| Haripur District | |
 Location of Haripur District (highlighted in red) within the North West Frontier Province. |
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| Area | 1,725 km² km² |
| Population (2005) • Density |
803,000 • 466 per km²/km² |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Established • District Nazim • District Naib Nazim • District Council • Number of Tehsils |
• • • x seats • 3 |
| Main language(s) | [Hindko] Pashto |
| Website | http://www.nwfp.gov.pk/ |
Haripur (Urdu: ہری پور) is a district in Hazara Division in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan that contains the city of Haripur, located on the bank of a stream called Dor. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions Areas between 10000 km² and 100000 km² are listed here Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Pakistan Standard Time (PST is the time zone for Pakistan. It is usually 5 hours ahead of GMT though as of June 1 2008 it is 6 hours ahead due to the use of DST to help decrease UTC+5 is the Timezone for Pakistan Standard Time West Asia Standard Time. A tehsil ( Urdu: تحصیل) (or tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, taluq, mandal) is an Administrative division Pashto ( Naskh: پښتو pəʂ'to also rendered as Pakhto, Pushto, Pukhto, Pashtu, Pushtu, also known as A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised ||} See also Local government in Pakistan The Districts of Pakistan form the third tier of government in Pakistan, ranking as subdivisions of the provinces The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP ( Urdu: śimāl maġribī sarhadī sūba) is the smallest of the four main provinces of Pakistan. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Haripur (ہری پور is a city in Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, 65 km north of Islamabad and 35 km south Haripur district has the highest Human Development Index of all districts in the NWFP. The Human Development Index ( HDI) is an index combining normalized measures of Life expectancy, Literacy, Educational attainment, and GDP Haripur is a rich and developing social capital in the Hazara region. Haripur district is situated at latitude 33° 44' to 34° 22' and longitude 72° 35' to 73° 15' and about 610 meters above the sea level.
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History
In 1472 a descendant of Amir Tamur Prince Shahabuddin came to Hazara, the area between Hasan Abdal-Attock to Kashmir came under his control. Hasan Abdal (حسن ابدال is an historic town in Northern Punjab, Pakistan. Attock ( Urdu:) the headquarters of Attock District, is a city located in the northern border of the Punjab province of Pakistan This article is about the geographical region of greater Kashmir His descendants ruled most of Hazara until 1703. Gradually the Turks lost their control initially from Hassan Abdal/Attock and then from Haripur, which came the control of the powerful Gakhars. The Gakhars (also Gakkhar or Ghakhar or Ghakkar) (گاکھر were a fiercely independent and warlike Clan now located in Rawalpindi The Turks however kept their grasp over the areas between Abbottabad to Kashmir until the collapse of their rule in the 18th century. Now the descendants of these Turk rulers live in several villages of districts Haripur, Abbottabad and Mansehra. Prominent villages where they live are Bihali Mansehra and Manakrai Haripur. One of the descendant of these Turks was Raja Amanuullah Khan who became Speaker of NWFP assembly in 1980s. [1].
Haripur (meaning Hari's town) was founded in 1822 by Hari Singh Nalwa, a Sikh General of Ranjit Singh's army. Hari Singh Nalwa (1791-1837 was a legendary Sikh warrior who was born in Gujranwala, Punjab. Maharaja Ranjit Singh (ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ ਰਣਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ also called "Sher-e-Punjab" ("The Lion of the Punjab" (1780-1839 was a He was the Governor of Kashmir in 1822-23
Administration
The District of Haripur was a Tehsil of Abbottabad District until 1992 when it was separated from the District of Abbottabad and made into a district in its own right. A tehsil ( Urdu: تحصیل) (or tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, taluq, mandal) is an Administrative division The district is represented in the provincial assembly by four elected MPAs who represent the following constituencies: [2]
| Constituency | MPA | Party |
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| PF-49 (Haripur-1) | Raja Faisal Zaman | Mutthida Majlis-e-Amal Pakistan (MMA) |
| PF-50 (Haripur-2) | Qazi Muhammad Asad Khan | Independent |
| PF-51 (Haripur-3) | Akhtar Nawaz Khan | Independent |
| PF-52 (Haripur-4) | Syed M. The Provincial Assembly of the North-West Frontier Province is the Unicameral legislature of the North-West Frontier Province in Pakistan. Sabir Shah | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Haripur District is divided into three tehsils which are subdivided into a total of 44 Union Councils of which 15 are urban Union Councils;
Haripur
Haripur tehsil is divided into 37 Union Councils [3]
Ghazi
Ghazi is divided into 7 Union Councils[3]
Khanpur
- Khanpur (newly Announced)
Importance
