District Profile Attock
DITRICT PROFILE ATTOCK
Introduction1
Attock district owes its name from famous Attock Fort situated on the left bank of the Indus River. The
Emperor Akbar accorded the name to fort. The Attock district was constituted on 1904 by taking
Talagang Tehsil from Jhelum district and Pindi Gheb, Fateh Jang and Attock tehsils from Rawalpindi
District. The district was named as Campbellpur after the name of Sir Campbell who laid foundation
stone of Campbell city in 1908 a few kilometers away on south east of Attock Khurd Town. The name
Attock was again given to it in 1978.
The district lies from 33°-00’ to 34°-00’ north latitudes and 71°-43’ to 72°-56’ east longitudes. It is
bounded on the north by Swabi and Haripur districts of KPK, on the east by Rawalpindi, on the south by
Chakwal district, on the southwest by Mianwali district, in the west by Kohat district and on the
northwest by Nowshera district of KPK.
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Area and climate2
Total area of the district is 6,856.7 square kilometers consists of 6 Tehsils namely Attock, Fateh Jang,
Pindi Gheb, Jand, Hazro and Hassan Abdal. There are 72 union councils 12 urban and 60 rural union
councils.
Nature of Area
Cultivated Area
Irrigated Cultivated Area
Barani Cultivated Area
Cultivable waste lands
Forest
Un-Cultivated Area
Area in Acres
778,431
43,818
734,613
199,048
148,279
608,153
Area in Hectares
314,021
17,733
288,826
80,552
60,007
246,233
Percentage
44.90
2.53
42.37
11.48
8.55
35.07
Source:- DCR 1998
The climate of the district is extreme. The area south of the Kala Chitta is an upland plateau. It is
intensely hot in summer while in winter a chilly north wind prevails. The extreme of hot and cold
weathers are very severe. The high upland plateau which forms the whole of the district south of the
Kala Chitta range is baked under a hot sun in the summer, and in winter iced wind prevails, the cold
being often intense. In Attock tehsil the summer is short and cold weather long and severe. The climate
is more variable than that of the ordinary western Punjab districts; being affected by Storms which in
spring are apt to pass from Iran into Balochistan. Thus though one anticipates the end of the cold
weather to come in April and the thermometer to rise thence forward till the monsoons breaks in July
storms, or their aftermath, nor infrequent keep the district cooler through the end of April and the
beginning of May then it was during the preceding month. In the second half of May it begins to strike
up again. It is optimistic to expect the monsoons before the third week in July. Even in the worst months
it is unusual to have succession of really bad nights. With the coming of rains the temperature falls
considerably through the damp heat, which follows any cessation of the monsoon for more than a week
or ten days is often severe. In the western portion of the district, among the rocks of Attock, the sandy
slopes of Jandal, and the low hills of Nara and Makhad, summer heat is of the most intense description,
and is found almost unbearable even by the native of the tract. The wells and tanks dry up, hot winds
blow, and glare of the sun is intense reflected as it is by white sand and almost red-hot rocks.
The breaks in the rains are much longer, and even in August sometimes the country appears quite dry
and resemble a furnace. The inhabitants are nevertheless a fine robust race. The rains generally come to
an end about the beginning of September. Towards the end of that month the nights begin to be cooler
and the beginning of the cold weather soon follows about the middle October, though the heat in the
sun remains considerable for some weeks longer. The end of September and the beginning of October
after the cessation of the rains are sometimes warm. The latter half of October and November are
generally the delightful part of the year. There is little rain, and the air is cool with bright sunshine.
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Through the winter months the district enjoys almost perfect weather with bright days cold clear nights
with generally some frost in the two coldest months interrupted at more of March the sun again
becomes powerful. East winds, which are very tire, are often prevalent in the cold weather.
Probably in Attock there is more rain in the outskirts than in Attock itself, but appearances are deceitful,
and Attock, in the hot weather, even after a thorough soaking, never obstruct this fact. Contrary to it, of
Pindi Gheb, it may be said that nowhere in the tehsil is the rainfall greater than at Pindi Gheb itself.
General rain over the whole tehsil is uncommon, one village or one tract getting a soaking while the
adjoining country gets little or nothing. The Makhad hills are often left without any rain at all when the
rest of the tehsil is doing well. The further tracts lie westward from the Himalayas the less rain, as a rule
it gets. The rainfall of the whole districts is much less than in the adjoining tehsils Rawalpindi and Gujar
Khan of Rawalpindi District. But broken nature of the country and many ridges and hills which start up
cause local exceptions to this rule. Overshadowing hills seem in some parts to attract rain, in other to
repel it. The rainfall seems also to fallow the river valleys in a curious manner. The valleys on the Soan
banks get much more rain than those a few kilometers distant from it. For the district as a whole rainfall
is somewhat scanty and very uncertain, varying greatly from year to year.
