Lower Chitral District

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Lower Chitral District
موڑی ݯھیترارو ضلع‎
ضلع چترالِ زیریں
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Top: Chitral city with Tirich Mir in the background
Bottom: Bumburet, one of the Kalasha Valleys
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CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionMalakand
Established2018
HeadquartersChitral town
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerMuhammad Ali Khan (BPS-20 PCS)
 • District Police OfficerIftikhar Shah (PSP)[1]
 • District Health OfficerDoctor Muhammad Shamim
Area
 • Total
6,458 km2 (2,493 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total
320,407
 • Density49.61/km2 (128.5/sq mi)
Literacy
[3]
 • Literacy rate
  • Total:
    66.10%
  • Male:
    76.81%
  • Female:
    54.77%
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils2
Websitelowerchitral.kp.gov.pk

Lower Chitral District (Khowar: موڑی ݯھیترارو ضلع; Urdu: ضلع چترال زیریں) is a district in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is mainly populated by the ethnic Kho people.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1961 54,844—    
1972 87,617+4.35%
1981 121,641+3.71%
1998 184,874+2.49%
2017 278,328+2.18%
2023 320,407+2.37%
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As of the 2023 census, Lower Chitral district has 46,028 households and a population of 320,407. The district has a sex ratio of 104.31 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 66.10%: 76.81% for males and 54.77% for females. 87,378 (27.46% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. 57,157 (17.84%) live in urban areas.[2]

Languages of Lower Chitral District (2023)
  1. (mainly Khowar) (87.8%)
  2. Pashto (9.36%)
  3. Kalasha (1.59%)
  4. Others (1.29%)

87.76% of the population speaks languages classified as 'Others', namely Khowar (or Chitrali), the dominant language of Chitral as a whole. Pashto is spoken in the southeast of the district by 9.36% of the population, while Kalasha is spoken by 1.59% of the population.[6] There are some speakers of the Madaklasht dialect, a Persian dialect which is considered a mix of Dari and Tajik.[7]

Ethnic groups

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The main ethnic groups in the district are:

Religion

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Religion 1998[11] 2017[12] 2023[13]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
Islam 182,169 98.54% 274,426 98.60% 313,101 98.39%
Kalash 2,602 1.41% 3,725 1.34% 4,617 1.45%
Christianity 50 0.03% 165 0.06% 509 0.16%
Hinduism 2 0.00% 9 0.00% 4 0.00%
Ahmadi 51 0.03% 3 0.00% 2 0.00%
Total 184,874 100.00% 278,328 100.00% 318,234 100.00%

Administrative Divisions

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Tehsil Area

(km²)[14]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023)[15]

Union Councils
Chitral Tehsil 6,127 211,374 34.5 70.20%
Drosh Tehsil 331 109,033 329.4 57.38%

National Assembly

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The district along with Upper Chitral District is represented by one elected MNA (Member of National Assembly) in Pakistan National Assembly. Its constituency is NA-1.

Member of National Assembly Party affiliation Year
Abdul Latif PTI 2024

Provincial Assembly

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The district is represented by one elected MPA (Member of Provincial Assembly) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. Its constituency is PK-2.

Member of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Party affiliation Year
Fateh-ul-Mulk Ali Nasir PTI 2024

References

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