Tangi Tehsil is a
tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
located in
Charsadda District,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Pakistan
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[Tehsils & Unions in the District of Charsada - Government of Pakistan](_blank)
Short history of tehsil Tangi
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British rule
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Tangi was part of the old
Charsadda Tehsil
Charsadda Tehsil is a tehsil located in Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[Peshawar District
Peshawar District ( ps, پېښور ولسوالۍ, hnd, , ur, ) is a district in Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is located about 160 km west of the Pakistan's capital Islamabad. The district headquarter is ...](_blank)
) later Tangi became a tehsil in its own right.
Some beautiful and scenic picnic spots are Yousaf baba close to Tangi, CHOPAAL-Restaurant Tangi (Chawatra) and Kanewar famous for Chappli Kabab.Munda head and munda dam,Tangi irrigation canal,Tangi jendi bridge, Tangi tatono bridge and many more beautiful places.
If Tangi is called the main fort & stronghold of Muhammadzai tribe.it will not be wrong.Because more than 80% of the population here belong to the Muhammadzai tribe.
There are also graves of many saints in Tangi. Among them are Sharo mian Sahib,Nika Sahib,Muhammadzai Nika Mazar,Yusuf Baba etc.
Some of the notable personalities of Tangi are. Maulana Rehmat ullah jan saib, Maulana Muhammad Akbar (Gandhiri Maulvi Sahib) graduated from Deoband. Shodago Babaji,Malik Muhammad Akram barzai as well as many famous people including Khan Abdul Akbar Khan, Wawa Khan,Malik Muqarab khan,Gul Shahzada alias Gul saib, khan bahadur Mir Alam Khan.
A notable achievement for Tangi came on 25 March 2018 when Dr. Nadeem Jan resident of Tangi Nusratzai Mohallah Fateh Kheil was awarded the prestigious award of Tamgha e Imtiaz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamgha-e-Imtiaz by the president of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. This was the first time in the history of entire District Charsadda and Thesil Tangi that such honour has been earned by its resident.
The tehsil is administratively subdivided into 12
Union Councils, one of which form the headquarters -
Tangi.
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Tangi MC
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Hisara Nehri
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Sherpao
The Sherpao family is a cadet branch of the Kheshgi family.
Background
As their name suggests, they are found in the village of Sherpao in the Hashtnagar area of Charsadda District, Pakistan. Sherpao, the common ancestor of the family, was th ...
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Ziam
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Abazai
Abazai is a town and union council in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is part of Tangi Tehsil and is located at 34°19'7''N 71°35'35''E at an altitude of 320 metres (1053 feet), lying to the northw ...
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Mirzadher
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Koz Behraam Dheri
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Ghan Dheri
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Mandani
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Shodag
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Harichand
Harichand is a town and union council in the Charsadda District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It is located at 34°23'2"N 71°48'18"E and has an altitude of 381 meters (1253 feet).
A historical location called Harichand has the name of Harichand Singh ...
Population
The population of Tangi Tehsil, according 2017 consensus, is 428,239 while according 1998 consensus, it was 254,461.
The population of Tangi Tehsil, according to official consensus, over the years is shown in the table below.
See also
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Charsadda District
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Charsadda Tehsil
Charsadda Tehsil is a tehsil located in Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[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 administra ...](_blank)
References
Charsadda District, Pakistan
Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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