Dera Ismail Khan District
Dera Ismail Khan District
ضلع ڈیره اسماعیل خان دېره اسماعيل خان ولسوالۍ | |
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UTC+5 (PST) | |
Main language(s) | Saraiki, Pashto |
Number of Tehsils | 5 |
Website | dikhan |
Dera Ismail Khan District (
Geography
The district of Dera Ismail Khan is bounded on the east by the
D.I Khan is separated from the Marwat plains of the Lakki Marwat district by a spur of clay and sandstone hills that stretch east from the Sulaiman mountains to the Indus river known as the Sheikh Badin Hills.[citation needed]
The highest peak in the range is the limestone Sheik Badin mountain, which is protected by the
History
It is named after mercenary Ismail Khan, son of Malik Sohrab Dodai of the Langah Sultanate, who laid the foundation of the area.[3]
Ancient history
The Dera Ismail Khan District is littered with ruins from
The region came under the influence of the
With the decline of the imperial Guptas, the
The district is part of what was historically territory inhabited by the
British Era
In 1901, the trans-Indus tract was allotted to the newly formed
In 2016, 191,000 acres in the district were brought under cultivation with completion of the
Demography
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1972 | 430,051 | — |
1981 | 550,256 | +2.78% |
1998 | 891,985 | +2.88% |
2017 | 1,693,594 | +3.43% |
Sources:[7] |
At the time of the 2017 census. the district had 204,722 households and a population of 1,693,594. It had a sex ratio of 940 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 43.34% - 56.55% for males and 29.39% for females. 360,218 (21.27%) lived in urban areas. 32.41% of the population was under 10 years of age.
Language
At the time of the 2017 census, 64.23% of the population spoke Saraiki, 32.97% Pashto and 2.08% Urdu as their first language.[1]
Religion
Religion | Population (1941)[8]: 22 | Percentage (1941) | Population (2017)[1] | Percentage (2017) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Islam | 255,757 | 85.79% | 1,690,436 | 99.81% |
Hinduism | 39,167 | 13.14% | 642 | 0.04% |
Sikhism | 2,390 | 2.05% | -- | -- |
Christianity | 810 | 0.27% | 2,278 | 0.13% |
Buddhism | 5 | 0% | -- | -- |
Jainism | 1 | 0% | -- | -- |
Judaism | 1 | 0% | -- | -- |
Total Population | 298,131 | 100% | 1,693,594 | 100% |
Education
The Dera Ismail Khan district has many schools and colleges, predominantly in the capital of Dera Ismail Khan.
- University of Agriculture, Dera Ismail Khan
- Gomal University- Two campuses in Dera Ismail Khan[9]
- St. Helen's High School & College
- Qurtuba University
- Gomal Medical College
- University Wensam College
- Shawn School & College Paharpur
- Punjab CollegeMeraj Campus
- [[Dar-e-Arqam School Dera Ismail Khan
- The City School (Pakistan)|The City School]] Dera Ismail Khan
- Government College of Technology, Dera Ismail Khan campus
- The Educators Dikhan campus
Beaconhouse School System
- Overseas Pakistan Foundation School
- Educare School
- Knowledge Home
- Islamabad Schools
- Mufti Mehmood Public School & College
Politics
The district is represented in the National Assembly by two elected MNAs who represent the following constituencies:
Constituency | MNA | Party |
---|---|---|
NA-24
|
Fazal-ur-Rehman[10] | Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam (F)
|
NA-39
|
Muhammad Yaqoob Shiekh | PTI |
Provincial Assembly
Member of Provincial Assembly | Party Affiliation | Constituency | Year | Area |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ehtisham Javed | Independent | PK-95 Dera Ismail Khan-I | 2018 | Paharpur/Paniyala |
Ahmad Kundi | Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians | PK-96 Dera Ismail Khan-II | 2018 | D.I.Khan North |
Faisal Amin Khan | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | PK-97 Dera Ismail Khan-III | 2018 | D.I.Khan city |
Lutf ur Rahman | Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | PK-98 Dera Ismail Khan-IV | 2018 | Paroa Tehsil |
Aghaz Ikram Ullah Gandapur | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | PK-99 Dera Ismail Khan-V | 2018 | Kulachi, Draban, FR DIK |
Cuisine and food
Sobat is a traditional dish predominantly prepared in the capital of Dera Ismail Khan.[citation needed] It consists of chicken, onions, garlic, tomatoes, khusk dhania, garam masala, turmeric, and other spices. It is usually eaten as dinner. Sobat is known all over Pakistan, and brings a lot of attention to the district and the city.[citation needed]
Sports
Football is a very popular game in Dera Ismail Khan. Other games including
Dera Ismail Khan has a cricket team as well: Dera Ismail Khan cricket team. Some cultural games (kabaddi, mailay and kodi, which is played by three sportsmen called pehlwaan where one runs while two other have to catch him in a big circular ground encircled by spectators) are still popular among native Saraiki people and have been for decades.
Administration
The district is subdivided into six
Tehsils
- Pashto: دېره اسماعيل خان تحصیل)
- Pashto: کلاچي تحصیل)[12]
- Pashto: پهاړ پور تحصیل)[12]
- Pashto: پاروا تحصیل)
- Pashto: دارابان تحصیل)
- Pashto: درازنده تحصیل)
- formerly Pashto: دېره اسماعيل خان سرحدي سیمه)
- formerly
After the merger of Tribal areas, Darazinda is now also a tehsil of D.I.Khan.[citation needed]
See also
- Dera Ismail Khan
- Pakistan
- National Assembly of Pakistan
- Tehsil
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Sport in Pakistan
- President of Pakistan
- Arif Alvi
- Pakistani cuisine
References
- ^ a b c d "District and Tehsil Level Population Summary" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d Tolbort, T (1871). The District of Dera Ismail Khan, Trans-Indus. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ Farooq Miana (20 April 2010). "Baloch tribes of the Saraiki Waseb". Waseb.org website. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ a b Ancient Pakistan. Chairman, Department of Archaeology, University of Peshawar. 1971.
- ^ "Dera Ismail Khan | Pakistan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "US Government Helping to Bring Water to 191,000 acres in Dera Ismail Khan and Tank". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Pakistan website. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan website.
- ^ "CENSUS OF INDIA, 1941 VOLUME X NORTH-WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE". Jstor.org. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ Yousaf Ali (19 September 2022). "Gomal varsity reopens today as students call off protest". The News International newspaper. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "2013 election result (Dera Ismail Khan District winner Molana Fazal-ur-Rehman on page 21 of 511)" (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Factors Affecting Sports Activities: A Case Study of Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan (DIK)". Researchgate.net. 8 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Dera Ismail Khan". National Reconstruction Bureau – Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2023.