The area is rich in natural resources and holds special significance because of two very important water reservoirs - the Tarbela Dam and Khanpur dam. A tehsil ( Urdu: تحصیل) (or tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, taluq, mandal) is an Administrative division A Union Council or village council in Pakistan is an elected Local government body consisting of 21 councillors and headed by a Nazim (which is equivalent A Union Council or village council in Pakistan is an elected Local government body consisting of 21 councillors and headed by a Nazim (which is equivalent Ali Khan is one of the 44 Union Councils of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Bagra is one of the 44 Union Councils of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Bakka is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Bandi Sher Khan is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan Barkot is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Beer, or Bir, is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan Bherrary is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Breela is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Darwesh is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Dheendah is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Dingi is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Haripur Central is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan Haripur North is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan Haripur South is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan Hattar is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Jabri is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Jatti Pind is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Kalinjar is one of the 44 Union Councils, (administrative subdivisions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Khalabat is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Khanpur is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivisions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Kholian Bala is a village and Union Council of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Kot Najeebullah is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan Landarmang is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Mankrai is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Maqsood is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Najifpur is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Pandak may refer to Pandak Afghanistan Pandak Pakistan Panian is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Pind Hasham Khan is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan Pind Kamal Khan is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan Rehana is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Chhajjian ( Urdu - Hindko چھجیاں) is a valley in Haripur District in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP of Pakistan Sarai Niamat Khan (also known as Sarai Naimat Khan is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Serai Saleh is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Sikandarpur is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Sirya is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Tarbela is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Tofkian is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Baitgali is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivisions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Ghazi is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Kotehrra is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Kundi is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Nara Amaz is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Qazipur is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Sirikot is one of the 44 Union Councils of Haripur District, in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Tarbela Dam ( Urdu: تربیلا بند) is a large dam on the Indus River in Pakistan. Khanpur Dam is a dam located on the Haro River near the town of Khanpur (NWFP, about 25 miles (40 km from Islamabad, Pakistan.
This district has high importance from geographical point of view. Because it is known as a gateway between Hazara division and NWFP and other side its boundaries attached with the capital Islamabad.
The biggest Tarbel Dam made of mud is also situated here on the river Sindh. This dam produces 2200 megawatts of electricity to fulfil the country's energy needs.
Boundary
The geographical significance of the district lies in the fact that its boundaries touch Mardan District, a centre of the ancient Gandhara civilization in the north west. Mardan is a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Gandhāra ( Sanskrit: गन्धार Urdu: گندھارا Gandḥārā; also known as Waihind in Persian is the name of an ancient Abbottabad District in the north east, Mansehra District in the north, Margallah hills of Islamabad in the south east, Swat valley in the north-west, Buner and Swabi districts in the west. Abbottabad (ایبٹ آباد is a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Mansehra District ( Urdu: مانسہرہ is in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, which contains the town of Mansehra and the Buner (بونیر is a district of the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Swabi ( Urdu: صوابی) is the capital of Swabi District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Besides Swabi, Mansehra and Abbottabad districts of NWFP, two districts of Punjab province i. e. Attock and Rawalpindi lie on the southwest and southeast respectively of Haripur district. Attock District ( Urdu: اٹک) is a district in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Rawalpindi is a district of Pakistan in the north of the Punjab province which contains the city of Rawalpindi. The Federal Capital Islamabad is also adjacent to the district in the south.
Demography
Haripur's population was estimated to be 803,000 in 2005. Out of those only 12. 0% of the population live in urban areas, while, the rest (88. 0%) of the population lives in the rural areas.
The population is spread over 1,725 km², with population density of 401. 3 persons per km²[4], this compares to the average population density of 233 persons per km², in the North West Frontier as whole. The average household size of the district is 6. 6 persons per household compared to 8 at the provincial level. Agriculture is the livelihood of the rural population, the total arable area is 77,370 acres (313. 1 km²).
