Charsadda

For other uses, see Charsadda (disambiguation).

Chārsadda
چارسده
District Headquarter / City
Bacha Khan chowk
Bacha Khan chowk
Chārsadda is located in Pakistan
Chārsadda
Chārsadda
Chārsadda is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Chārsadda
Chārsadda
Coordinates: 34°9′0″N 71°44′0″E / 34.15000°N 71.73333°E / 34.15000; 71.73333
CountryPakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictCharsadda
TehsilCharsadda
Government
[2]
 • TypeTehsil-council
 • ChairmanAbdul Rauf[1] (JUI-F)
Population
 (2023)[3]
 • Total120,170
Time zoneUTC+5 (PKT)

Chārsadda (Pashto: چارسده; pronounceⓘ; Urdu: چارسدہ; pronounceⓘ) is a town and headquarters of Charsadda District, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[4] It is the eighty fifth-largest city of Pakistan, according to 2017 census. Located in the Valley of Peshawar, Charsadda lies about 29 kilometres (18 mi) from the provincial capital of Peshawar at an altitude of 276 metres (906 ft).[5] The total area of Charsadda District measures about 996 square Km. The district is geographically organized into two primary parts: Hashtnagar (Pashto: Ashnaghar) and Do Aaba (Pashto: Duaba).

  1. ^ "Tehsil Council Charsadda – KPK Local Body Election Result 2021". Geo News. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ "KP's new LG system: structure, powers, and voting process". SAMAA TV. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  3. ^ "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (Charsadda DISTRICT)" (PDF). 3 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  4. ^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Charsada – Government of Pakistan Archived 22 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Location of Charsadda – Falling Rain Genomics