Utmanzai, Charsadda

Coordinates: 34°11′40.8″N 71°45′56.4″E / 34.194667°N 71.765667°E / 34.194667; 71.765667
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Utmanzai (British India)
Town
UTC+5 (PST
)

Utmanzai is a town in Charsadda tehsil of Charsadda District in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,

Pakistan.[1] It is located at the border between Mohmand District and Charsadda District.

Overview

It is one of the eight main villages of Hashtnagar (one of the two constituent parts of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa).[2] It is present on Main Tangi road between Rajjar and Turangzai.

Utmanzai is the birthplace of famous Pakhtun leader and Frontier Gandhi,

Major General Akbar Khan, Nisar Muhammad Khan and Lieutenant General Imran Ullah Khan
.

Utmanzai, is the centre of regional and national politics because it is the birthplace of Khudai Khidmatgar Tehreek, a movement which played a crucial role in the struggle against British Raj.[4][5][6]

The main ethnic group in Utmanzai is Muhammadzai; however, there are further 4–5 ethnic subgroups, including Shamozai, Parich, Khel, Khwazi Khel, Peeran, Katikan, Julagan and several others that are few in number.

Population

The population of Utmanzai, according to the 1998 census, is 19,530. The population of Utmanzai according to the official census over the years is shown in the table below.[7]

Census Year Population
1951 10,272
1961 12,610
1972 15,857
1981 18,931
1998 24,848

See also

References

  1. ^ Newspaper, the (2013-07-29). "Restoration of Utmanzai municipal body sought". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  2. ^ "On the road to Charsadda | TNS - The News on Sunday". tns.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  3. ^ "The forgotten philosophy of Bacha Khan - Daily Times". Daily Times. 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  4. ^ "Bacha Khan remembered: Khudai Khidmatgar leader enshrined in his spirit rebellion - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  5. ^ Mehdi, Tahir (2012-08-14). "The Two-Muslim theory". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  6. ^ "'Bacha Khan's ancestral home be declared heritage site' - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  7. ^ "AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES (PDF)" (PDF). www.pbs.gov.pk. Retrieved 2017-11-24.