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Rustam Tehsil

Rustam Tehsil is a tehsil located in Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The town of Rustam is the capital of the tehsil. According to the 2017 census the tehsil covering an area of 379sqkm had a population of 279,527 of which 140,896 were male and 138,629 female. The area is part of the PK-55 Mardan-II constituency for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.

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Rustam Tehsil
تحصیل رستم
رستم تحصیل‎
Tehsil
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictMardan
CapitalRustam
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Rustam Tehsil is a tehsil located in Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The town of Rustam is the capital of the tehsil.1 According to the 2017 census the tehsil covering an area of 379sqkm had a population of 279,527 of which 140,896 were male and 138,629 female.2 The area is part of the PK-55 Mardan-II constituency for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.

Demography

According to the 2023 census the religious affiliation of Rustam Tehsil was as follows: 278,915 Muslim, 578 Christian, 2 Ahmadi Muslim, 2 Sikhs and 10 were listed as others.3

Religion Population
Muslim 278,915
Christian 578
Ahmadi 2
Sikh 2
Others 10


The census also recorded the first language of the residents of the tehsil as follows, 102 Urdu, 55 Punjabi, 55 Sindhi, 277,471 Pushto, 225 Balochi, 1 Kashmiri, 1 Saraiki, 115 Hindko, 2 Kalasha, 32 Kohistani and 1,491 listed as others.4

Language Speakers
Urdu 102
Punjabi 55
Sindhi 55
Pushto 277,471
Balochi 225
Kashmiri 1
Saraiki 1
Hindko 115
Kalasha 2
Kohistani 32
Others 1,491
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