Haripur District
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District Haripur (Urdu: ہری پور)
Haripur is a district in Hazara Division in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan that contains the city of Haripur. The Haripur district has the highest Human Development Index of all districts in the province.
Haripur was founded in 1822 by Hari Singh Nalva, a Sikh General of Ranjit Singh's army. He was the Governor of Kashmir in 1822-23 A.D. Haripur means an abode of Lord Vishnu. Alternately, it could also mean "a city founded by a Hari" (as in Hari Singh Nalwa), .
Haripur is surrounded by mountains, a piece of land adorned with beautiful streams, springs, rivers, lakes, gardens, lush green plains and meadows.
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[edit] Welcome to Haripur
The District of Huripur turned into a district in 1992 and got separated from District Abbottabad as it was a Tehsile by that time. Haripur signifies a rich and developing social capital in the Hazara region. Now District Haripur has two tehsils; Haripur (37 UCs) and Ghazi (7 UCs). The area is rich in natural resources and holds special significance because of two very important water reservoirs of Tarbela dam and Khanpur dam.
This district has high importance from geographical point of view. Because it is known as a gate between Hazara division and NWFP and other side its boundries attached with the capitle Islamabad.
The biggest Tarbel Dam made of mud is also situated here on river Sindh.This dam produces 2200-Megawatt electricity to fullfill the country's energy needs.
[edit] Subdivisions
Haripur district has two Tehsils, Haripur and Ghazi. Whole District divided into 44 union councils, of which 15 are urban.
[edit] Statistics
The total area of district Huri Pur is 1725 km per square.
: 466 inhabitants live in one square kilometer.
: In the year 2004-05 the population of the district will arrive at 803000.
: Agriculture is the livelihood of the rural population.
: Total arable area is 77370 aikar.
: For highly economic development Provisional Government, Central Government and from
extraneous aids projects are going on.
[edit] Demographics
[edit] Location
Haripur district is situated at latitude 33° 44' to 34° 22' and longitude 72° 35' to 73° 15' and about 610 meters above the sea level.
[edit] Boundary
Geographical significance of the district lies in the fact that its boundaries touch Mardan, a center of ancient Gandhara civilization in the north west. Abbottabad in the north east, Mansehra district in the north, Margallah hills of ISLAMABAD in the south east, Swat valley in the north-west, Buner and Swabi districts in the west. Besides Swabi, Mansehra and Abbottabad districts of NWFP, two districts of Punjab province i.e. Attock and Rawalpindi lie on the south west and south east respectively in the neighbourhood of district Haripur. Federal Capital Islamabad is also adjacent to the district in the south.
[edit] Population
In the year 2004-2005, Haripur has a population of 803000(including 345,561 males and 364,667 females). Out of those only 12.0% of the population live in urban areas, while, the rest of 88.0% of the population lives in the rural areas.
The population is spread over 1,725 km², with population density of 401.3 persons per km², as compared to the population density of 233 persons per km², in the NWFP. The average household size of the district is 6.6 persons per household as compared to 8 at the provincial level.
[edit] Language
According to the 1998 District Census Report, Hindko is the predominant language in the district, representing 88% of population, followed by Pushto (8.9%), Punjabi (1.8%), and Urdu (0.5%) each.
[edit] Growth rate
The average annual growth rate for the district during the 1981 to 1998 inter-census period has been 2.19%, lower than the provincial average i.e. 2.8% and almost equal to the national average i.e. 2.2%.
[edit] Literacy rate
The overall literacy rate for Haripur district is 53.7%, substantially higher than the provincial literacy rate in NWFP (35.2%). The female literacy rate is dismally low at 37.4% as against male literacy of 70.5%. The urban: rural break down show that rural literacy is lower (51.4%) than the urban literacy (69.7%).
[edit] Education
[edit] Well reputed institutes
The District is famous for its well known quality educational institutes. The education quality in private secter is very good. Jinnah Jame Public school and college Haripur is one of the oldest and best institutes of district earned a High reputation in Education sector. The other well reputed institutes are Sir Syed Model School and College, Hazara Public School and Pakistan International Public School competing side by side in the City.
