Mansehra Tehsil
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Mansehra Tehsil is a subdivision (tehsil
) of Mansehra District
in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
.
, Mansehra was a tehsil of Hazara District
, the boundaries of the tehsil (larger than today) were described as follows by the Imperial Gazetteer of India:
"Tahsīl of Hazāra District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, lying between 34°14' and 35°10' N. and 72°55" and 74°6' E., with an area of 1486 square miles (3,848.7 km²). Shaped like a cone, the tahsil runs in a north-easterly direction, comprising the deep glen of Kāgān
and the mountain ranges on either hand. The population in 1901 was 182,396, compared with 165,312 in 1891. The tahsil contains the town of BAFFA (population, 7,029) and 244 villages, including the large village of MĀNSEHRA, its head-quarters.
The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 1,03,000.
The AGROR
valley is situated in this tahsīl.""
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
) of Mansehra District
Mansehra District
Mansehra District is in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, an area still unofficially known as the Northwest Frontier. Mansehra district and town are named after Man Singh, a leading general of Mughal Emperor Akbar...
in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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History
During British RuleBritish Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
, Mansehra was a tehsil of Hazara District
Hazara District
Hazara District was a district of Peshawar Division in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan until 1976.The Imperial Gazetteer of India described the district as follows..-Khatris and Khokhran:...
, the boundaries of the tehsil (larger than today) were described as follows by the Imperial Gazetteer of India:
"Tahsīl of Hazāra District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, lying between 34°14' and 35°10' N. and 72°55" and 74°6' E., with an area of 1486 square miles (3,848.7 km²). Shaped like a cone, the tahsil runs in a north-easterly direction, comprising the deep glen of Kāgān
Kaghan Valley
The Kaghan Valley is a valley in the north-east of Mansehra District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. It attracts many tourists from around the world. The inhabitants were affected by the earthquake disaster on 8 October 2005....
and the mountain ranges on either hand. The population in 1901 was 182,396, compared with 165,312 in 1891. The tahsil contains the town of BAFFA (population, 7,029) and 244 villages, including the large village of MĀNSEHRA, its head-quarters.
The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 1,03,000.
The AGROR
Agror
The Agror valley is located in Mansehra District, Hazara in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It consists of three mountain glens, in length and in breadth, located between and .- Environment :...
valley is situated in this tahsīl.""
See also
- MansehraMansehraMansehra city is located at in Mansehra District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is very near to Abbottabad city. It is a major stop for tourists on the Karakoram Highway which leads to China...
Note-able personality of swati's in mansehra are; M Akbar Khan (Bela Akbar Khan) Haji Riaz Khan(Bela Akbar Khan) Sher Sultan Khan(Bela Akbar Khan) Sangeen Sultan Khan(Bela Akbar Khan) Akbar Khan Advocate Tariq Khan Swati Ex-minister Amjad Saleem Khan Babar Saleem Khan