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30-640: Sesar is a village in Bagh District of Azad Kashmir . It is located in Dheerkot tehsil . It was affected by the 2005 earthquake and also hosted large numbers of refugees. This Azad Kashmir location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bagh District The Bagh District is bounded on the north by the Muzaffarabad District , the Hattian Bala District , and

60-568: A higher birth rate among the impoverished Hindus of Sindh province. This census also recorded Pakistan's first Hindu-majority district, called Umerkot District , where Muslims were previously the majority. On the other hand, Christianity in Pakistan, while increasing in raw numbers, has fallen significantly in percentage terms since the last census. This is due to Pakistani Christians having a significantly lower fertility rate than Pakistani Muslims and Pakistani Hindus as well as them being concentrated in

90-524: A portion of the column under the command of Pritam Singh reached Poonch and helped the town survive the siege.[4] The district of Bagh is subdivided into 5 tehsils : Topographically, the entire Bagh District is a mountainous area, generally sloping from north-east to south-west. The area is part of the Lesser Himalayas zone. The main mountain range in the district is the Pir Panjal. The Haji-Pir Pass

120-697: A third-party audit of the national census. Kamal pleaded that records from the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) showed the population of Karachi to be 20.15 million, rather than 16 million as shown in the census. Shahab Uddin Khan , a Member of the National Assembly (MNA) from Bajaur Agency , has stated he believes that a large number of people displaced from the Mamund and Nawagai regions due to security operations have not been counted by

150-607: Is closely related to the dialect spoken to the north in the Muzaffarabad (84% shared basic vocabulary) and to the core Pahari varieties spoken to the south-west in the Galyat region around Murree (86–88%). There are also small groups of speakers of Gujari and Kashmiri . According to the Pakistan District Education Ranking 2017, a report by Alif Ailaan , the Bagh District is ranked at number 5 nationally in

180-489: Is situated at a height of 3421 meters above sea level. The general elevation is between 1500 and 2500 meters above sea level. The mountains are generally covered with coniferous forests. The main river in the district is the Mahl Nala, but numerous other rivulets also flow in the district. The climate of the district varies with altitude. The temperature generally remains between 2 °C and 40 °C. The main eastern part of

210-624: Is the city of Bagh, which is situated 46 km from Rawalakot . It is said that a bagh (garden) was set up by a landowner where the premises of the Forest Department are now located. As a result, the area that is now the district headquarters was named "Bagh". There is an archaeological site in the Bagh District called Bagh Fort. Prior to 1947, Bagh was a tehsil in the Poonch District of Jammu and Kashmir . Historically this place

240-671: The 2023 Pakistani general election . The 2017 Census of Pakistan was conducted by over 110,000 civilian staff along with security provided by over 200,000 personnel from the Pakistan Army . Its budget was 18.5 Billion Pakistani Rupees , of which 6.0 Billion went to the armed forces, 6.5 billion was assigned for transportation and other related expenses, and 6.0 Billion was spent on training and re-enumeration. Many questions were asked of each individual, most importantly: age, sex, marital status, religion, mother tongue, nationality, educational attainment, literacy, and employment status. Data

270-688: The Baramulla District of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, on the east by the Haveli District , on the south by the Poonch District, and on the west by the Rawalpindi District of Pakistan's Punjab Province . The total area of the district is 770 square kilometers. The Bagh District is linked to the Muzaffarabad District by two roads, one via Sudhan Gali (80 km) and the other via Kohala (97 km). The district headquarters

300-436: The Pakistan Army . PPP leader Nawab Muhammad Yousuf accused authorities of doctoring the results, alleging that the population of Sindh had been intentionally underestimated by at least 10 million and the population of Punjab had been overestimated by 10 million. He described the results as an attempt to usurp the rights of Sindh. PPP Senator Mukhtiar Ahmed Dhamrah disputed the population of Karachi and Lahore reported in

330-536: The previous one in 1998 , and it was carried out by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics . The census recorded a total population throughout the country of 213,222,917. The results showed a massive population increase having occurred between 1998 and 2017 of 77.0 million people, or an increase of +56.5%. The results also marked a significantly higher result compared to estimations made of the Pakistani population before

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360-401: The 2017 Census of Pakistan were released in late 2017 and early 2018, the final results of the census were publicly released throughout the spring and summer of 2021, and they showed that in 2017, Pakistan had 213.2 Million residents. Data for Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan was disseminated separately by the territories' own statistical agencies. The population of 10 major cities of

390-576: The 2017 Pakistan Census. The Sindh Assembly refused to accept the results of the 2017 census, stating that millions of people were shown with double addresses and counted in their home provinces despite living and working in Sindh. In April 2018, Mustafa Kamal , chairman of the Pak Sarzameen Party and former Mayor of Karachi , challenged the results of the 2017 census in the Supreme Court , seeking

420-624: The census in the Islamabad Capital Territory and neighbouring districts of Attock and Rawalpindi , although included in the second phase, began on 30 March 2017 and concluded on 23 May 2017. Furthermore, for administrative purposes, the census in the Kech District of Balochistan was spread over both phases. In certain, "snowbound" areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , the enumeration took place in June 2017. While basic provisional results of

450-745: The census results had been manipulated and that the population of Karachi had been intentionally understated. He stated that the populations of Karachi and Lahore were counted as per the record of national identity cards and voter lists and that the census data had already been verified with statistics recorded by the army. Religion in Pakistan (2017 Official Census) Pakistan Bureau of Statistics released religious data of Pakistan Census 2017 on 19 May 2021. 96.47% are Muslims, followed by 2.14% Hindus, 1.27% Christians, 0.09% Ahmadis and 0.02% others. These are some maps of religious minority groups. The 2017 census showed an increasing share in Hinduism , mainly caused by