Rain Fall Data
2008
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total Rain
Attock
43
28
145
10
69
194
101
156
06
05
45
702
Hassan Abdal
74
38
02
113
07
225.5
297
207
105
14
23
69
1174
Fate Jang
54
33
1.5
93
48
181
333
235
60
45
48
1131
Pindi Gheb
16
09
32
35
99
107
3.5
24
325
Jand
12
05
130
35
57
163
17
12
32
463
Hassan Abdal
103
66
44
100
26
05
77
149
15
05
Fate Jang
76
55
44
115
16
09
87
70
18
08
Pindi Gheb
10
20
46
27
50
12
-
Jand
11
22
04
62
34
69
75
45
-
Source: - EDO Agriculture Attock
2009
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
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Attock
38
53
52
73
03
76
106
41
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December
Total Rain
453
590
498
165
322
2010
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total Rain
Attock
11
95
08
08
10
348
276
06
762
Hassan Abdal
23
93
20
13
34
18
344
250
23
24
842
Fate Jang
11
105
14
10
34
360
269
42
845
Pindi Gheb
06
17
1.5
11.5
15
9.5
148.75
58
16
02
286
Jand
24
60
09
30
28
234
162
43
04
594
2011
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total Rain
Attock
05
42
34
16
03
41
178
81
71
34
04
509
Hassan Abdal
15
82
37
06
09
37
252
138
43
29
08
656
Fate Jang
15
46
27
40
10
70
212
77
59
18
13
587
Pindi Gheb
22
5.5
9.5
3.5
20
141.5
86
25
07
320
Jand
54
51
16.5
21
23
104
170
48
16
08
512
2012
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Attock
22
28
50
04
02
68
91
84
7
-
Hassan Abdal
46
39
03
59.5
03
79
161
67
9
-
Fate Jang
29
21
05
66
07
95
215
105
11
-
Pindi Gheb
15
7
31
06
21
95
67
11
-
Jand
36
20
48
20
61
22
13
-
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December
Total Rain
78
434
55
521.5
64
618
25
278
53
273
2013
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total Rain
Attock
165
82
182
47
10
67
127
155
38
22
20
12
927
Hassan Abdal
179
57
59
24
22
31
168
149
54
16
09
07
775
Fate Jang
217
71
59
43
9
48
134
229
7
06
04
15
842
Pindi Gheb
87
25
48
35
30
144
61
09
02
441
Jand
166
49
83
17
30
28
129
136
07
645
Hazro
2014
January
February
Attock
8
47
Hassan Abdal
12
42
Fate Jang
3
42
Pindi Gheb
49
Jand
27
Hazro
38
166
28
194
Topography 3
The topography of the district is a combination of hills and plains. The area in the north-west and south
is hilly. On the north, the hills are southern extension of the hills of Abbottabad district i.e., the southern
hills of the Gandgar range of Haripur district form a projection in the north of Attock Tehsil. In the
middle of the district, along its western boundary in Jand and Attock Sub-Divisions are the famous Kala
Chitta hills. This range is almost 56 kilometers and attains its greatest height in the west near the Indus
River where it rises to more than 1,000 meters. The range is rugged and is covered with brush forest.
There are several isolated ridges. The eastern boundary of the district is the Soan River. The Kheri
Moorat ranges cuts near the boundary in Fateh Jang Tehsil. This ridge rises to a height of about 950
meters. On southern boundary of the district is the Soan River which meets the Indus. An important
feature of the topology of Attock district is the general slope, which is from north-east to south-west.
Fateh Jang and Pindi Gheb tehsils are upland plains, which are dissected by numerous streams and hills.
The district is divided into two portions i.e., one to the north and north-west of the Kala Chitta range
and the other to the south and east of it. The former includes Attock and Hasan Abdal tehsils and the
latter Fateh Jang, Pindi Gheb and part of Jand tehsil.
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The district for the most part is in the ‘Pothwar’. The rocks that underlie the ‘Pothwar’ are the soft grey
sand-stones and orange to bright red shale of the Siwalik system. The district is a renowned collecting
ground for the animal fossils so characteristics of this rock group.
The Strata dip northwards at low and variable angles from the Salt range to the Soan river which occupy
a structural trough. To the north of the Soan river influence of the mountain building movements,
connected with up-throw of the Himalayas becomes increasingly evident in greater complexity of the
rock structure, until at about fifteen to twenty miles north of the Soan, the strata every-where dip
steeply and are frequently vertical or overturned.
This change in underground structure is not reflected in the topography except where the hard
nummulitic lime stone rock emerges beneath the softer sandstone and shale’s. The more southern of
these limestone ranges is the Khari Moorat hill, and abrupt narrow ridge raising to over 945 meters
(3100 feet) some 427 metres (1400 feet) above plateau level. This ridge forms a conspicuous feature in
the landscape for several kilometers in every direction. Further north, between Fateh Jang and Attock
cities there are several similar lime stone ridges which together form the Kala Chitta hills, a favorite
hunting ground for urinals.
The high ground in the extreme north of the district, near Attock and north of Lawrence Pur is formed
buy a much older rock series-known as the Attock slates. In the absence of fossils these rocks are
believed to be a great geological antiquity and may belong to the Precambrian system.
The general trend of these hill ranges is from east to west, parallel with the general trend of the
Himalayan ranges further north of which they form the foothills and outer ramparts.
Ethnic Structure and History4
The district is inhabited by different tribes and race, namely Awan, Pathan, Khattar, Gheba, Jodhra,
Gujar, Maliar, Rajput, Mughal, Syed, Sheikh, etc. Most of these tribes claim to be decedents of the
invaders who came from Central Asia and Afghanistan. Tribal and ethnic affiliations are still very strong.
However, this trend is showing signs of weakening with the spread of modern education, social
awareness besides the emergence of a new class of people working abroad in the Middle East and other
places.
