District profile Haripur Introduction

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• Sub Total-Qazi Pur 16,421 8,171 8,250
• Sub Total-Nara Amazai 21,386 10,838 10,548
• Sub Total-Sirikot 22,867 10,561 12,306
• Sub Total-Kundi Umar Khana 23,431 11,732 11,699
• Sub Total-Kotehrra 35,168 17,685 17,483
• Sub Total-Baitgali 19,857 9,839 10,018
• Total Households Approx: 146,357 Average HH Size
• Population Density 2.22 Persons/Acre (550.26 Persons/sq km)
• Month Wise Mean Temperature, Precipitation and Relative Humidity, District Haripur Month
• Relative Humidity (%) Maximum Minimum

Sub Total-Ghazi

28,182	14,596	13,586
2. Qazi Pur		Qazi Pur*	3,391	1,706	1,684
		Aldo Jabbi	2,455	1,264	1,191
		Hassanpur	2,223	1,086	1,137
		Jammu	1,304	645	659
		Mian Dheri*	3,784	1,859	1,925
		Chak Mirpur	172	98	74
		Mirpur Ghari	129	62	67
		Naqarchian	1,610	805	805
		Sheikh Choor	1,353	645	707
		Sub Total-Qazi Pur	16,421	8,171	8,250
3. Nara Amazai		Kali Lar*	1,893	961	932
		Charoona	1,447	741	706
		Charwai	2,032	1,033	999
		Nara*	827	445	382
		Bringwal	219	105	114
		Bela	1,310	663	647
		Dheryan	295	152	142
		Kupla	778	408	370
		Shah Muhammad Ghari	773	413	360
		Shingrrri	2,072	1,009	1,063
		Parba*	3,400	1,735	1,665
		Degra	1,080	571	509
		Kuprri*	5,260	2,600	2,660
		Sub Total-Nara Amazai	21,386	10,838	10,548
4. Sirikot		Sirikot*	16,785	7,677	9,108
		Gojra*	1,897	895	1,002
		Bail	1,964	941	1,023
		Garhan	2,221	1,048	1,174
		Sub Total-Sirikot	22,867	10,561	12,306
5. Kundi Umer Khana		Salam Khand*	3,305	1,484	1,820
		Kundi	7,151	3,435	3,716
		Umar Khana	1,903	903	1,000
		Mohat*	1,351	687	665
		Dall	9,721	5,223	4,498
		Sub Total-Kundi Umar Khana	23,431	11,732	11,699
6. Kotehrra		Kotehrra*	4,914	2,467	2,446
		Amgah	1,295	639	656
		Darchitti	1,616	823	793
		Tahlikot	2,093	1,104	989
		Bagh Dara	1,187	617	570
		Badros*	4,866	2,374	2,492
		Dhoke	586	308	278
		Jabbar	497	269	228
		Kala Katha	515	262	253
		Khoi Dara	1,249	663	586
		Padarra	703	377	326
		Khairbarra*	1,957	980	977
		Bandi	1,197	614	583
		Chamiari	2,164	1,082	1,082
		Garra	3,960	1,940	2,020
		Pipliala	6,368	3,164	3,204
		Sub Total-Kotehrra	35,168	17,685	17,483
7. Baitgali		Baitgali*	2,671	1,274	1,397
		Amb	466	210	256
		Kaneer	1,803	821	981
		Ashra*	827	394	434
		Cahkli	1,709	807	903
		Choora	1,887	928	959
		Devi	2,845	1,442	1,403
		Gali	3,574	1,838	1,736
		Keya*	709	357	352
		Khabal*	1,242	678	564
		Sithana*	480	234	246
		Barag	1,054	561	493
		Laqab	591	296	295
		Sub Total-Baitgali	19,857	9,839	10,018
Total Tehsil Ghazi				167,313	83,422	83,891
Grand Total-District Haripur				1,024,497	511,439	513,058

*Patwar Circle Source: Census 1998.
Socio-Ethnic Features

Total Households	Approx: 146,357
Average HH Size	Approx: 7 Persons
Male & Female Ratio	49.92 : 50.08 %
Population Density	2.22 Persons/Acre (550.26 Persons/sq km)
Rural & Urban Ratio	88% : 12%
Literacy Rate	Approx: 65%

