Central Dir District is a district in the Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It was created as a separate district on 23 January 2022 by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from the Upper Dir district.

Central Dir District
ضلع دیر وسطی
منځني دير ولسوالۍ
Country Pakistan
ProvinceKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionMalakand Division
EstablishedJanuary, 23 2023
Founded byK.P.K Government
HeadquartersWari City (Permanent)
Area
  Total
1,483 km2 (573 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
  Total
595,227
  Density401.4/km2 (1,040/sq mi)
Literacy
  Literacy rate
  • Total:
    48.26%
  • Male:
    63.50%
  • Female:
    33.58%
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)
Calling code0945

Larjum and Wari are old tehsils, while Akhagram Karo, Nehag Dara and Sahib Abad were created along with the new district.

Administrative divisions

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The district consists of five tehsils:[2][3]

Tehsil Area

(km²)[4]

Pop.

(2023)

Density

(ppl/km²)

(2023)

Literacy rate

(2023)[5]

Union Councils
Lar Jam Tehsil 1,039 119,396 114.91 52.59% ...
Wari Tehsil 508 369,147 726.67 48.56% ...
Akhagram Karo ... ... ... ... ...
Nehag Dara ... ... ... ... ...
Sahib Abad ... ... ... ... ...

See also

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References

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  1. "Literacy rate, enrolments, and out-of-school population by sex and rural/urban, CENSUS-2023, KPK" (PDF).
  2. "وسطی دیرکو الگ ضلع بنانےکا اعلامیہ جاری".
  3. "خیبرپختونخوا میں ایک اور ضلع تشکیل". 19 January 2023.
  4. "TABLE 1 : AREA, POPULATION BY SEX, SEX RATIO, POPULATION DENSITY, URBAN POPULATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND ANNUAL GROWTH RATE, CENSUS-2023, KPK" (PDF).
  5. "LITERACY RATE, ENROLMENT AND OUT OF SCHOOL POPULATION BY SEX AND RURAL/URBAN, CENSUS-2023, KPK" (PDF).