Supposedly Buddhism had taken root in northern Punjab, from the regime of Asoka, the Buddhist
Emperor of Upper India. After Asoka there is no direct mention of the district, and the period is one of
great darkness. Doubtless the whole tract formed part of the Kingdom of Ederatides the Greek, who
about 170 B. C., extended his power over western Punjab. The Indo-Greek kings held the country after
him, being at last ousted (about 80 B.C.) by the Indo-Scythians. At any rate, when Hiuen Tsang, the most
famous Chinese pilgrims, visited the district in A.D., 630 and again in A.D., 643, Buddhism was rapidly
declining. The Brahman revival, to which, India owes its present form of Hinduism, had already set, in
the early years of the fifth century, and must have been at its height in the days of Hiuen Tsang. From
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the time the light afforded by the records of the Chinese pilgrims faded and a long period of darkness
swallowed up the years that intervened before the Muslim invasions and the beginning of continuous
history. The country was under the dominion of the Hindu kings of Kashmir, and probably so remained
till end of the 9th century. After that, the district formed part of the Kingdom of the rulers of Kabul,
Samanta Deva and his successors (more accurately designated as the “Hindu Shahis of Kabul”) who
remained in possession till the times of Mahmud Ghaznavi. Anand Pal and Jai Pal of whom the histories
of Mahmud’s invasions made mention as kings of Lahore, were Shahi kings. In the meantime, the
Gakkhars grew strong in the hill to the east, but their dominion never extended beyond the Margalla
pass and the Kheri Moorat.
The first authentic event of modern history peculiarly connected with this district is the battle between
Mahmud Ghaznavi and the Hindu army under Anand Pal in A.D., 1008. This battle, which decided the
fate of India, is said to have been fought on the plain of ‘Chhachh’, between Hazro and Attock on the
Indus. It ended in the total defeat of the Rajput confederacy, and India lay at the mercy of the Muslim
invaders. It is probably that Islam in the district dates from this time. There are indications that the
general conversion of the people took place some centuries later. During the reigns of the succeeding
Sultans of Ghazni there were many invasions of India. Though the district lay in the path of the invading
armies there was no special event on record connecting them with that. The northern portion of the
tract was in 1205 the scene of the quarrel between Gakkhars and Shahab-ud-Din, returning west ward
was camped on the banks of the Indus. His tent being left open towards the river for the sake of
coolness, a band of Gakkhars swam across midnight to the spot where the King’s tent was pitched, and
entering unopposed, dispatched him with numerous wounds.
Through the 13th century Ghaznavi and Afghan incursion continued. In the 14th century the Mughals
came, and to that day there survive the remnants of Mughal settlements in the Attock and Fateh Jang.
Tehsils. It was across the Attock tehsil that Timur marched to throw all India into confusion.
In 1519 A.D., Babar marched through the district and crossed the Soan on his way to Khushab, Bhera
and Chiniot. On his 5th invasion, in 1525, he marched along the foot of the hills from the Haro to Sialkot,
and noticed the scarcity of grains due to drought, and the coldness of the climate, pools being frozen
over.
But all these heroics have little internal connection with the history of the tract. The great portion of the
district lying south of the Kala Chitta was out of the track of the invading armies, and the various tribes
rather propitiated the foreign conquerors by the gifts of horses and hawks that invited Attock. The
‘Chhachh’ was a desolate marsh, and no part of the district was rich enough to excite the capacity of
Afghans and Mughals. The real history of the district is tribal.
The Janjuas are the first who appear to have been in dominant possession of the country. Nothing is
known of the history of their kingdom, but their present distribution and tradition encourage the belief
that they held the whole country north of the Salt range between the Indus and the Jhelum. Babar in his
memories says that the Janjuas had from old times been the rulers and inhabitants of the Salt range.
Their power was exerted in a friendly and brotherly way over Jats and Gujars, and many other men of
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similar tribes who built villages and settled on every hillock and in every valley. They took a share of the
produce fixed from very remote times, never varying their demand. The first successful attack on them
was probably made by the Khattars. At the same time bands of Afghan invaders came from across the
Indus and settled on the river bank.
The Khattars claim to have come to the district with the earliest Muslim invaders, and were probably
originally native of Khorasan. Whatever their origin and whatever their connection with the Awans and
the Gakkhars, they were probably established in the district before the advent of the former tribe. The
Awans are said to have entered the district from the south by the way of the Salt range and to have
spread to its northern limits. While they were settling down in this tract and confining the Khattars to
the country they now possess, the Alpials seem to have been wandering about in the Khushab and
Talagang tehsils before finally settling down in their present home on the upper Soan.
The Ghebas, too, were migrating from the south, and about the beginning of the 16th century took
possession of the present Gheb ilaqa. The Jodhras also may have come about the same time. The
probability is that the Khattars dispossessed the Janjuas of an outlying portion of their dominions. The
Awan invasion was the first really vital blow to Janjua power in the district and that their immigration
continued for many years. With them come other wandering tribes, Alpials, Chebs and Jodhras, who
held their own with the more numerous Awan, or aided by later reinforcements wrested from them
portions of the country they had seized. The fortunes of each tribe must have fluctuated greatly and
each must have gained, held and lost many different blocks of country before they finally settled down.
Population
Population of the district is estimated
1,630,000 which gives population density of
236 persons per square kilometers. The total
population of the district was 1,274,935 in
1998 with the density of 186 persons per
square kilometer. According to 1998 censes
the urban population was 21.3% of the total
population and 78.70% population was rural
population. As per 1998 censes the male
population was 49.50% and female
population was 50.50% of the total
population.
Source: - Punjab Development Statistics 2013
According to the census of 1981 the literacy rate of the district was 24.1% which was increased to the
level of 49.3% in year 1998.The literacy rate in urban areas was 69.4% and in rural areas 43.7%.The ratio
of literacy was 66.9% in males and 32% females. The current estimated literacy rate of district Attock is
53.3%.