The area is inhabited by the present tribes since early 14^th century. They mostly came from central Asia and Afghanistan. The different territories of the district remained parts of different reigns by Turkish, Durani, Sikh, Ghakar, Pashtun and British dynasties. Major tribes / casts in the districts are Tareen, Dilazak, Tahirkheli, Gujar, Awan, Mishwani, Pathan, Ghakar, Jadoon, Syed, Tanooli and Turks. Tareen live in some villages in the plain areas of the district i.e. Darwesh, Rehana and Pandak. They are ethnically Sarabani pathan and have a long history of resistance to both the Sikhs and the British. They came to Haripur on the invitation of the Gujars whom they gradually replaced.
Exiled by Mughal emperor Babar from Afghanistan, they came to Peshawar valley and then extended to other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Haripur. They inhabit some villages in the plain i.e. Sarai Salah, Ail Khan and Shah Muhammad etc. The Tahirkheli / Tarkheli is a sub cast of Utmanzai Pashtun and occupy the extreme south western part of the district along the district near to Attock. They have more population in Ghazi.
Gujar is one of the oldest inhabitant tribe of the district. They form a major portion of the total population of Haripur. They live sparsely in the whole district but concentrate in the villages i.e. Kot Najeebullah, Mang, Chamba Pind and villages surrounding Khanpur. Awan is another big tribe, next to Gujar, in the district. It is the most prominent cast of the region and lives in almost all areas of the district, while they have concentrated population in Sikankarpur, Changi Bandi, and other villages situated along side river Daur. Notable sub clans are Kutab Shais, Khokhars and Chuhans. Mishwani is considered as a Pashtun tribe and mostly dwell in western villages of the district i.e. Kundi, Umar Khana, Siri Kot, Dasso Mera and Bakka etc.
Ghakars are the descendants of Sultan Said Khan, who founded Khanpur in the late 16^th century. They always supported the different ruling dynasties and secured a favor from them. In the near past they owned most of the Khanpur villages and lands. At the moment they have a prominent role in politics of the district and have a great say in the area. Jadoon is originally a Pathan tribe that migrated from Gadoon Swabi centuries ago and lives mostly in Bagra, Kholian and Kailag villages.
Syeds are further divided in sub sects of Bukhari, Tarmizi, Mashadi and Gillani. They are scattered throughout the district. Tanoli is the third tribe of the district and have two sub sections of Hidwal and Pallal. Basnished from across the Indus by Yusafzai the tribe settled in the Haripur and at the moment live in upper and lower Tanawal. Turks are the descendants of the past Turk rulers of the area. They ruled the area in 15^th -17^th centuries but gradually supplanted by Pathan and Ghakar tribes. Now they have a small population and mostly live in Mankarai, Nartopa and Pharhari villages.
Besides these native tribes, about 1% population has migrated to the district from other districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or other provinces, while a considerable population (about 100,000 persons) of Afghan refugees is residing in the district for last three and half decade. There are three refugees’ camps i.e. Panian.1, Panian.2 and Padana while some people live outside the camps. Although, they are living amicably with the host communities, still they have an impact on the business and labor opportunities in the district.
Most of the people are Muslims, though belonging to different schools of thoughts i.e. Suni (Deubandi and Barilwi) and Shia. Only 0.1% of the total population is Christian, 0.1% is Ahmadi/Qadyani, and 0.2% population belongs to other religions. According to the 1998 District Census Report, Hindko is the predominant language in the district, representing 68% of population, followed by Pashto (28.9%), Punjabi (1.8%), Urdu (0.5%) and Gujri (0.8) is also spoken is some parts of the district. There is a great trend of modern and religious education. Literacy rate in the urban areas is more than 70% while that in rural areas is up to 50% but it is increasing year by year.

(Source: Census 1998 & Primary data from the communities)

Abodes

Most of the population lives in villages. About 88% of the total population dwells in rural areas while 12% have their abode in towns and /or Haripur City. In rural areas, 89.21% HHs live in their own houses, 4.89% lives in rented and 5.90% live in free of rent houses / or on tenancy. In urban localities 69.75 % houses are owned by the dwellers, 25.59 are rented and 4.65 are free of rent. About 82% houses are pacca, 4% houses are semi pacca and 14% houses are dirt in rural areas, while in urban areas 92% houses are pacca, 2% houses are semi pacca and 6% houses are dirt. More than 95% houses have electricity and about 75% houses have drinking water supply.

