Jehangira Tehsil


Jehangira Tehsil is a tehsil located in Nowshera District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The tehsil is named after the Jehangira town, which is located on the GT Road.

Overview

Jehangira tehsil covers the jurisdiction from Akora Khattak to Khairabad. The head quarter and capital of Jehangira tehsil is Jehangira town. The famous land marks in Jehangira tehsil are Darul Uloom Haqqania at Akora Khattak, tomb of Khushal Khan Khattak, a library and a small museum in the name of Khushal Khan Khattak and shrine of Akhund Adyan Baba Seljoki.
The population of Jehangira tehsil, according to the 2017 census, is 353,490 while according to the 1998 census, the population of the area covering Jehangira teshil, was 208,704.

Towns and Villages

The main towns of Jehangira Tehsil are Jehangira, Akora Khattak, Khairabad, Nizampur. The main villages in Jehangira tehsil are below.
Jahangira teshil is home to many excellent educational institutes. The prominent are Govt Khushal Khan Khattak Degree College Akora Khattak and Govt Maulana Abdul Haq Degree College Khan Kohi, Nizampur.