Banda Daud Shah Tehsil


Banda Daud Shash is Headquarter of BD Shah Tehsil a tehsil located in Karak District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population of Tehsil is 177,744 according to the 2023 census.

Administration

Banda Daud shah is administratively divided into 14 village councils namely:

Mouza's

There are 52 mouza's in BD Shah.

Patwar Halqa's

There is 13 patwar halqa in this tehsil namely:
  • Bahadar khel
  • Darish Khel
  • Khurram Muhammad zai
  • Dagar Nari
  • Nari Panos
  • Jatta Ismail Khel
  • Makori 1
  • Makori 2
  • Teri 1
  • Teri 2
  • Esak Khumari
  • Mardan Khel
  • Gurguri

Qanungoi Circles

There are two qanungoi circles name:
  • Bahadar khel
  • BD Shah

Natural Resources

BD Shah is rich in natural resources owing it to its geology. The resources include Oil & gas, rock salt, Gypsum and limestone. The Nashpa oil & gas field which is located in the Jatta Ismail khel region of BD Shah has a production of 11,683 barrels of oil per day and 89.17 MMscfd gas as of 2022.
Adding to that, there was another discovery of a reservoir in the Tal block in BD Shah.
Bahadur khel, a region in BD Shah is known for rock salts reservoirs with a purity of about 95% NaCl along with impurities in shape of gypsum and limestone.
BD shah is also rich in gypsum and limestone. The provincial government is planning to build a salt and gypsum city in Banda Daud Shah.

Education

Literacy rate of BD shah is 46.1%.
The major educational institutions includes:

Notable People