Apart from these Private Public Schools there are other highly reputable Govt Schools for Girls and Boys providing education in the Heart of City.
Haripur Dist have a Post Graduate College Funded by Govt, Providing education on Higher level. City also have two Colleges for Girls Funded by Govt to provide Higher Education for Girls coming all aroud the City.
[edit] Government schools
Haripur has 907 government primary schools, including 656 for boys and 251 for girls, in 2000–2001. In addition to government primary schools, 166 mosque schools were also functional in the district during this period.
The 907 government primary schools are there to cater a primary school age population (5–9 years) of 101,670, out of which 52,240 (51.38%) were boys and 49,430 (48.61%) were girls. The ratio of the primary schools with the primary school going age population indicates a limited access of the children to primary education. The district had 83 middle schools (56 for boys & 27 for girls), during 2001.
The mosque schools were introduced under the National Education Policy 1979 at the time of Fifth Five-Year Plan 1978–83. A mosque school is organized on the basis of 20–30 students, having normally one PTC teacher and Imam of the mosque as staff members, a shorter teaching programme (about four hours a day), same curriculum as of primary schools in addition to teaching of Holy Quran-e-Nazira (recitation of the Quran). The students qualifying from such schools are eligible for admission in formal schools for higher education.
During 2000–2001, 166 mosque schools (15.47% of the total primary schools) were functioning in district, while in 1997–98, this number was 180.[citation needed] Details about the number of teachers and students, curricular activities and performance of these schools are not available. The school age population catered by the mosque schools is not available. Neither, we have data to assess the role of these schools in primary education.
[edit] Industries
From industrial point of view, Haripur District have biggest Industrial State in its Province NWFP. There are many biggest factory units here like Telephone Factory,one of the well reniound telephone industry in the world Hazara fertilizers, Pak-China fertilizers, Terbela cotton mills etc. Furthermore, many small and big industrial factories are made in the Hatar industrial state. Because of these industries this district is playing an important role at country level in the economic development.
Since the Huripur has developed situation of medium and big industries, its role in the agricultural field is also admirable. This district especially provides fruits and vegetable not only to Peshawar but also to Islamabad and Punjab. There is more likelihood of social and economical development due to the project of Ghazi Brotha and motorway from Peshawer to Islamabad.
[edit] Famous places
One of the well known places of the district Haripur is Khalabat Town named after a village now under Tarbela Dam lake. It is a well planned town with a population of around 35,000 and is located at the bank of Tarbela Lake and is home to affecties of Terbela Dam.
Among other famous places are Baldher, Rehana, the home town of Field Marshal Ayub Khan, Sikanderpur, Dervesh, Kot Najibullah, Khanpur, Beer, Mankrai (an old Turkic settlement which is famous for its old ruins) and Sirikot. The village Sarri has its own importance in the district due to the behavior of its residents and Village Pandak.Actually Haripur city, was built in this village.[citation needed] Only major railway station of city Haripur is also located within the boundries of Pandak.
[edit] Khanpur
Khanpur has the attraction for most of the tourists due to the Khanpur Dam. It has a power plant from where a lot of electricity is supplied to nearby areas. It is also the hometown of two influential and political families, the Rajas and Syeds. The village Khanpur has occupied a vast area and is then separated into nineteen more small villages.
[edit] Famous people from Haripur
- Gohar Ayub Khan, a former Foreign Minister of Pakistan and the father of Umar Ayub Khan, the Finance Minister of Pakistan
- Air Chief Marshal Muhammad Anwar Shamim, the Chief of Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force from 23 July 1978 to 5 March 1985
- Qateel Shafai, Urdu poet; a small part of the middle of city is called Mohallah Qateel Shafai, named after him.
- Fazil Jamili, journalist and poet, from District Haripur (but lives in Karachi working with Jang Group, the leading media group of Pakistan)
- Raja Sikandar Zaman, former acting Chief Minister of NWFP; also held offices of other ministries in national and provincial assemblies.
