Upper Dir District
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Upper Dir District
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| Country | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan |
| Province | File:PK-NWFP.svg Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Malakand |
| Established | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Dir |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Naveed Akbar (BPS-18 PAS) |
| • District Police Officer | Syed Muhammad Bilal (BPS-18 PSP) |
| • District Health Officer | Dr. Ikhtiar Ali |
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| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
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| Number of Tehsils | 6 |
| Main language(s) | Pashto,[3]Template:Rp Gawri, Gujari |
| Website | dirupper |
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Upper Dir District (Template:Langx, Template:Langx) is a district located in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The city of Dir is its district headquarter. Geographically, it is located in the northern part of Pakistan. It borders with the Chitral district on the north, Afghanistan on the northwest, the Swat district on the east, and the Lower Dir district on the south. The District shares a 40 kilometer to 50 kilometer-long border with Afghanistan.
History
Dir was home to various popular civilizations. It has been the place where the Aryans, the Buddhists, and the Mughals survived. Dir was also a home to the Gandhara civilization. It was invaded by Alexander the Great.
In 1898, Muhammad Sharif Khan was declared the Nawab of Dir. He was succeeded by his son Nawab Aurang Zeb Khan in 1904, who ruled until his death in 1925. Subsequently, his son Shah Jehan Khan succeeded him; Shah ruled the state for almost 35 years.[citation needed] At the time of the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Dir was still a princely state, separated from Pakistan. It was no later than 1969 when it was annexed with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[4] Until 1996, Dir was a unit combined district. However, in 1996, the Dir District was divided into Upper and Lower Dir districts.
Demographics
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 251,045 | — |
| 1981 | 362,565 | +4.17% |
| 1998 | 575,858 | +2.76% |
| 2017 | 947,401 | +2.65% |
| 2023 | 1,083,566 | +2.26% |
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As of the 2023 census, Upper Dir district has 149,536 households and a population of 1,083,566. The district has a sex ratio of 98.36 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 46.77%: 62.76% for males and 31.67% for females. 392,214 (36.24% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 47,842 (4.42%) live in urban areas.[1]
Language
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Pashto is the predominant language, spoken by 91.02% of the population. Kohistani languages are spoken by 5.11% of the population, and 3.87% of the population speak 'Other' languages.[6]
Religion
according to 2023 census of Pakistan, 2,415 (0.22%) of the people in the district are from religious minorities, mainly Christians.[7]
Administration
Upper Dir District has four Tehsils.[8]
| Tehsil | Area
(km2)[9] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km2) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023)[10] |
Union Councils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barawal Tehsil | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Dir Tehsil | 1,012 | 384,667 | 380.11 | 48.26% | |
| Kalkot Tehsil | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Sharingal Tehsil | 1,140 | 210,356 | 184.52 | 37.15% |
National Assembly
This district is represented by one elected MNA (Member of National Assembly) in Pakistan National Assembly. Its constituency is NA-5 (Upper Dir).[11]
| Member of National Assembly | Party affiliation | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Molana Asad Ullah | Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | 2002 |
| Najum-din Khan | Pakistan Peoples Party | 2008 |
| Sahibzada Sebgat Ullah | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 2018 |
| Jamil Haider | PML-N | 2013 |
Provincial Assembly
In the provincial assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, there are three seats for the Upper Dir district. Its constituency is PK-11, PK-12 and PK-13.
| Member of Provincial Assembly | Party affiliation | Constituency | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gul Ibrahim Khan | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | PK-11 Upper Dir -I | 2024 |
| Muhammad Yamin | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | PK-12 Upper Dir -II | 2024 |
| Muhammad Anwar Khan | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | PK-13 Upper Dir -III | 2024 |
Towns
Except for the town of Dir and a number of rapidly growing towns along the main road, the population is rural. The population of Dur is scattered across more than 1,200 villages in the deep narrow valleys of the Panjkora and its tributaries.
Of these, notable villages include:
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Popular places
Other popular places:[12]
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Notable people
- Dr Zia Ul Haq (born 1980), university Vice Chancellor
See also
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- Dir (city)
- Dir (princely state)
- Lower Dir District
- Chitral District
- Swat District
- Districts of Pakistan
- Divisions of Pakistan
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, KPK" (PDF).
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.1998 District Census report of Upper Dir. Census publication. Vol. 104. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 2000.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About Malakand Division". The Commissioner Of Malakand, The Government Of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."District Dir Upper". Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Table 1: Area, Population by Sex, Sex Ratio, Population Density, Urban Population, Household Size and Annual Growth Rate, Census-2023, KPK" (PDF).
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Literacy Rate, Enrolment and out of School Population by Sex and Rural/urban, Census-2023, KPK" (PDF).
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Election Commission of Pakistan". Election Commission of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Pakistan: North West Frontier Province District, Tehsil and Union code Reference Map - Upper Dir". Relief Web. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
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