Balakot Tehsil

Tehsil in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Balakot Tehsil تحصیل بالاکوٹ بالاکوټ تحصیل‎
Tehsil
Area of Upper Pakhli

Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Mansehra
Region	Upper Pakhli
Government
• Chairman	Syed Ibrahim Ahmad (PML(N))
Population (2017)^[1]
• Total	273,089
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Number of towns	1
Number of Union Councils	16

Balakot Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل بالاکوٹ) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Mansehra District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.^[2] Balakot is the main city of this area. It was one of the towns that was devastated in the 2005 Kashmir earthquake^[3] with around 80% of the buildings there destroyed. Villages were badly affected and landslides cut off thousands of people from Balakot where relief workers had been helping the survivors.^[4]

Its population as of 2017 was 273,000.^[1] The major spoken language of the tehsil is Hindko.

Administration

Balakot Tehsil consists of 12 Union Councils:^[5]

Notables

Jageerdar Wasil Khan Swati(Khan of Balakot during Sikh rule who helped Syed Ahmed Shaheed)
Jageerdar Lal Khan Swati (Khan of Balakot during British Rule)
Syed Qasim Shah (MNA)
Syed Ahmed Hussain Shah(MPA)
Mian Wali Ur Rehman (MPA)
Munir Lughmani Swati (MPA, Advocate Supreme Court)
Mian Zia Ur Rehman (MPA)
Wajid Hamayun Khan Swati(Politician)

References

^ ^a ^b "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
^ "Villagers near Balakot say nobody killed or injured by Indian aircraft". 27 February 2019.
^ "Earthquake damage - NWFP government official site". Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
^ Pain and fear in the haven for the lucky - The Guardian
^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Mansehra - Government of Pakistan Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine

Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Bannu

Bannu	Baka Khel Bannu Tehsil Domel Tehsil Wazir Tehsil Kakki Tehsil Miryan Tehsil
Lakki Marwat	Bettani Ghazni Khel Lakki Marwat Sarai Naurang
North Waziristan	Datta Khel Dossali Gharyum Ghulam Khan Mir Ali Miran Shah Razmak Shewa Spinwam

Dera Ismail Khan

Dera Ismail Khan	Daraban Darazinda Dera Ismail Khan Kulachi Paharpur Pianala Paroa
Lower South Waziristan	Birmil Shakai Toi Khulla Wana
Upper South Waziristan	Ladha Makin Sararogha Shaktoi Shawal Sarwakai Tiarza
Tank	Jandola Tank

Hazara

Abbottabad	Abbottabad Havelian Lora Lower Tanawal
Batagram	Allai Batagram
Haripur	Ghazi Haripur Khanpur
Kolai-Palas	Batira Kolai Palas
Lower Kohistan	Bankad Pattan
Mansehra	Baffa Pakhal Bala Kot Darband Mansehra Oghi Tanawal
Tor Ghar	Daur Maira Judba Khander
Upper Kohistan	Dassu Harban Basha Kandia Seo

Kohat

Hangu	Doaba Hangu Thall
Karak	Banda Daud Shah Karak Takht-e-Nasrati
Kohat	Dara Adam Khel Gubmat Kohat Lachi
Kurram	Central Kurram Lower Kurram Upper Kurram
Orakzai	Central Orakzai Ismail Zai Lower Orakzai Upper Orakzai

Malakand

Bajaur	Bar Chamarkand Barang Khar Bajaur Mamund Nawagai Salarzai Utman Khel
Buner	Chagharzai Daggar (Buner) Gadezai Gagra Khudu Khel Mandanr
Lower Chitral	Chitral Drosh
Lower Dir	Adenzai Balambat Khal Lal Qilla Munda Samar Bagh Timergara
Malakand	Swat Ranizai (Batkhela) Sam Ranizai Thana Baizai Utman Khel
Shangla	Alpuri Bisham Chakesar Martung Markhuzai Puran
Swat	Babuzai Barikot Behrain Charbagh Kabal Khwaza Khela Matta
Upper Chitral	Buni Mulkhow Torkhow Mastuj
Upper Dir	Barawai Dir Kalkot Lar Jam Sharingal Wari

Mardan

Mardan	Ghari Kapura Katlang Mardan Rustam Takht Bhai
Swabi	Lahor Razar Swabi Topi

Peshawar

Charsadda	Charsadda Shabqadar Tangi
Khyber	Bara Jamrud Landi Kotal Mula Gori Painda Cheena
Mohmand	Ambar Utman Khel Halim Zai Pindiali Pran Ghar Safi Upper Mohmand Yake Ghund
Nowshera	Jehangira Nowshera Pabbi
Peshawar	Badbher Chamkani Hassan Khel Mathra Peshawar Peshtakhara Shah Alam