Khyber Agency | About Khyber District 2021

 

Khyber Agency

Khyber district is a district in the Peshawar division in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan.

It was the agency in Fata (Federal Administrated Tribal Area) before 2018 but in 2018, it became a

district when Fata became part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.

Total Area Of Khyber

Khyber district has a very big area. Khyber is the most famous district among seven. Its total area is 2,576 Km2.

The population of Khyber District

The area of Khyber is huge. According to the 2017 Census, the population of Khyber is 986,973. So it has a huge population.

In Which Province It Does Exist?

Khyber first existed in Fata, but when Fata became part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Province, Khyber became Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. So Khyber district exists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.

Headquarters of Khyber District

The main headquarter is in the Landi Kotal. Landi Kotal is a place that exists in Khyber District.

Number of Tehsil

There are four Tehsil in Khyber Tehsil. These are:

·        Bara Tehsil

·        Jamrud Tehsil

·        Landi Kotal Tehsil

·        Mula Gori Tehsil

Location of Khyber District

Khyber District borders touch with Afghanistan, Khurram Agency, Orakzai Agency, and Peshawar.

·        Latitude N 32° 40.0486'

·        Longitude E 69° 51.5845'

 

Education In Khyber District

In education, Khyber is better than other agencies. The literacy rate in Khyber district in 2007 was 34.2%. Male has 57.2% and female has only 10.1% literacy rate in Khyber District.

Sports in Khyber District

The most playing game in Khyber agency is Cricket. There are playing cricket because they are inspired by Shahid Khan Afridi. They have an interest in cricket and also most of them are selected for International Cricket Team. Some of them are Shahid Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Umer Gul.