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Punjabi (Potohari) is the widely spoken language in district Attock. Phushto, Urdu, Siraiki and Hindko
languages are also spoken in the district
Tehsils
Number of Union
Councils
Urban
Rural
Population (Thousand Persons)
Total
As Per 1998 Censes
Rural
Urban
1998 Urban
Population %
Estimated on 31-12-2013
Total
Rural
Urban
Total
Attock
3
8
11
144
118
262
194
151
345
45%
Fateh Jang
2
12
14
188
26
214
239
33
272
12.1%
Hassan Abdal
2
6
8
98
38
136
125
49
174
27.9%
Hazro
2
11
14
197
42
239
261
54
315
17.6%
Jand
1
11
12
211
17
228
262
22
284
7.5%
Pindi Gheb
2
11
13
166
30
196
202
38
240
15.3%
12
59
72
1004
271
1275
1283
247
1630
21.3%
Total
Source: - Punjab Development Statistics 2013
Economy
Majority of the population is related to the agriculture other major occupations are army service, labor,
government service and trade.
As per 1998 census report the major economic activity of the district is agriculture which is 32.3% of the
total employed population, government employee 16.2%, private sector 11.5%, autonomous body 1.8%
and self employed were 45.1%.
Major occupation groups were elementary workers which are 37.3% of the total employed population,
skilled Agricultural and fisheries workers were 31.9%, service workers and market sales workers 6.7%
and professionals were 3.5%.
The traditional crafts of the district Attock includes embroidered shoes, painted and lacquered wood
work, calico printing, hand loom cloth and blankets. Attock and Pindi Gheb produce elegant zari
embroidered shoes. Pindi Gheb is also famous for lacquer wood work, toys and legs of bridal beds.
Calico printing of bed sheets, table covers and similar articles are done at Fateh Jang. Iron vessels are
made at Mukhad and blankets are manufactured in Pindi Gheb and Fateh Jang tehsils.
There are 52 industrial units exists in district Attock which are Carpets, Cement, Cold Storage, Flour
Mills, Food Products, Glass & Glass Products, Iron & Steel Re-Rolling, Light Engineering, Motors /Pumps,
Packages, Poultry Feed, Power Generation, Textile Spinning, Vegetable Ghee / Cooking Oil and Woolen
Textile Spinning /Weaving provides the employment to the 5867 peoples.
S.No.
1
2
3
Industry
Carpets
Cement
Cold Storage
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No of Units
2
1
2
Installed Capacity
300 Looms
1165500 M. Tons
12000 Bags
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Flour Mills
Food Products
Glass and Glass products
Iron and Steel Re-Rolling
Light Engineering
Motor/ Pumps
Packages
Poultry Feed
Power Generation
Textile Spinning
Vegetable Ghee and Cooking Oil
Woolen Textile Spinning/ Weaving
26
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
5200 M. Tons/ Day
150 Th. Kgs
148350 M. Tons
10000 M. Tons
5 million Rupees
6500 Nos
6240 M. Tons
504 M. Tons
29 MW
67094 Spindles
54000 M. Tons
6148 Spindles, 32
Looms
Source: - District Officer (Enterprise and Investment Promotion) Attock
Kalla Chitta range is rich in minral resources. Mineral reserves likse Argillaceous Clay,Bentonite,
Fireclay,Limestone and Iron Ore have been reported in this range, Where only Dolomite, Gypsam,
Limestone, Fireclay, Bentonite, Silca Sand and Iron Ore are being commercially expolited.
Production of
S.No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
the major minarls for the year 2011-12 is given in table below
Minerals
Production ( Hundrad Matric Tons)
Argillaceous Clay
6312
Bentonite
19
Fireclay
130
Iron Ore
26
Latrit
244
Lime Stone
29305
Silica Sand
1
Source:- Directorate General, Mines and Minerals , Punjab, Lahore ( Punjab Development Statistcis 2013, Beareu of Statistics , Governemet of
the Punjab Lahore Pakistan.)
Demographic data
District Attock is consisting of 6 Tehsils and 72 union councils. There are 13 urban and 59 rural union
councils in the district.
Tehsil Attock
S.No.
UC Name
Male
Female
Total
Total HHs
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
12051
9266
10729
8947
10062
14021
12080
12294
9454
10946
9128
10266
14305
12324
24345
18720
21675
18075
20328
28326
24404
4222
3460
3977
3138
3605
4938
5752
UC 1
UC 2
UC 3
Kamra
Akhori
Baryar
Surgsalar
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Revenue
Villages
07
08
04
06
07
05
11
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8
9
10
11
Sarwala
Mirza
Golra ( Urtakpur)
Haji Shah
Total
Tehsil Hazro
S.No.
UC Name
7933
9845
11341
7031
113306
8093
10044
11571
7173
115598
16026
19889
22912
14204
228904
2946
3693
4463
2482
42676
02
02
07
03
62
Male
Female
Total
Total HHs
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Mullan Mansoor
Ghourghushti
Jalaia
Formali
Nartopa
Hazro 2
Hazro 1
Haroon
Shadi Khan
Khagwani
Malak Mala
Hameed
Bhadur Khan
Shamasabad
Total
Tehsil Fateh Jang
S.No.
UC Name
6338
6209
7165
7985
7756
7791
8659
9993
9678
9837
9107
10558
11712
13794
126582
6466
6334
7309
8146
7912
7948
8833
10193
9873
10035
9290
11281
11948
14072
129640
12804
12543
14474
16131
15688
15729
17492
20186
19551
19872
18397
22339
23660
27866
256732
2181
2514
2666
2729
2731
2738
3201
3307
3396
3514
3261
3661
4072
4660
44631
Revenue
Villages
04
01
06
05
05
02
02
08
06
09
06
06
06
13
79
Male
Female
Total
Total HHs
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Fateh Jang 1
Fateh Jang 2
Jungle
Ajuwala
Qutbal
Dhurnal
Gali Jagir
Malal
Shrah-e-Sadullah
Kot Fateh Khan
Gulyal
Jhang
Dhariak
Jabbi
Total
Tehsil Hassan Abdal
S.No.
