Development profile of chitral district
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- (Hectares) As percent of the Province
- Numbers As percent of ‘000’ cropped area
- Numbers Per thousand Rural Households
- (Tonnes) As percent of the Province
- (Acers) As percent of the Province
- Conflict Management
Livelihood SourcesSources of livelihood represent the economic base of the district. Various features of agriculture, livestock, mining and forestry are compiled in this section, while district-wise manufacturing and fisheries data is not available. The land utilization statistics in terms of cultivated, cropped and irrigated areas is furnished in Table 2.6.1. Accordingly, the district shares are about 1, 2 and 3 percent in the province respectively, while the share of geographical area is about 2 percent. As evident in the table, canal is the only source of irrigation. Major crops in the district are shown in the Table 2.6.2. With the largest share in the cropped area, wheat is sown on 8160 hectares. This is followed by maize (5920 hectares). Rice, barley and vegetables have also significant shares in the cropped areas and are sown more than 1000 hectares. The numbers and share of agricultural machinery reflect the extent of modernization of agriculture. These information are collated in Table 2.6.3. About 12 tractors are available per one thousand cropped area. Moreover, about 8 harvesters per one thousand cropped areas are also estimated. Livestock is also important source of livelihood in rural areas. Table 2.6.4 displays the availability of various livestock per one thousand rural households. The table reveals that Goats, Sheep and Cattle are the major type of livestock in the district. The Table 2.6.5 furnishes information regarding mineral production in the district. Lead and Antinomy minerals are significant in terms of provincial shares. However in terms of production, marble is significant; although its share in the province is quite low. Table 2.6.6 reports the area under the control of Forest Department of the province. The table reveals that the district has about 0.126 million acres forest area which is about 3 percent of the provincial forest area. Information regarding the fish production in the district is furnished in Table 2.6.7. According to the table the district share in the province is quite significant. About 25 percent of the total fish production of KPK belongs to the district Chitral.
Chitral is amongst the safest district in the whole of KPK. In 2010 there were 459 terrorist attacks in KPK out of which only 4 were in Chitral. Given the Afghanistan-Pakistan border conflicts, Chitral is much more stable and peaceful given the fact that it is surrounded by growing militancy and violence. The location of Chitral has a strategic significance; it has the longest border with Afghanistan and is the largest district in KPK.
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