Drazanda Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (
tehsil) of
Dera Ismail Khan District
Dera Ismail Khan District ( ps, ډېره اسماعیل خان ولسوالي, bal, ڈیرہ عِسمائیل خان, ur, , skr, ; often abbreviated as D.I. Khan) is a district in Dera Ismail Khan Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in P ...
in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of
Pakistan. The subdivision borders
South Waziristan to the north,
Dera Ghazi Khan and
Musa Khel Musakhel can refer to:
*the Musakhel tribe of Afghanistan and Pakistan
* Musakhel District, Afghanistan, part of the province of Khost, Afghanistan
**Musakhel, Khost, the administrative centre of the district of the same name in the province of Khos ...
to the south and
Zhob to the west.
The capital is the town of
Drazanda
Drazanda (also spelled Darazinda or Drazinda) is a main village or small town in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The population is 8,842 according to the 2017 Census of Pakistan.
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Prior to 2018, this administrative subdivision was known as Dera Ismail Khan Subdivision, and formerly also known as Frontier Region Dera Ismail Khan. The region was named after
Dera Ismail Khan District
Dera Ismail Khan District ( ps, ډېره اسماعیل خان ولسوالي, bal, ڈیرہ عِسمائیل خان, ur, , skr, ; often abbreviated as D.I. Khan) is a district in Dera Ismail Khan Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in P ...
which lied to the east.
Geography and climate
The geography of Drazanda Tehsil is mostly hilly as it lies near Sulaiman Range. The Sherani Area is totally under the eastern shadow of highest peak of Takht-e-sulaiman. The northern side is bounded by Gomal pass.
The climate of Drazanda Tehsil from December to February is cold, and from May to September is warm. Kulachi is the most historical
tehsil of Dera Ismail Khan.
Demography
The population according to the 2017 census is .
The
first language of 97.6% of the population is
Pashto.
Education
According to the ''Alif Ailaan Pakistan District Education Rankings'' ''2015'', Drazanda Tehsil is ranked 127 out of 148 districts in terms of education. For facilities and infrastructure, the tehsil is ranked 95 out of 148.
See also
*
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
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Dera Ismail Khan District
Dera Ismail Khan District ( ps, ډېره اسماعیل خان ولسوالي, bal, ڈیرہ عِسمائیل خان, ur, , skr, ; often abbreviated as D.I. Khan) is a district in Dera Ismail Khan Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in P ...
References
External links
Constitutional Provisions on the Tribal Areas- Chapter 3, Part XII of the Constitution of Pakistan
Government of the Federally Administered Tribal AreasPakistani Federal Ministry of States and Frontier Regions
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Durand Line
Frontier Regions
Frontier
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