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Swabi lies between the river
Indus
and river
Kabul, in the north west frontier (NWFP)
of
Pakistan. Majority of the
Yousafzai
clan of Pathans have been living here for centuries. The
History and culture of the Swabi is very rich. The late
historian Roshan Khan Baba from this region wrote a book
entitled the "History of Yousafzai tribe". A well known
Captain of the Pakistan army Karnal Sher Khan belonged
to this region. He was involved in the
Kargil War and was killed in action. He was awarded
Pakistan's highest Military Honour the
Nishan-e-Haider. People in Swabi are well
educated. Today many people from this region are found in
different parts of the world, but mostly in
UK
& USA . They have unique characteristics of modern life
but within
Islam. The People of Swabi are famous for their
hospitality and a "romantic" people, they are fair in
complexion with rugged expressions as most Mountain
People in Pakistan appear.
Swabi is a huge market
for the
tobacco
while the other cash crops are
vegetables,
wheat,
sugar cane and
maze. Apart from these all sorts of fruits are found
here.
The famous Tarbela Dam
and electricity power house is located in Swabi. Swabi
is also the house to one of the most prestigious
institutes of the country namely
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and
Technology in the town of Topi.
Swabi is located in
the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. It is a
big a district with beautiful mountains and the mighty
Indus (Abaseen) running through it, irrigating its
fertile land. As God Almighty has blessed Swabi with
fertile land, most of the people are associated with
agriculture. Wheat, Sugar Cane, Tobacco and Maize are
main agricultural products especially the Tobacco is of
very good quality and leading national and multinational
tobacco companies have their factories and warehouses
built here. Lately, more and more people are going
abroad for jobs and are sending a good amount of foreign
exchange home thus directly contributing to the economy
of Pakistan. Their favorite destinations are Japan, UAE,
Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom. Apart from agriculture,
Swabi is also rich with mineral resources and its white
marble is very popular throughout the country.
People: Before partition, Hindus also lived here and
most of the businesses were owned by them. Both Muslims
and Hindus lived peacefully. After partition, the Hindus
left for India and now the whole population is Pakhtun
and belongs to the Yousafzai tribe of Pashtun. The area
from swat in the north to the banks of river Kabul in
Nowshera District is inhabited by the Yousafzai. They
originally came from Afghanistan and settled here. Even
today Hindus are found in some areas of Swabi. Tehsils
of district Swabi are. • Swabi • Lahor (Chota Lahore)
Before partition, Hindus also lived here and most of the
businesses were owned by them. Both Muslims and Hindus
lived peacefully. After partition, the Hindus left for
India and now the whole population is Pakhtun and
belongs to the Yousafzai tribe of Pakhtuns. The area
from swat in the north to the banks of river Kabul in
Nowshera District is inhabited by the Yousafzais. They
originally came from Afghanistan and settled here. Even
today Hindus are found in some areas of Swabi.
Tehsils of district Swabi are.
• Swabi
• Lahor (Chota Lahore) |
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SOME INFORMATION ABOUT Swabi (NA 12,13) |
Area: 1,543 sq kms
Sub-divisions: Swabi and Lahor
Population: 1,026,804
Population density: 665.5 persons per sq km
Annual growth rate: 2.96 per cent
Urban ratio: 17.5 per cent
Main clans: Yousafzai are in majority. Others include
Razars/Rajars, Utman, Jadoon/Gadoon and Khattak.
Religion: Muslims 99.6 per cent, Ahmadi 0.3 per cent and
Christian 0.1 per cent
Main Languages: Pushto 96.4 per cent; Others 3.6 per
cent
Literacy rate: 36 per cent
Economically active population: 19.5 percent of the
total population
Main occupations: Professionals 4.3 per cent;
Technicians 3.2 per cent; Clerks 2.6 per cent; Service
and shop workers 8.6 per cent; Agriculture workers 52.6
per cent; Craft and related trade workers 3.2 per cent;
Plant and machine operators 3.7 per cent; Elementary
occupations 21 per cent, Armed forces 0.7 per cent.
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93 |
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Running Units :
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64 |
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Closed Units :
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29 |
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LABOUR FORCE |
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Total Labour Force (10 & Above):
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205748 |
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Employed:
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158200 |
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Unemployed:
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47548 |
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Reported Area :
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148689 Hectares |
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Cultivated Area :
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87046 Hectares |
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Culturable Area :
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113676 Hectares |
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26505 Hectares |
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Irrigated Area :
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34354 Hectares |
%age of total irrigated area |
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22282 Hectares |
64.86% |
Irrigation Through Tubewell :
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11187 Hectares |
32.56% |
Irrigation by Other Sources :
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885 Hectares |
2.58% |
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YIELD PER HECTARE |
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2033 Kgs |
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1571 Kgs |
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1543 Kgs |
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375 Kgs |
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41203 Kgs |
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COMMUNICATION
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a)Roads |
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Total Roads:
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396.998 km |
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High Type:
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318.004 km |
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Low Type:
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78.994 km |
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0.26 km |
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b)Post Offices |
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89 units |
Area Covered per Post Office:
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17 sq. km |
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Total No. of Telephones:
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17926 units |
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Population per Telephone:
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60 persons per telephone |
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ELECTRICITY |
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Villages/ Settlements Electrified (Including
Mardan):
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987 |
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Per Capita Electricity Consumption:
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357 kWh |
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