | 285 | 0.09% |
| Saraiki | 261 | 0.08% |
| Urdu | 96 | 0.03% |
| Sindhi | 36 | 0.01% |
| Others | 17 | 0.01% |
| Kalasha | 5 | <0.01% |
| Kashmiri | 1 | <0.01% |
| Hindko | 1 | <0.01% |
According to the 2023 census, the religious affiliation of residents are as follows: 327099 Muslims, 472 Christians, 4 Ahmadis, and 3 Sikhs.[5]
| Religion | Number of adherents | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Muslims | 327,099 | 99.85% |
| Christians | 472 | 0.14% |
| Ahmadis | 4 | 0.00% |
| Sikhs | 3 | 0.00% |
References
- ^ TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA
- ^ Table 25 : HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS BY RESIDENTIAL STATUS, OWNERSHIP AND NUMBER OF ROOMS BY REGION
- ^ Election Commission of Pakistan
- ^ TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023
- ^ TABLE 9 : POPULATION BY SEX, RELIGION AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS - 2023
