Talagang District (Urdu/Punjabi: ضلع تلہ گنگ) is an administrative district of Punjab province of Pakistan. Formerly it was Talagang Tehsil within the Chakwal District; its status was raised to District in October 2022 by the government.[2][3]
Talagang District
ضلع تلہ گنگ | |
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| Coordinates: 32°55′40″N 72°24′40″E / 32.92778°N 72.41111°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| Division | Rawalpindi |
| Established | 14 October 2022 |
| Headquarters | Talagang |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Mossawer Ahmad Khan Niazi |
| • District Police Officer | Hasam Bin Iqbal |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| 2,932 km2 (1,132 sq mi) | |
| Population | |
| 602,246 | |
| • Density | 210/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 100,050 (16.61%) |
| • Rural | 502,196 (83.39%) |
| (old Talagang Tehsil & Lawa Tehsil was made Talagang District in October 2022)[2] | |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
| Number of Tehsils | 3 |
It is part of the Potohar plateau and lies on the north of Salt Range and east of the Kala Chita range. Talagang is 45 km from Chakwal. The motorway M2 is located 30 km from Talagang. It is bordered by Khushab to its South, Attock to its North, Chakwal to its East, and Mianwali to its West.[2]
History
editIt was declared as District on 14 October 2022 by Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhary Pervaiz Elahi on the request of former Provincial Minister and MPA Hafiz Ammar Yasir.[4][5] Former Talagang Tehsil was part of District Campbellpur (now Attock District) until 1985, when District Chakwal was created. Tehsil Talagang was merged with Chakwal. There are two Municipal Committees (Lawa, Talagang) in District Talagang . District Council Talagang has also been notified in the official Gazzette of the Punjab. In the over 150 families of Talagang pottery manufacturing is the primary source of income, continuing the centuries-old tradition of creating handmade clay wares.[6]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | ... | — |
| 1972 | ... | — |
| 1981 | ... | — |
| 1998 | 401,607 | — |
| 2017 | 527,756 | +1.45% |
| 2023 | 602,246 | +2.22% |
| Sources:[7] | ||
Population
editAt the time of the 2017 census, what is today Talagang district had 94,060 households and a population of 401,607.[8] Talagang had a sex ratio of 1075 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 69.93% - 83.34% for males and 57.85% for females. 79,678 (15.10%) lived in urban areas. 117,031 (22.18%) were under 10 years of age. 830 (0.16%) were from religious minorities.
Language
editAt the time of the 2023 census, 96% of the population spoke Punjabi and 2.84% Pashto as their first language.[9]
Administration
edit| Tehsil[10] | Area
(km²)[11] |
Pop.
(2023) |
Density
(ppl/km²) (2023) |
Literacy rate
(2023)[12] |
Union Councils | No. of villages | No. of public schools | No. of police stations | No. of post offices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talagang | 2,022 | 457,635 | 226.33 | 75.63% | 19 | 75 | 300 | 1 | 12 |
| Lawa | 910 | 144,611 | 158.91 | 71.37% | 5 | 5 | 116 | 1 | 3 |
| Multan Khurd | ... | ... | ... | 75.63% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Villages
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References
edit- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2023censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c "Two new districts carved out of Pindi Division". The Express Tribune newspaper. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Two new districts carved out of Pindi Division". The Express Tribune. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Punjab CM approves establishment of four new districts in province". Daily Times. 15 October 2022. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Punjab CM Pervaiz Elahi announces to form five new districts". The Nation. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "A village in Pakistan keeps business and tradition of pottery alive". Arab News PK. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "District And Tehsil Level Population Summary (Census - 2017) (old Talagang Tehsil was made Talagang District by the govt. in October 2022)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2023)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 2006-09-30 at the Wayback Machine Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names
- ^ "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, PUNJAB" (PDF).
- ^ "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023" (PDF).