UC Name
8706
7549
7404
11681
9689
9607
9760
7525
8164
8206
7916
9267
10115
7024
122613
8882
7700
7556
11917
9884
9801
9956
7677
8329
8371
8076
9454
10318
7165
125086
17588
15249
14963
23598
19573
19408
19716
15202
16493
16577
15992
18721
20433
14189
247702
2992
2873
2866
3846
3445
3385
3560
2864
2796
2759
2697
3207
3363
2572
43225
Male
Female
Total
Total HHs
1
2
9564
7931
9757
8091
19321
16022
3724
3214
Hassan Abdal 1
Hassan Abdal 2
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Revenue
Villages
04
04
15
07
08
07
14
11
12
04
05
11
08
07
117
Revenue
Villages
06
06
District Profile Attock
3
4
5
6
7
8
Burhan
Jallo
Kot Sundki
Pourmaina
Pind Mehri
Bhalarjogi
Total
Tehsil Jand
S.No.
UC Name
7518
7470
8208
7397
8042
9914
66044
7669
7621
8374
7545
8203
10113
67373
15187
15091
16582
14942
16254
20027
133426
2723
2690
3090
2810
2751
3375
24377
04
07
11
06
06
12
58
Male
Female
Total
Total HHs
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Jand
Langer
Jaba
Saghri
Nara
Thatta
Pind Sultani
Basal
Khunda
Makhad
Chhab
Trap
Total
Tehsil Pindi Gheb
S.No.
UC Name
13358
11418
8917
8655
12127
10209
10122
11011
10487
11441
10242
7623
125610
13627
11648
9097
8830
12371
10414
10326
11232
10699
11671
10448
7776
128139
26985
23066
18014
17485
24498
20623
20448
22243
21186
23112
20690
15399
253749
4631
4034
3046
2885
4122
3965
3557
3850
3636
3975
3994
2843
44538
Revenue
Villages
06
06
08
06
07
02
09
07
13
04
04
03
75
Male
Female
Total
Total HHs
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
7913
8818
9838
9509
7591
10013
6670
9785
8446
11342
8505
7661
5885
111976
8072
8996
11206
9700
8244
10214
6804
9981
8616
11690
8676
7815
6004
116018
15985
17814
21044
19209
15835
20227
13474
19766
17062
23032
17181
15476
11889
227994
2786
1028
4079
3447
2814
3478
2115
3389
2860
3994
3114
2792
2206
38102
Pindi Gheb 1
Pindi Gheb 2
Maira Sharif
Malhowali
Chakki
Dandi
Kharpa
Mianwala
Ikhlas
Gharib Wal
Khaur
Ahmadal
Kamrial
Total
Source: - DCR 1998 & NRSP
Natural Resources and land use
Agriculture
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Revenue
Villages
04
04
06
05
06
09
04
06
08
08
04
06
07
77
District Profile Attock
The major land use of the district is used for agriculture purpose about 44.90% areas is cultivated. As
per statistics for 2011-12 the net sown area of the district was 230,000 Hectares and 201,000 Hectares
area which is 87% of the sown area was rain fed, only 13% area is irrigated, 3% through Canals,5%
wells,3% Tube wells,1% Canal wells and canal Tube wells and is 1% is irrigated through other sources.
Land Holding
According to agriculture censes 2000, 15% HHs have less the 1 acre land, 26% HHs have 1 to 2.5
acers,23% HHs have 2.5 to 5 acres,15% HHs have 5 to 7.5 acre,11% HHs have 7.5 to 12.5 acres,7% HHs
have 12.5 to 25 acres, 1% HHs have 25 to 50 acres,494 HHs have 50 to 100 acres,123 HHs have 100 to
150 acres and 20 HHs have 150 and above acres.83% farmers are self operators, 8% are owners cum
farmers and 9% area is operated by the tenet farmers.
Area operated by the owners is 76.1% , Share cropped area is 20.6%, Leased area is 1.9% .In district
Attock the landlords are known as malik or khan and the tents are called zamindar. The prevailing trend
is equal partnership but normally zamindar pays for the all inputs and malik takes 50% of the output
without sharing anything in inputs. A few land lords gives two third to the zamindar as they pay for all
the inputs, another prevailing system is that land lords does not keep tenets and at the time of
harvesting they make harvesting contracts either on the mutual agreed fix amount or one bunch of
product goes to the harvesting person after every 10th.
Practices
The agriculture is carried out on traditional methods. Farmers use
Tractors, Harvesters, Thrashers and other available technologies for
agriculture. Women are actively involved in agriculture practices.
There are a few progressive farmers in the district who are using
modern technologies. Agriculture department is providing guidance
and assistance to the farmers relating to their crops, seeds and
pesticides.
Fertilizers
Sold in AttocK
Urea
CAN
NP
MAP
DAP
SSP
NPK
Total
Tons
(2006-07)
12325
886
836
0
2648
260
130
17138
Crops
The major crops of the district are wheat, gram. Maize and ground nuts, other crops chickpeas, oil
seeds, lentil, Mung and mash are also grown. Due to the rain fed area Wheat and groundnut are grown
on large scale.
