Lower Chitral District


Lower Chitral District is a district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.

Demographics

As of the 2023 census, Lower Chitral district has 46,028 households and a population of 320,407. The district has a sex ratio of 104.31 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 66.10%: 76.81% for males and 54.77% for females. 87,378 are under 10 years of age. 57,157 live in urban areas.
87.76% of the population speaks languages classified as 'Others', namely Khowar, the dominant language of Chitral as a whole. Pashto is spoken in the southeast of the district by 9.36% of the population, while Kalasha is spoken by 1.59% of the population. There are some speakers of the Madaklasht dialect, a Persian dialect which is considered a mix of Dari and Tajik.

Ethnic groups

The main ethnic groups in the district are:
  • Kho people
  • Gujjar
  • Kalash

    Religion

Administrative Divisions

National Assembly

The district along with Upper Chitral District is represented by one elected MNA in Pakistan National Assembly. Its constituency is NA-1.
Member of National AssemblyParty affiliationYear
Abdul LatifPTI2024

Provincial Assembly

The district is represented by one elected MPA in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. Its constituency is PK-2.
Member of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa AssemblyParty affiliationYear
Fateh-ul-Mulk Ali NasirPTI2024