Rustam Tehsil
Rustam Tehsil
تحصیل رستم رستم تحصیل | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Mardan |
| Capital | Rustam |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Rustam Tehsil is a tehsil located in Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The town of Rustam is the capital of the tehsil.[1] According to the 2017 census the tehsil covering an area of 379sqkm had a population of 279,527 of which 140,896 were male and 138,629 female.[2] The area is part of the PK-55 Mardan-II constituency for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.
Demography
According to the 2023 census the religious affiliation of Rustam Tehsil was as follows: 278,915 Muslim, 578 Christian, 2 Ahmadi Muslim, 2 Sikhs and 10 were listed as others.[3]
| Religion | Population |
|---|---|
| Muslim | 278,915 |
| Christian | 578 |
| Ahmadi | 2 |
| Sikh | 2 |
| Others | 10 |
The census also recorded the first language of the residents of the tehsil as follows, 102 Urdu, 55 Punjabi, 55 Sindhi, 277,471 Pushto, 225 Balochi, 1 Kashmiri, 1 Saraiki, 115 Hindko, 2 Kalasha, 32 Kohistani and 1,491 listed as others.[4]
| Language | Speakers |
|---|---|
| Urdu | 102 |
| Punjabi | 55 |
| Sindhi | 55 |
| Pushto | 277,471 |
| Balochi | 225 |
| Kashmiri | 1 |
| Saraiki | 1 |
| Hindko | 115 |
| Kalasha | 2 |
| Kohistani | 32 |
| Others | 1,491 |
References
- ^ City/Tehsil Municipal Administrations
- ^ TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA
- ^ TABLE 9 : POPULATION BY SEX, RELIGION AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS - 2023
- ^ TABLE 11 : POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE, SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023