Battagram Tehsil
Battagram Tehsil
تحصیل بٹگرام بټګرام تحصیل Area of Pakhli | |
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| Coordinates: 34°40′33″N 73°02′55″E / 34.6757°N 73.0487°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Battagram |
| Region | Pakhli |
| Union Councils | 12 |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Atta Ullah Khan (PTI) |
| Area | |
| 497 km2 (192 sq mi) | |
| Population (2023) | |
| 335,984 | |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | - |
| • Rural | 335,984 (100%) |
| Literacy (2023) | |
| • Literacy rate | 41.20% |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Battagram Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (Tehsil) of the Battagram District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It serves as the Tehsil headquarters and covers a total area of 300 square miles (780 km2). Battagram Tehsil merged into Pakistan as an administrative region before being raised to the status of a district in 1993. On October 8, 2005, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake in Kashmir badly affected the area.