Nowshera District

1,748 km² total area. The population density is 608 persons per square kilometre. Total agricultural area is 52,540 hectors. The main source of income of the region is agriculture. Until 1988 Nowsehra was a tehsil (sub division) of Peshawar; in 1988 it became a district.

It is bordered by Peshawar District to the West, Mardan District to the North, Charsadda District to the North West, Swabi District to the North East, Kohat District to the South, Orakzai Agency to the South West & Attock District to the East.

Demography

The population counted in the 1998 census was 874,000, and the predominant first language was Pashto, spoken natively by 91% of the population. The previous census of 1981 reported that in the tehsil of Nowshera, Pashto was the language of 88% of households, while Punjabi accounted for 4.3%, Hindko – 4.2%, and Urdu – 2.9%.

Religion

Sunni Islam is followed by 99% of the population.

Christianity is followed by 0.5% of the population.

Ahmadiyya is followed by 0.3% of the population.

Hinduism is followed by 0.1% of the population.

Cities and towns

Nowshera is the capital city of Nowshera District

Akora Khattak is the birthplace of the Pashtun warrior-poet Khushal Khan Khattak

Pabbi only city located on GT road and railway line. It is also a birthplace of many famous poets and politicians.

Adam zai

Badrashi known as the land of stars

Azakhel Payan

Risalpur

Nizampur

Rashakai

Pirpiai

Jehangira

Surya kheil

Tribes

Gumoriani 12% Pashtoon Tribe spread across All of Nowshera

Khattak make up 58% of the district.

Kheshgi (Batakzai included) 10%

Babar 7%

Kakakhel is also belong to Syed 7%

Awan 3%

Paracha 1%

Afridi 1%

Taizi >1%

Grand trunk road

The world famous Grand Trunk Road runs through the district.

Rivers

Bara River

Kabul River

These rivers flow through Nowshera District

Parks

Kund Park

Mangloot Wildlife Park

Aza Khel Park

Jinnah Park

Cherat Chapri Wildlife Park

Notable people

Khushal Khan Khattak

Mian Iftikhar Hussain

Naseerullah Babar

Qazi Hussain Ahmad

Sami ul Haq

Ajmal Khattak

Famous buildings

Darul Uloom Haqqania

Taj Building

Akbarpura Education Academy

Hakim Building

Muhammad Naeem(Nandraki) Building Jehangira

AL-REHAN INDUSTRY PAKISTAN(Pvt) Ltd. (Pirsabaq)

Rehaish gah Dildar ali shah sanobar kaly (Pirsabaq)

Abdul Ghafoor Khan Mansion Akbar pura

Shayan Mobile Software Zone Akbar pura

Mir Aslam Khan Baoli (Step Well)

Ummah Children Academy, G.T Road Soria Khel

Hospitals/medical facilities

District Headquarters Hospital – Nowshera City

Combined Military Hospital – Nowshera Cantonment

Combined Military Hospital – Risalpur Cantonment

Layton Rehmatullah Benevelont Trust Free Eye Hospital

There are many other Government Health Care Facilities, Rural Health Care Centres, Basic Health Units & Civil Dispensaries all over the district.

Noor maternity Clinic Akbar pura Nowshera

RHC Zakhi Char Bagh Nowshera, KPK

Highways and motorways

N-5 National Highway

N-45 National Highway: (Nowshera-Chitral)

M1 Motorway

Shrines

Kaka Sahib the most well respected saint of Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa hails from Nowshera. His real name was Syed Kasteer Gul also known as Sheikh Rehamkar. He was descendant of Imam Jafar as Sadiq and his forefathers settled in this area some four generations ago. His descendants are known as Kakakhels. The family is highly respected in the Pashtun tribes and are respected even in the wildest tribal clans. They are big landlords and have an impressive presence in politics, military and civil bureaucracy.

Syed Abdul Wahab alias Akhund Panju Baba aka Baba Sahib was a famous Sufi and preacher of Islam. Thousands of Hindus embrace Islam on his hand. Baba sahib was migrated from Kalu Khan Sawabi area to Akbarpura, he started his teachings and preaching from the Misri Pura area of Akbarpura, where today his tomb is present. Baba Sahib Family is Syed and locally being called as Miangaan which still exists in the area. The Miangaan family is carrying on the Baba Sahib tasks of Preaching Islam till today, the present Gaddi Nasheen of the Akhund Panju Baba shrine is Peer Syed Obaid Ullah Shah S/O Syed Shamshad Ali Shah locally known as Pir Sb.

Sheikh Bahadur Baba shrine is in kanakhel and is visited daily by hundreds of devotees. He was father of Kaka Sahib and a very pious saint of his time.

Nandrak is Beautiful and Green Village of Distt Nowshera and the peoples of this village is hospitable and respectable and cooprative,(Muhammad Naeem Al Nandraki)

Wars and battles

Battle of Nowshera

Cantonments

These cantonments were created by the British Raj during British rule. There are three cantonments in Nowshera District:

Nowshera Cantonment

Cherat Cantonment

Risalpur Cantonment

Union councils

Nowshera District is divided into 47 Union Councils.

The councils are:

Nowshera

Nowshera City

Chowki Town

Tarkha

Pabbi

Akbarpura

Chowkai

Taru Jabba

Mohib Banda

Aman Kot

Dag Basood

Dag Ismail Khel/Chapri

Saleh Khana

Shah Kot

Nizampur

Kheshgi Bala

Kheshgi Payan

Aza Khel

Pir Piai

Ganderhi

Rashakai

Risalpur

Gandaree

Aman Garh

Manki Sharif

Pahari Kati Khel

Kahi

Ziarat Kaka Sahib

Badrashi

Pir Sabaq

Misri banda

Mughalki(Nandrak)

Jehangira

Akora Khattak

Mera Akora Khattak

Shaidu

Adamzai

Chasmai

Inzari

Mandoori

Khairabad

Kurvi

Nawan Killi

Kabul River

The largest by area is Nizampur & the smallest by area is Pabbi.

Provincial and National Assembly Seats

The district has 5 Provincial Seats in The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.

They are:

PK-12

PK-13

PK-14

PK-15

PK-16

The district has 2 National Assembly Seats in The National Assembly of Pakistan.

They are:

NA-05

NA-06

The District is currently represented by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf who won all 7 Seats in the recent elections.

Military installations in Nowshera District

Pakistan Air Force Academy

Pakistan Army Armoured Corps Centre

Special Operations School

Military College of Engineering