Shabqadar ( ps, شبقدر , ur, ) is a town in the Charsadda District of

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province in

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. It lies north of provincial capital

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Overview and history

Shabqadar is a tehsil headquarter of

Shabqadar Tehsil Shabqadar Tehsil is a tehsil in Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The tehsil is named after Shabqadar town, which is capital and tehsil headquarter. Administration Shabqadar becomes tehsil in 1988. The tehsil is administrativ ...

in Charsadda District. The famous attractions of Shabqadar are Shabqadar Bazaar and Shabqadar Fort. The fort is made of mud and stone. It is designed by Sikh architect Tota Ram in 1837. Currently it is under the control of

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and has 1800 personnel of the force are trained here. Former UK prime minister

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once stayed at this fort during his service and part of expedition in the North West Frontier of India. Majority of the people living in Shabqadar are Pakistani but a sizeable population of

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s also live here. Most are

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s with small minority are

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. Major language is

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Education

Shabqadar Town is the home of many public and private educational institutes, including Government Degree College Shabqadar and Govt Girls Degree College Shabqadar. Notable private institutes include The Educators, SSA Colleg system, Saddat Public High School Shabqadar, Shabqadar Students Academy (SSA), Frontier Students Academy (FSA), Allied Schools, Iqra Schools, Peshawar Model, ICEL College Of Engineering and Literacy, Charsadda institute of technology (CIT), PIT, Islamic School System, Hira Public School, National College and Islamia Model School. Math Department Peshawar University Panorama

Math Department Peshawar University Panorama

Main Tribes

List of Shabqadar Tehsil union councils are listed below:

Population

The population of Shabqadar, according to 2017 census, is 383,765. The population of Shabqadar, according to official census, over the years is shown in the table below.

Administration

Shabqadar becomes tehsil in 1988. The tehsil is administratively subdivided into 12 Union Councils of which the headquarter is Shabqadar town. Under new local government rules, Shabqadar tehsil is divided into 29 village councils (VC) and 6 neighbourhood councils (NC).

Population

The population of Shabqadar Tehsil, according to the 2017 census, is 383,765 while according to the 1998 census, it was 240,751.

Tehsil Union Councils

List of Shabqadar Tehsil union councils are listed below:

National Assembly Seat

The Tehsil is represented in the

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by MNAs who represent the following constituencies:

Provincial Assembly Seat

The Tehsil is represented in the

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by MPAs who represent the following constituencies:

References

{{Charsadda-Union-Councils Populated places in Charsadda District, Pakistan Charsadda District, Pakistan

Overview and history

Education

Main Tribes

Population

Administration

Population

Tehsil Union Councils

National Assembly Seat

Provincial Assembly Seat

See also

References