480-401: The census, which had previously estimated the Pakistani population in 2017 to be between 195 million and 200 million. Controversies regarding this census , focused around the populations of Pakistan's largest city, Karachi and the province of Sindh , resulted in another census being scheduled early in the year 2023 . The results of that census will be used to delimitate constituencies for

510-598: The census. He has stated he intends to challenge the census in court. Bismillah Khan , an MNA from Bajaur Agency, has stated he believes the population of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas is double of what is reflected in the census. He added that he will take up the issue with the federal government along with other lawmakers. Sajid Hussain Turi , an MNA from Khyber Agency , claimed that more than three million people from FATA are living in other cities in

540-506: The coldest months. The maximum temperature in January is about 16 °C, and the minimum temperature is 3 °C. Annual rainfall is about 1,500 millimetres (59 in). The total population of the district according to the 2017 census is 371,919. The main language of the district is Pahari , which is estimated to be native to around 95% of the inhabitants. The Pahari dialect spoken in Bagh

570-416: The completion of primary school. The city of Bagh , like other areas of the district, was heavily damaged in the 2005 Kashmir earthquake . Sixty percent of the buildings collapsed. Thousands of people died, and many more found themselves homeless. In the aftermath of the earthquake, NATO sent specialists to the district to help with clearing and reconstruction. There was a report that an entire village in

600-569: The country due to military operations, and expressed concern that developmental work in the region could be underfunded if the population is underestimated by the census. Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Former Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, questioned the provisional census results. He issued a statement demanding that data collected by the statistics division should be compared to data from

630-412: The country has increased by 74.4 percent since 1998, when the last census was conducted, according to the data of recently concluded 6th Population and Housing Census 2017. The total population of the 10 cities surged to 40,956,232 individuals as per the 2017 census from 23,475,067 registered during the 1998 census, the data revealed. Population Pyramids of each Pakistani province and nationwide as of

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660-486: The district had been wiped out. The United States government, through Pakistan, distributed vouchers to people in the district so that they could buy food and water. 2017 Census of Pakistan The 2017 Census of Pakistan was a detailed enumeration of the Pakistani population which began on 15 March 2017 and ended on 25 May 2017. It was the first census taken in the country in the 21st century, nineteen years after

690-427: The district is very cold in the winter and moderate in the summer. However, the lower valleys, the localities bordering Bagh at Kohala and its adjoining areas (Mongbajri and Ajra-Bagh) remain cold in the winter and hot in the summer. May, June, and July are the hottest months. The maximum and minimum temperatures during the month of June are about 40 °C and 22 °C, respectively. December, January, and February are

720-496: The most developed parts of Pakistan, Lahore District (over 5% Christian), Islamabad Capital Territory (over 4% Christian), and Northern Punjab. The Ahmadiyya movement shrunk in size (both raw numbers and percentage) between 1998 and 2017, while remaining concentrated in Lalian Tehsil , Chiniot District , where approximately 13% of the population is Ahmadiyya. Here are some maps of Pakistan 's religious minority groups as of

750-414: The preliminary results. Bushra Gohar , leader of Awami National Party (ANP), pointed out in a tweet that the reported population of around 5 million for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas seems contradictory to the fact that there have been nearly 2 million internally displaced persons registered from North Waziristan alone. Chief Census Commissioner Asif Bajwa rejected allegations that

780-412: The ranking related to education, with an education score of 73.99. The learning score is at 85.42, with a gender parity score of 88.32. The school infrastructure score of the Bagh District is 28.32, giving Bagh a national rank of 126. School infrastructure is a major problem in all of Azad Kashmir. Access to schools, with schools being far away, is the primary reason why there are fewer enrollments after

810-665: The region towards the end of the period. Raja Baldev Singh constructed a road from Poonch to the Haji Pir pass via Kahuta, along with a suspension bridge over the Betar Nala near the town.[3] Later it appears to have been upgraded to a wooden bridge. It was burnt down by the Jammu and Kashmir State Forces stationed at Poonch during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, mistaking an Indian relief column sent via Uri to be an enemy attack. Nevertheless,

840-615: The state headquarter was in Darband. The Poonch region became part of the Sikh Empire in 1819. Maharaja Ranjit Singh gave it as a jagir to Raja Dhyan Singh, his favoure Dogra diwan. Dhyan Singh and his descendants administered the region till the Partition of India in 1947. However, the maharajas of Jammu and Kashmi, who became the suzerains of the Poonch jagir after 1846, exerted increasing control over

870-435: Was also collected regarding every single household in the country, such as the tenure, the building material, the year of construction, the source of water, and the source of light. It also was conducted in 2 phases. The first phase lasted from 15 March 2017 to 13 April 2017 and covered 53 districts of the country. The second phase began on 25 April 2017 and lasted until 24 May 2017 covering the remaining 88 districts. However,

900-518: Was very important for all those emperor's that would wanted to establish their empire on the Northern areas and other parts of Kashmir. At that time the main power on this region was the Tanoli tribe (descendants of Khilji) and their state Amb Darband Ruled By Malik Abdul Qadir (founder of free Amb Movement after independence), great-grandfather Mir Jehandad Khan Tanoli, was a tribal chief of the Tanoli people and

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