Behrain Tehsil

Tehsil in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Behrain Tehsil
تحصیل بحرین
بحرين تحصیل
Tehsil
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictSwat
Area
[1]
 • Tehsil2,899 km2 (1,119 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Tehsil270,620
 • Urban
76,725
 • Rural
193,895
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (PDT)

Behrain, also known as Swat Kohistan,[3] is a tehsil located in Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 270,620, according to the 2023 census.[2] It has an area of 2,899 km2.

Languages of Behrain Tehsil (2023)[2]

  Pashto (35.81%)
  Kohistani (11.88%)
  Others, mainly Torwali and Kalami (52.31%)

According to the 2023 Census, the share of Pashto and Kohistani languages in Behrain was 35.81% and 11.88%, respectively. Some 141,119, mainly Torwalis and Kalamis, chose "Other", amounting to a little more than 52%.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Districts and Subdistricts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". City Population. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ Torwali, Zubair (June 15, 2014). "Beautiful but marginalised — Swat-Kohistan". The Express Tribune. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
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Tehsils of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Bannu
Lakki Marwat
North Waziristan
Dera Ismail Khan
Dera Ismail Khan
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Upper South Waziristan
Tank
Hazara
Abbottabad
Batagram
Haripur
Kolai-Palas
Lower Kohistan
Mansehra
Tor Ghar
Upper Kohistan
Kohat
Hangu
Karak
Kohat
Kurram
Orakzai
Malakand
Bajaur
Buner
Lower Chitral
Lower Dir
Malakand
Shangla
Swat
Upper Chitral
Upper Dir
Mardan
Mardan
Swabi
Peshawar
Charsadda
Khyber
Mohmand
Nowshera
Peshawar


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