Shabqadar

Shabqadar (Pashto: شبقدر‎ pronounce , Urdu: شبقدر‎ pronounce ) is a town in the Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is located around 25 kilometres north of provincial capital Peshawar[2][3].

Shabqadar
Town
Coordinates:
CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictCharsadda District
TehsilShabqadar Tehsil
Population
 (1998[1])
 • Total55,439
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Overview and history

Shabqadar is a tehsil head quarter of Shabqadar Tehsil in Charsadda District[4]. The famous attractions of Shabqadar are Shabqadar bazaar[5] and Shabqadar Fort[6]. The fort is made of mud and stone. It is designed by Sikh architect Tota Ram in 1837. Currently it is under the control of Frontier Constabulary and has 1800 personnel of the force are trained here. Former UK prime minister Winston Churchill once stayed at this fort during his service and part of expedition in the North West Frontier of India[2][7].

Majority of the people living in Shabqadar are Pakistani but a sizeable population of Afghans also live here[8]. Most are Muslims with small minority are Christians[9][10]. Major language is Pashto.

Population

The population of Shabqadar, according to 1998 census, is 55,439. The population of Shabqadar, according to official census, over the years is shown in the table below.[11]

Census Year Population
1961 11,046
1972 25,630
1981 30,881
1998 55,439

Main tribes

The main tribes of Shabqadar are listed below.

Education

Shabqadar Town is the home of many excellent public and private educational institutes. The most notable educational institutes in Shabqadar are Government Degree College Shabqadar[12] and Govt Girls Degree College Shabqadar.[13] The most notable private institutes are Shabqadar Students Academy, Allied Schools, Beaconhouse, Iqra Schools, Peshawar Model, ICEL College Of Engineering and Literacy, CIT, PIT, Islamic School System, Hira Public School, National College and Islamia Model School. [14]

See also

References
  1. "AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES (PDF)" (PDF). www.pbs.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. "Shabqadar Fort: Even an earthquake couldn't free chained gates - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  3. "distancesto.com Shabqadar to Peshawar". Distancesto.com. 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  4. Khan, Faiz Muhammad (17 February 2014). "Shabqadar lacks basic facilities for people". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  5. "CHARSADDA: Militants destroy 11 shops in Shabqadar". DAWN.COM. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  6. "Paradise lost: Sikh historian chronicles rule of his ancestors - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  7. "Facelift: Frontier Constabulary starts reconstruction of Shabqadar Fort - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  8. Correspondent, The Newspaper's (16 July 2016). "18 Afghan families leave Shabqadar for home". DAWN.COM.
  9. "Your land, my land: Shabqadar's Christians complain of marginalisation - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  10. "Voters foggy about existence of reserved seats - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  11. "AREA & POPULATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS BY RURAL/URBAN: 1951-1998 CENSUSES (PDF)" (PDF). www.pbs.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  12. "GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE SHABQADAR CHARSADDA". www.admission.hed.gkp.pk. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  13. "Govt Girls Degree College Shabqadar". www.admission.hed.gkp.pk. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  14. Imperial College Of Engineering Literacy (ICEL) Shabqadar


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