Rabi Crops
Name of Crop
Wheat
Chickpea
Oilseeds
Lentil
Area (acres)
Production
(Tons)
Average
Yield (KGs)
419000
12000
9430
2100
335200
3552
3206
588
800
296
340
280
Source: - Extension wing, Agriculture department Attock
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District Profile Attock
Kharif Crops
Name of Crop
Groundnut
Mung
Mash
Maize
Area (acres)
Production
(Tons)
Average
Yield (KGs)
57400
30
35
15225
13776
3.09
4.375
7308
240
103
125
480
Source: - Extension wing, Agriculture department Attock
Fruits and vegetables
According to agriculture censes 2010 about 1236 acre area is under orchard. The main fruits are Citrus,
Guavas and Apricot. The trend of growing grapes orchards is also increasing in the district.
Vegetables are also grown on average scale; majority of the vegetables growing area is tehsil Hazro. The
vegetables are Potatoes, Cauliflower, onion, garlic, bottle Guard and brinjal. On minor scale Okra,
Turnip, Carrot, Peas, Tomato and Chilies are also grown in district Attock.
Production of Main Fruits
Fruit
Production of main Vegetables
Production (Metric Tons)
2005-06
2006-07
Vegetables
2007-8
Citrus
3383
3539
4504
Guavas
265
294
304
Apricot
130
134
141
Source: - Directorate of Agriculture, Crop Reporting Service Punjab
Production (Metric Tons)
2005-06
2006-07
12660
13443
14170
Cauliflower
5706
5761
5509
Onion
2751
3135
3079
Garlic
1236
1229
1183
Brinjal
448
568
645
Potatoes
2007-8
Bottle Ground
261
291
332
As per annual fertilizer review of National Fertilizer
Development Centre 2008 the following factors were responsible for low fertilizer use efficiency in the
district.
S.No.
Factor
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Poor seed bed preparation
Improper Seeding
Delayed Sowing
In appropriate variety
Inadequate plant population
Improper fertilizer placement
Imbalanced fertilizer use
Inadequate Irrigation
Weed Infestation
Insect attack
Percentage contribution to low
fertilizer use efficiency
10-25%
5-20%
20-40%
10-25%
5-10%
20-50%
10-20%
10-20%
15-50%
5-50%
Source: - National Fertilizer Development Centre (NFDC) 2008
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District Profile Attock
Water Resources
The area in district Attock has gentle to steep topography with deep water table (15 m) in north east
(Tehsil Hazro) to very deep (120 m) in south west (Tehsils Jand and Pindi Gheb).
The major source for the irrigation to crops is rain. There are different sources for irrigation surface and
underground having total command area of 3000 hectares. There are 14 perennial streams and nullahs
(Haro, Soan, Sill, Naindna, Dotal, Raisi, Ghambir, Namal, Soka, Gandakas, Saghar, Ghanir, Jhablat and
Kala Pani), 15 small dams, 300 mini dams, 200 water ponds and 500 lift irrigation schemes from nullahs
on the surface water. Besides this, river Indus and river Soan also pass along the boundaries of district
Attock from where the nearby farmers use water for irrigation. As regards underground water sources,
1500 turbines are fitted on tube wells besides 1000 open wells operated by bullocks for irrigation.
Source
Surface water
Perennials streams, nullahs
Small dams
Mini dams
Ponds
Lift irrigation through perennial streams, nullahs
Underground water
Tube wells, turbines
Open wells
Total command area (ha)
Number
12
15
300
200
500
1500
1000
30000
Water management department is providing services to farmers in laser land leveling, drip irrigation and
sprinkle irrigation schemes, for these schemes water management department pays 60% share and 40%
by the farmers. Soil conservation department is helping the farmers by establishing Mini Dams, Water
Ponds, Lift irrigation Schemes and Dug wells. The 20% cost of the activity is paid by the farmers and 80%
rest to the Soil conservation Department.
Detail of small Dams in District Attock:
Name of dam
Height of
Dam
Gross
storage
capacity
(acre feet)
Canal
command
area (acres)
Sipiala
Ratti Kassi
Kanjoor
Chhanni Bor
37.58
50.15
63.25
660
565
2116
2627
1958
140
650
2000
1500
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Year of
completion
Capacity of
irrigation
Channel
(Cubic feet)
Length of
channel
(feet)
1964
1970
1978
1979
2
4.5
11
6
15840
23232
25344
19536
District Profile Attock
Qibla Bandi
72
3650
850
1971
6
15523
Shahpur
85
14320
1250
1986
15
39442
Mirwal
60
3765
1050
1990
11
16949
Jabbi
71.5
3079
1495
1991
15.57
24182
Shakardara
115
5711
4200
1994
46.22
122866
Basal
65
1700
500
2004
4.25
11500
Thatti Saydan
42.65
600
300
2006
3.75
10000
Sawal
99
2400
930
2006
9.5
37000
Talikna
57.87
2050
1000
2006
7
15000
Jabba
83.6
5000
2364
2006
23
12500
Jalwal
60
5000
2364
2006
23
12500
Haji Shah
66.25
2200
1520
13.75
Forest
An area of 160896 acres is under a forest which is about 9.45% of the total area of the district. Altitude
ranges from 1820 t0 3531 feet. The tract is combination of plains and sub-mountain. It is interspersed by
an irregular hilly system. The most important is of Kalachitta hills spread over a length of 45 miles with
12 miles in width. The sand stone region of the hill looks black while the lime stone is white colour. The
other important hills are Kherimar, Kawagar and Attock.
S.No. Name of
Tehsil
1
Attock
2
Hassan Abdal
3
Fateh Jang
4
Pindi Gheb
5
Jand
6
Hazro
Total
Total Area
(acres)
191398
88381
358935
392488
571957
106025
1709184
Under Forest
( Acres)
61186
2495
14842
36598
45775
0
160896
Ghair Mumkin
(acres)
46350
28909
147742
147672
261351
38463
670487
Barren
(acres)
10420
4573
23942
25445
23882
0
88262
Source: - DFO Attock
The major tress grows in district Attock are Kau, Kikar, Phulai, Sanatha, Gangor and Shisham. There are
also trees planted on road side and rail track sides the major are Eucalyptus, Shisham and Kikar.
