Bannu District
District Bannu
ضلع بنوں بنو ولسوالۍ | |
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UTC+5 (PST) | |
Number of Tehsils | 4 |
Website | bannu |
Bannu District (
This district constitutes one of the 26 districts that collectively form the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It borders
: 3–16Cloth weaving, sugar mills and the manufacturing of cotton fabrics, machinery and equipment are the major industries in Bannu. It is also known for its weekly Jumma fair. The district forms a basin drained by the Kurram and Gambila (or Tochi) rivers, which originate in the hills of Waziristan. Although Bannu is surrounded by rugged and dry mountains, it is a fertile place, and early English visitors had been known to refer to it as a "paradise" – see the description by Edwardes quoted by Thornton.[2][3]: 6–7
Physical features
The district forms a basin drained by the
History
The history of Bannu goes back to prehistoric times due to its strategic location. Notably, Sheri Khan Tarakai is an ancient settlement site located in the Bannu District. Here, remnants bear witness to the presence of the most ancient village settlement within the Bannu region. This site witnessed occupation from the late fifth century to the early third millennium BC.[5]
The sacred texts of
Malik Dilasa Khan had also fought a successful battle against the sikh empire.[8] in which he killed one of the prominent Sikh Military commander Jai Singh Atariwala in the Battle of Bannu.[9]
British era (1861–1947)
After the British annexation of
As of 1911, the
Bannu Jirga (1947)
On 21 June 1947 in Bannu, a
Pashtun National Jirga (2022)
On 11-14 March 2022, the
Administrative subdivisions
Bannu District is divided into 6 Tehsils and 46 union councils.[14][15]
- Pashto: بنو تحصیل)
- Pashto: ډومیل تحصیل)
- Pashto: ککي تحصیل)
- Pashto: بکاخېل تحصیل)
- Pashto: میریان تحصیل)
- Wazir Tehsil
Provincial and National Assembly Seats
The district has 4 Provincial Seats in the
National Assembly
- NA-39 (Bannu)
Election | Member | Party | |
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2002 | Maulana Syed Nasib Ali Shah | MMA | |
2008 | Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman | MMA | |
2013 | Akram Khan Durrani | JUI (F) | |
2018 | Imran Khan | PTI | |
2018 (by-election) | Zahid Akram Durrani | MMA |
Provincial Assembly
Member of Provincial Assembly | Party Affiliation | Constituency | Year | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sher Azam Khan | Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians | Bannu-I |
2018 | |
Pakhtoon Yar Khan | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | Bannu-II |
2018 | |
Shah Muhammad Khan | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | Bannu-III |
2018 | |
Akram Khan Durrani | Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | Bannu-IV |
2018 |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1972 | 392,468 | — |
1981 | 485,240 | +2.39% |
1998 | 695,260 | +2.14% |
2017 | 1,210,183 | +2.96% |
Sources:[18] |
At the time of the 2017 census the district had 122,638 households and a population of 1,167,892.[1] Bannu had a sex ratio of 968 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 46.55% - 66.84% for males and 26.26% for females. 49,948 (4.13%) lived in urban areas. 33.64% of the population was under 10 years of age. Pashto was the predominant language, spoken by 98.20% of the population.
Religion
Religion | Population (1941)[19]: 22 | Percentage (1941) | Population (2017)[1] | Percentage (2017) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Islam | 257,648 | 87.06% | 1,208,054 | 99.82% |
Hinduism | 31,471 | 10.63% | 275 | 0.02% |
Sikhism | 6,112 | 2.07% | -- | -- |
Christianity | 699 | 0.24% | 1,494 | 0.12% |
Total Population | 295,930 | 100% | 1,210,183 | 100% |
Universities in Bannu
District Bannu has two Universities with one i.e University of Science & Technology, Bannu (USTB),[20] founded in 2005 by Mr. Akram Khan Durrani, the then Chief Minister, has a full degree awarding status and another one as a campus of the University of Engineering & Technology (UET), Peshawar. USTB offers a wide variety of courses in Science, Engineering and Arts subjects at Bachelors, Master and PhD level. These universities host students from District Bannu, the neighboring districts of Lakki Marwat, Karak, Waziristan as well as from all over Pakistan.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "District Wise Population - Bannu District (Census - 2017)". Citypopulation.de website. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Bannu District". Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 6, page 392. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ ISBN 1314135279.
- ^ a b c d public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bannu". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 355. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ Petrie, C.A., Thomas, K.D. & Morris, J.C. 2010. Chronology of Sheri Khan Tarakai, in Petrie, C.A. (ed.). Sheri Khan Tarakai and early village life in the borderlands of north-west Pakistan, Bannu Archaeological Project Monographs – Volume 1, Oxbow Books, Oxford: 343–352.
- ^ Michael Witzel, "The Home of the Aryans" people.fas.harvard.edu.
- ^ Gherardo Gnoli. Zoroaster's Time and Homeland: a study on the origins of Mazdeism.Published by Istituto Universitario Orientale (1980), ASIN: B0018NEFO0.
- ^ Rashid, Haroon (2008). History of the Pathans: The Ghurghushti, Beitani and Matti tribes of Pathans. Haroon Rashid. p. 436.
- ^ Chopra, Gulshan Lall (1940). Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab. Government Printing. p. 200.
- ^ Ali Shah, Sayyid Vaqar (1993). Marwat, Fazal-ur-Rahim Khan (ed.). Afghanistan and the Frontier. University of Michigan: Emjay Books International. p. 256. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ISBN 9780804789219. Archived from the originalon 19 December 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Nationalist parties convene jirga on Pakhtun issues". The News International. 12 March 2022.
- ^ "په بنو کې درې ورځنۍ "پښتون قامي جرګه" روانه ده". Radio Mashaal (in Pashto).
- ^ "Pakistan Tehsil Wise Census 2017 [PDF] (official)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ Provincial Disaster Management Authority, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (1 July 2009). "Pakistan: North West Frontier Province District, Tehsil and Union Code Reference Map" (PDF). United Nations Pakistan unportal.un.org.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2013.
- ^ "By Seat | KP Assembly". www.pakp.gov.pk. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "The Election Commission :: Untitled Page". 15 November 2012. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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- ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME X NORTH-WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE". Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ mskd. "University of Science & Technology, Bannu". University of Science & Technology, Bannu. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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