Language
According to the 1998 District Census Report, Hindko is the predominant language in the district, representing 68% of population, consisting of Pukhtoons (70 %), Punjabi (1. Hindko (هندکو /Hindkoŭ/ also Hindku, Hinko, or Lahnda, لَیہندا is an ancient Indo-Aryan language spoken in North Western Pashtuns ( Pashto: پښتون Paṣtūn, Paxtūn, also rendered as Pushtuns, Pakhtuns, Pukhtuns) also called Punjabi may refer to The Punjabi language of Pakistan and India Punjabi grammar List of Punjabi 8%), and 28 % Hindko speaking community.
Growth rate
The average annual growth rate for the district during the 1981 to 1998 inter-census period has been 2. 19%, lower than the provincial average (2. 8%) and almost equal to the national average i. e. 2. 2%.
Literacy rate
The overall literacy rate for Haripur district is 53. traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write or the ability to use Language to read, write, listen, 7%, substantially higher than the provincial literacy rate in NWFP (35. 2%). The female literacy rate is dismally low at 37. 4% compared to male literacy of 70. 5%. The urban: rural break down show that rural literacy is lower (51. 4%) than urban literacy (69. 7%).
Education
Notable educational institutes are:
- Telecom Girls Public School & College
- Bright Vision Model College
- PILS (Paramount Institute of Languages and Skills)
- Sarhad Degree College of Commerce
- Sarhad College of Modern Education
- Frontier Education Complex
- HASDIS Computer Masters College
- Sir Syed Model School and College
- Model Public School, KTS
- Kausar Public School and College
- Jinnah Jamia Public School and college Haripur
- Basri Public School & College
- Sadat Model Public School
- Hazara Public School
- Pakistan International Public School
- Merit Schooling System
- Fauji Foundation Model School
- Telecom Staff College
- Islamic Universal Education System Kholian Bala.
- Telecom Boys College
- zubaida aman degree college
Haripur District has a Post Graduate College, that is funded by the Government, Providing education on Higher level. The city also has two Colleges for Girls which is also funded by the Government to provide Higher Education for Girls coming all around the City.
Haripur has 907 government primary schools, including 656 for boys and 251 for girls, in 2000–2001. In addition to government primary schools, 166 mosque schools were also functional in the district during this period.
The 907 government primary schools are there to cater a primary school age population (5–9 years) of 101,670, out of which 52,240 (51. 38%) were boys and 49,430 (48. 61%) were girls. The ratio of the primary schools with the primary school going age population indicates a limited access of the children to primary education. The district had 83 middle schools (56 for boys & 27 for girls), during 2001.
The mosque schools were introduced under the National Education Policy 1979 at the time of Fifth Five-Year Plan 1978–83. A mosque school is organized on the basis of 20–30 students, having normally one PTC teacher and Imam of the mosque as staff members, a shorter teaching programme (about four hours a day), same curriculum as of primary schools in addition to teaching of Holy Quran-e-Nazira (recitation of the Quran). The Qur’an ( القرآن, literally "the recitation" also sometimes transliterated as Qur’ān, Koran, Alcoran The students qualifying from such schools are eligible for admission in formal schools for higher education.
During 2000–2001, 166 mosque schools (15. 47% of the total primary schools) were functioning in district, while in 1997–98, this number was 180. Details about the number of teachers and students, curricular activities and performance of these schools are not available. The school age population catered by the mosque schools is not available.
Industries
Haripur District is comparatively more industrialised than other districts in the NWF Province. There are many biggest factory units here like Telephone Factory,N. R. T. C. (National Radio Telecomunication orporatin, Hazara fertilizers, Pak-China fertilizers, Terbela cotton mills etc. Furthermore, many small and big industrial factories are made in the Hatar industrial state such as Dewan Salman Fibre and Heavy Electrical Complex. Because of these industries this district is playing an important role at country level in the economic development.
Since Haripur has developed situation of medium and big industries, its role in the agricultural field is also admirable. This district especially provides fruits and vegetable not only to Peshawar but also to Islamabad and the Punjab. There is more likelihood of social and economical development due to the project of Ghazi Brotha and motorway from Peshawer to Islamabad.
One of the well known places of the district Haripur is Khalabat Town named after a village now under Tarbela Dam lake. Khalabat is one of the 44 Union Councils, administrative subdivions of Haripur District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Tarbela Dam ( Urdu: تربیلا بند) is a large dam on the Indus River in Pakistan. It is a well planned town with a population of around 35,000 and is located at the bank of Tarbela Lake and is home to those displaced by the Terbela Dam.
