Kohat District (Pashto: کوهاټ ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع کوہاٹ) is a district in Kohat Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Kohat city is the capital of the district.

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Kohat District ضلع کوہاٹ
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Top: Tomb of a Durrani prince, Kohat Bottom: Tanda Dam
Location of Kohat District (highlighted in red) within the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province.
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Division	Kohat
Headquarters	Kohat
Government
• Type	District Administration
• Deputy Commissioner	Roshan Mehsud
• District Police Officer	N/A
• District Health Officer	N/A
Area
• Total	2,991 km2 (1,155 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	1,111,266
• Density	370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Number of Tehsils	2
Website	kohat.kp.gov.pk

History

Mughal era

From the early sixteenth century the history of Kohat revolves around three major tribes namely Bangash, Banoori, and Afridi.[2] These people appear to have settled in the district, during 14th and 15th centuries. From 16th to 18th centuries, Kohat being part of Mughal Empire was administered by the chiefs of two aforementioned tribes.

Demography

At the time of the 2017 census the district had a population of 1,111,266, of which 555,765 were males and 555,390 females. Rural population was 841,340 (75.71%) while the urban population was 269,926 (24.29%). The literacy rate was 58.59% - the male literacy rate was 77.75% while the female literacy rate was 39.96%.[1]

At the time of the 2011 census, 83.85% of the population spoke Pashto, 12.87% Hindko, 1.24% Urdu and 1.19% Punjabi as their first language.

Religion

Religion	Population (1941)[3]: 22	Percentage (1941)	Population (2017)[1]	Percentage (2017)
Islam	266,224	91.99%	1,106,709	99.59%
Hinduism	17,527	6.06%	1,004	0.09%
Sikhism	4,349	1.5%	---	---
Christianity	1,304	0.45%	3,190	0.29%
Total Population	289,404	100%	1,111,266	100%

Administration

Kohat district is divided into two Tehsils:

• Kohat
• Lachi

Provincial Assembly

References

Bibliography

• 1981 District Census report of Kohat. District Census Report. Vol. 27. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1983.
• 1998 District Census report of Kohat. Census publication. Vol. 42. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.
• Shackle, Christopher (1980). "Hindko in Kohat and Peshawar". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 43 (3): 482–510. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00137401. ISSN 0041-977X.

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