(Source: Census 1998 & Primary data from the communities)
Food and dress

Usually bread of cereal i.e. wheat and maize is used with pulses, meat/beef, vegetables and dairy products. Rice is also a favorite dish in the district. Break fasts usually consists of bread, tea and some kind of Tarkari. Common people in the district wear traditional dress of Shalwar, Qamiz and blanket/chadar as per season, while chapple and shoes are the mostly used foot wear. Educated and well up people are more inclined toward to western dress. Women also use different kind ornaments.

(Source: Census 1998 & Primary data from the communities)

Marriages

Marriages are mostly arranged ones. Ceremonies are held at engagements and weddings. Usually a girl is engaged after getting 15 year old while a boy is engaged at 25 and more. Although huge expenses on weddings and dowry still exist there is a declining trend in other customs like wedding procession called Janj carrying the bride in a palanquin or Doli and other celebrations. (Source: Census 1998 & Primary data from the communities)

Funerals

People (men and women) participate with one another during deaths. After funeral / burial rites, alms are distributed among the poor. Friends and relatives of the bereaved family serve guests with food as no cooking is done at deceased’s house. Condolence continues for three consecutive days at the mosque or the nearest Hujra. (Source: Census 1998 & Primary data from the communities)
Social Institutions

There are always muhallah or hamlet based mosques also used for community meetings regarding issues of common interest. Although some well up people have big Hujras but not communal. Most of the people have their private guest rooms and the aforesaid Hujras are used on very special occasions by the common people. There is either a political based or tribal based leadership in the district and there is no regular Jirga system but need based. In the district, a good social capital exist in form of civil society organizations i.e. NGOs, Cos, WOs, VOs, LSOs, art & literary societies and sports clubs etc. Some religious Madaris and organizations are providing platforms to different religious sects/schools of thoughts (Source: Primary data from the communities)

Climate

Month Wise Mean Temperature, Precipitation and Relative Humidity, District Haripur
Month	Mean Temperature oC		Precipitation (millimeters)	Relative Humidity (%)
	Maximum	Minimum
January	12.6	1.8	64.8	59.1
February	13.4	2.9	113.6	61.0
March	17.8	6.9	142.3	57.0
April	23.3	11.4	111.8	51.4
May	28.2	15.5	81.6	42.0
June	32.4	19.7	85.3	41.2
July	29.6	20.1	258.3	66.7
August	28.2	19.3	261.3	47.7
September	27.8	16.8	96.9	62.3
October	24.9	12.0	56.9	51.3
November	20.1	7.2	31.9	49.4
December	15.0	3.4	61.5	55.9
Annual	22.8	11.4	1,366.2	56.0

(Source: Census 1998)
Climate of the district is hot in summer and cold in winter. Spring and autumn are the transitional seasons between summer and winter. December –February are the coldest months and the temperature falls down to 3⁰ C – 1⁰ C. A gradual increase in the temperature starts from the month of March and it remains moderate till April. From May onward it gets hotter day by day and goes up to a climax of 35⁰ C – 40⁰ C in June. It remains hot till September and decline of the mercury starts from October onward. October-November have moderate temperature with a gradual downward trend.
February-April (spring) and July-August (monsoon) get more rains i.e. approximately 509.6 mm of the total annual rain of 1366.2 mm is received in the two months of July and August. High mountains of Muslim Abad UC in the east and Nara Amazai UC in the western north also get snow in January-December. The mean maximum and minimum temperature, precipitation and relative humidity of the district recorded at Kakul Metrological station is reflected in the table above.
A gradual change in the climate has been observed by the local communities in the past twenty –fifty years. The temperature and rainfall schedule is becoming erratic year by year, causing adverse impact on farming and other routines of the community e.g. due to severe drought, farmers are giving up crops which need more water and work load of women is increased in form of water fetching / collection. Erratic rains lead to floods in rain fed stream that cause damages to agriculture lands and other infrastructure while it also degrade range lands perpetually. (Source: Census 1998 & Primary data from the communities)

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