Among other famous places are:- Bandi Seeran (95% people are working overseas especially in gulf) Dhipra (one of the village of Pakistan where litracy rate is 100%) Baldher, Rehana, the home town of (former president of Pakistan) Field Marshal Ayub Khan, Sikanderpur, Dervesh, Kot Najibullah,Bhera, Khanpur(Tehsil), Beer, Gorakki, Mora Mamdooh Mankrai (an old Turkic settlement which is famous for its old ruins), Sarai Saleh, Ali Khan, especially Shah Mohammad (For variety of plant nursery's) and Sirikot. Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan ( Urdu / Pashto: محمد ايوب خان GCMG, MBE, HJ, NPk, ( May 14 The Turkic peoples are Eurasian peoples residing in northern central and western Eurasia who speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family Sirikot is one of the 44 Union Councils of Haripur District, in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. ,The major railway station of Haripur city is actually located in Pandak village. One well known place of the district is Jagal, it is near the k. t. s (Kahlabut town ship) - it is very big village. One more very big village is Dehdan(Dahdan). on karakurm highway. haripur to west 13 km.
Famous people from Haripur
- Ayub Khan, Former President, and Army Chief of Pakistan
- Muhammad Anwar Shamim, Air Chief Marshal and Chief of the Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force
- Qateel Shifai, famous Urdu poet;
- Muhammad Sabir Shah, Former Chief Minister of NWFP
- Gohar Ayub Khan, former Speaker of the National Assembly and Foreign Minister of Pakistan. Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan ( Urdu / Pashto: محمد ايوب خان GCMG, MBE, HJ, NPk, ( May 14 Pakistan Air Force ( Urdu: پاک فضائیہ, Pak Faza'ya) ( PAF) is the Aviation branch of the Pakistan armed forces Qateel Shifai ( 24 December, 1919 - 11 July, 2001) was a Pakistani Urdu poet. Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised The Chief Minister of NWFP (CM is elected by the Provincial Assembly of the North-West Frontier Province to serve as the head of the provincial government in NWFP Gohar Ayub Khan (born January 1937 is a Pakistani politician and the son of the late Pakistani President Field Marshal Ayub Khan. The National Assembly is the Lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. The Foreign Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Habibullah Khan Tareen, former NWFP Speaker and Education Minister.
- Sardar Fakhr-e-Alam Khan ex-chief election commissioner of PAKISTAN and ex-chief justice of Peshawar high court.
- Raja Sikander Zaman, former senior federal minister and Chief Minister of NWFP
- Sultan Raja Erij Zaman Khan - Chief of Gakhars and Ex MPA. Raja Sikandar Zaman Khan (1935 - 16 March 2007) was a veteran politician and former caretaker Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Sultan Raja Erij Zaman Khan is the present Chief of Gakhars. He is the great grandson of prominent Gakhar Chief Khan Bahadur Raja Jahandad Khan The Gakhars (also Gakkhar or Ghakhar or Ghakkar) (گاکھر were a fiercely independent and warlike Clan now located in Rawalpindi
- Major Gen. Mohammed Khalid , Pakistan Army
- General Iqbal Khan, Pakistan Army
References
| Administrative subdivisions of Haripur District |  |
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| Capital | Haripur
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| Union Councils | Ali Khan | Bagra | Bakka | Bandi Sher Khan | Barkot | Beer | Bherrary | Breela | Darwesh | Dheendah | Dingi | Haripur Central | Haripur North | Haripur South | Hattar | Jabri | Jatti Pind | Kalinjar | Khalabat | Khanpur | Kholian Bala | Kot Najeebullah | Landarmang | Mankrai | Maqsood | Najifpur | Pandak | Panian | Pind Hasham Khan | Pind Kamal Khan | Rehana | Serai Niamat Khan | Serai Saleh | Sikandarpur | Sirya | Tarbela | Tofkian | Baitgali | Ghazi | Kotehrra | Kundi | Nara Amaz | Qazipur | Sirikot | |
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| Capital | Peshawar | |
| Districts | Abbottabad | Bannu | Batagram | Buner | Charsadda | Chitral | Dera Ismail Khan | Hangu | Haripur | Karak | Kohat | Kohistan | Lakki Marwat | Lower Dir | Malakand | Mansehra | Mardan | Nowshera | Peshawar | Shangla District | Swabi | Swat | Tank | Upper Dir | |
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