Kohat District

Kohat District (, ) is a district of the Kohat Division in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The city of Kohat is the capital of the district.

History 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 a part of the Mughal Empire, was administered by the chiefs of the two aforementioned tribes.

Kohat district was annexed by the British from its former Sikh rulers after the Second Anglo-Sikh War of 1848–1849.

Demography

Population

As of the 2023 census, Kohat district has 169,679 households and a population of 1,234,661. The district has a sex ratio of 104.05 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 58.55%: 76.38% for males and 40.28% for females. 334,178 (27.07% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 278,741 (22.58%) live in urban areas.

Languages

At the time of the 2023 census, 85.90% of the population spoke Pashto, 12.43% Hindko, and 0.83% Urdu as their first language.

Religion In Kohat District, 99.49% people subscribe to Islamic faith.

+ Religion in contemporary Kohat DistrictReligiousgroup194120172023Islam 100,86888.01%1,106,7091,228,27199.49%Hinduism 9,1567.99%1,0046090.05% Sikhism 3,6133.15%1060.01%Christianity 5960.52%3,1905,4640.44%Others3830.33%3631290.01%Total Population114,6161,111,2661,234,579100%

+ Religious groups in Kohat District (British North-West Frontier Province era)Religiousgroup1881189119011911192119311941 Islam 169,219 187,661 199,722 208,868 197,496 218,445 266,224 Hinduism 9,828 10,791 14,480 10,848 12,879 13,393 17,527 Sikhism 2,240 4,474 3,344 2,739 2,674 3,249 4,349 Christianity 212 197 317 222 1,074 1,186 1,304 Jainism 41 50 0 0 0 0 0 Zoroastrianism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buddhism 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Judaism 0 2 13 0 0 0 Others 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Total population 181,540 203,175 217,865 222,690 214,123 236,273 289,404

Administration Kohat district is divided into four Tehsils:

TehsilName (Urdu) (Pashto)Area (km²)Pop. (2023)Density (ppl/km²)

(2023)Literacy rate (2023)Union CouncilsDara Adam Khel Tehsil()()446139,839313.5458.90%Gumbat Tehsil()()503124,530247.5754.55%Kohat Tehsil()()911817,610897.4958.19%Lachi Tehsil()()1,131152,68213563.39%

Provincial Assembly Member of Provincial Assembly Party affiliation Constituency Year Amjad Khan AfridiIndependent PK-80 Kohat-I2018 Shah Dad KhanMuttahida Majlis-e-AmalPK-81 Kohat-II 2018 Zia Ullah Khan BangashPakistan Tehreek-e-InsafPK-82 Kohat-III 2018

Kohat District

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