Havelian Tehsil


Havelian Tehsil is an administrative subdivision of Abbottabad District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

History

During British rule, the current district of Abbottabad was created as an administrative subdivision tehsil of Hazara District. After the independence of Pakistan it remained a tehsil of Hazara until 1981, when the old Abbottabad Tehsil became a district. Subsequently, the district was split into two tehsils, namely Abbottabad and Havelian.

Demography

According to the 2023 census the total population of Havelian Tehsil was 200,329 of which 99,396 were male and 100,931 were female. The census also recorded religious affiliation as follows: 255703 Muslim, 945 Christians, 1 Hindus, 2 Ahmadi Muslims, 10 Sikhs and 47 listed as others.
ReligionFollowersPercentage
Muslim255,70399.62%
Christian9450.37%
Hindu10.00%
Ahmadi Muslim20.00%
Sikh100.00%
Others470.02%

The mother tongue of residents were recorded as follows: 7,479 Urdu, 1,795 Punjabi, 295 Sindhi, 7,263 Pushto, 65 Balochi, 240 Kashmiri, 355 Saraiki, 236,897 Hindko, 91 Brahvi, 177 Shina, 19 Balti, 12 Mewati, 1,153 Kohistani and 869 listed as others.
LanguageSpeakersPercentage
Urdu7,4792.86%
Punjabi1,7950.69%
Sindhi2950.11%
Pushto7,2632.78%
Balochi650.02%
Kashmiri2400.09%
Saraiki3550.14%
Hindko236,89790.61%
Brahvi910.03%
Shina1770.07%
Balti190.01%
Mewati12<0.01%
Kohistani1,1530.44%
Others8690.33%

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