The people of the district are largely engaged in agriculture and livestock production. Livestock and fuel
wood collection is dependent on the forests. The Attock Forest Division extends over district Attock. The
forest area is distributed in five Tehsils, for the purpose of management. Forest area is divided into three
sub divisions and one range:
Sub Div/Range
(Acres)
Reserve Forests
(Acres)
Section 38
(Acres)
Attock
Fateh Jang
Pindi Gheb
63681
14842
335088
177
372
656
5
Resumed Land5
Acre
3672
765
Kanal
7
-
Marlas
7
-
Road Side
(KM)
Rail Side
(KM)
143.24
141.20
74.62
72.41
40.23
40.23
Acre: App 0.4 Hectare. Kanal: 1/8th of an acre (app. 506 sq. meters). Marla: 272 square feet (app. 25 sq. meters)
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District Profile Attock
Jand
Total
45775
157806
1205
4437 7
7
81.87
440.93
86.90
239.77
Source: - DFO Attock
The forest vary considerably in area from 256 acres of Uchari to 91463 acres of Kalachitta Range Forests,
from 157806 acres of total reserve forests, an area of 91463 which is 57.95% of the total reserve forest
falls in the area of Kalachitta reserve forest, an area of 5166 acres which is 3.27% comes in Attock and
4840 acres which is 3.06% falls in Fateh Jang Sub Division is fenced by the Army for defense purpose.
The rest of the area is Civil Rakhs notified as reserve forests.
Flora
The flora of the district is not much significant. The only forest at all worth to name in the district is that
on the Kala Chitta range. There are various preserved areas, however elsewhere in the district as on the
Kherimar, Kawagar, Kheri murat hills and in the Nara tract. The entire large landowners make their own
“rakhs”, in which they carefully preserved the grass and wood, and allow no one to trespass. But in
general the district is bare. The vegetation is poor and sparse and the country is thinly wooded. The
most common tree is “phulai”. “Kikar” and “Shisham” are found along the roads and in the cultivated
fields. In Soan valley there are some fine groves of “Kikar” planted and carefully preserved. Its timber is
hard and durable and good for ploughs and well wheels, for cart making and a variety of other purposes,
while it is also useful for burning. The bark and pods are valuable tanning agents. Wild olive and fig
shrubs are found in some parts of the district.
“Shisham” is fairly common in the richer parts of Attock and Hasan Abdal tehsils. The grasses of the
district are of importance as in many places there is very little fodder to be had for the cattle. Hill
grasses, “Chitta” and “Phalwar” are the most valuable grasses. Of all is perhaps the “Sarut” which occurs
chiefly near the beds of torrents, and is generally self-sown.
Fauna
The largest wild animal found in the district is the leopard, which is sometimes, but rarely, met with in
the Kala Chitta. The jackal also occurs in the hills. The urial affords the best large game in the Kala Chitta
range and outlying spurs, in the Narrara hills, in a good deal of the ravine country at its base. The
Chinkara or ravine deer generally called hiran, occurs in the maira of tehsil Attock and the ravines in
some parts of the Pindi Gheb plateau, but is not common. Partridges, Sissy and Chakor are frequent in
the hills.
Rights of Local Community
The rights of way, water, pastures and grass cutting are admitted by the forest department as per
settlement of 1889. The rights can be exercised by 22 right holding villages. The rights have been
admitted only an in Kala chitta reserve forest, which is divided into 23 blocks, out of theses blocks 7
blocks with the area of 50996 acres are free of rights while 16 blocks are burdened with rights of grazing
and grass cutting having an area of 40507 acres. The local community can graze their livestock except
goats and camels in reserve forests against the payment of fee.
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District Profile Attock
Livestock
A huge number of populations of district Attock keep livestock at house hold level. However a number
of poultry and dairy farms have been established in the private sector, which utilize modern technology
of breeding and raring are commercially oriented. The hilly prairies and grazing lands provides sufficient
fodder for the livestock. Animals are taken to pastures on daily basis for grazing. Livestock is kept for
meat; milk, butter and yogurt or as an assets.
Population of Livestock:
S.No.
Type of Animals
1
Cattle
2
Buffalos
3
Sheep
4
Goats
Population (2006)
386,000
121,000
181,000
629,000
Source: - Livestock censes 2006
Number of work animals by Type, 2006
S.No.
Type of Animal
1
Bullocks
2
Cow
3
Male Buffalos
4
Female Buffalos
5
Camels
6
Horses
7
Asses
8
Mules
Total
Population (2006)
2521
2111
1
205
2366
2191
28277
561
38233
Source: - Punjab Development Statistics 2013
For the treatment of the livestock there are 10 veterinary hospitals, 35 veterinary dispensaries and 54
veterinary centers are established by the Livestock department in district Attock.
Roads and Communication
Attock district is connected with the network of roads and rail network within the district and adjacent
areas. The district has a total metaled road length is 1981.35 Kilometers. The district is linked with
Rawalpindi, Kohat, Nowshera, Haripur, Mianwali and Chakwal Districts through Metaled roads. Attock,
Basal and Jand are the major Rail heads in the District. The district is linked with Rawalpindi, Mianwali,
Nowshera, Kohat and Peshawar through rail network.
National
Highways
Motorway
68.54
8
District Roads (KM)
Provincial
R & B Sector
Highways
317.78
230.62
Farm to
Market Roads
931.54
District
Council Roads
621.99
Total
Length
2178.47
There are 56 number of PTCL telephone exchanges installed in district Attock providing the facilities of
Land line and DSL, facilities of mobile and postal services are available in district Attock. Public transport
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District Profile Attock
runs to all the major cities of the country from the main cities of Attock district. People normally use
quinqui Rickshaws for travelling with in the cities.
Social Infrastructure Facilities
Tehsil
Primary/Middle
/High Schools
Attock
186
Jand
346
Hazro
151
Hasan Abdal 121
Pindi Gheb
264
Fateh Jang
305
Total
1373
Colleges
Hospitals
2
2
2
4
2
3
15
3
2
1
1
1
1
9
Police
Stations
2
3
3
2
1
3
14
Railway
Stations
5
2
1
2
4
14
Post
Offices
73
61
72
76
282
Banks
17
12
27
7
8
10
81
Source: - Punjab Development Statistics 2008.
Major NGOs
There are handsome numbers of NGOs operating in district Attock for the socio economic
development of the communities. The general description of NGOs working in district Attock is
given below.
S#
Organization
Name
NRSP
Major
Working Area
Address
Credit/ Micro
Finace
All District
2
SUNGHI
Foundation
Awaz Project
3
AMB
(Adara
Moasherti
Behbood)
4
GBTI (Ghazi
Barotha
Taraqiati
Idara)
PRSP
Attock Sahara
Foundation
Medical Funds
Women
Empowerment,
Grants For
Students,
Dowry Fund
Microfinance
Pind Mehri, Bhalarjogi, Kot
Sundki,
Sarwala, Surg Salar, Golra,
Bhadur Khan, Shamasabad,
Mullan Mansoor,
Shamasabad.
Tehsil Hazro
Dara ul Islam Colony Attoc
0572612517
www.nrsp.org.pk
Dara ul Islam Colony Attock
0572701640
www.sungi.org
1
5
6
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Health
Vocational
Technical
Surg Salar, Sarwala, Kamara,
Malik Mala, Kaghwani,
Gorgoshti, Nartopa,
Shamasabad.
All District
House No 1773 Circular
Road, Hazro City.
057-2310567
03458511567
G.T Road Hattain, District
Attock
+92 (057) 2640202,
info@gbti.org.pk
Head Office, P.O. Refinery
Morgah – Rawalpindi
District Profile Attock
7
Lok Sanjh
Education,
Poverty
Alleviation, Basic
Health,
Environment,
Women
Development
Kitchen
Gardening, Plant
Breeding, Plant
Nurseries, Herb
Gardens, Roof
Top Harvesting
Pakistan
92-51-5487041-45 Ext. 2815
Fax: 92-51-5487254
asif@arl.com.pk
Tehsil Fathe Jung
House No 642, St No 46, G
9/1 Islamabad.
051-2255242-248
Disasters
There is no history of severe natural disasters occurred in district Attock. Normally flash floods occur in
steams and nullahs after heavy rains which cause soil erosion. According to Disaster risk management
plan Punjab 2008 district Attock is low flood affected area. As per Meteorological Department district
Attock is prone district to drought hazard.
District Disaster Management Authority
District Disaster Management Authority is established under the Provincial Disaster Management
authority. DDMA comprises on Assistant Commissioner and line departments EDOs.TMA, Union Councils
and community based organizations area also the part of DDMA.
Government Setup
The districts has three constituencies of national assembly i.e. NA-57 - NA-19 and has five seats in
provincial assembly i.e. PP-15 - PP-19. District Attock consist on 31 Charges, 230 circles and 1401 Blocks.
The district comprises 72 union councils and 3 cantonments (Attock, Sanjwal and Kamra cantonments).
District Government
At the district level three-tier government system has been put in place, consisting on district
government, Tehsil municipal administration (TMA) and union council administration. The
district is headed by the deputy commissioner supervises and coordinates the functioning of all
the provincial departments in the district.
Detail of District Government Departments
Department
District Government
Finance and Planning
Health Department
Education Department
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
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Head of the Office
Deputy Commissioner/DCO
EDO (F & P)
EDO (Health)
EDO (Education)
EDO (Agriculture)
DO (Agri Ext)
Contact No
0579316010
0579316110
0579316067
0579316158
0579316010
0579316130
District Profile Attock
Livestock
Soil Conservation
Fisheries
Water Management
Barani Livestock Production
Resarch Institute
Information Department
Tehsil Municipal Administration
Public Health Engineering
Small Industries Department
Election Commission
Forest Department
Local Government
Mines and Mineral Department
Population Office
DO (Livestock)
DO ( Soil Conservation)
DO (Fisheries)
DO (Water Management)
Director (BLPRI)
0579316224
0579316132
0579316190
03009837363
0572210781
District Information Officer
Tehsil Municipal Officer
XEN Public Health Engineering
Assistant Director
Assistant Election Commissioner
Divisional Forest Officer
Assistant Director Local Government
Deputy Director Mines
DO Population
0579316111
0579316063
0579316225
0579316228
0579316140
0579316231
0579316184
0579316123
0579316242
Rain water Harvesting
District Attock is the rain fed distract and agriculture is mainly relaying on the rain. There are
serial affords has been made to retain the rain water and to utilize for irrigation purpose. Small
dams, drip irrigation, sprinkle irrigation and roof harvesting technologies are introduced by the
different departments and organizations.
The potential for the rainwater harvesting is high in Tehsil Pindi Gheb and Jand as the area is
semi mountainous and plains and the main source of income is agriculture and livestock.
There are a large number of small basins/ catchments, where rain water harvesting techniques
can be applied by considering the amount of runoff generated.
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