Mansehra Tehsil

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Mansehra
General Information
Country	Pakistan
Province	North-West Frontier Province
District	Mansehra District
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
No. of Towns	1
Government
No. of Union Councils

Mansehra Tehsil is a subdivision (tehsil) of Mansehra District in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan.^[1]

[edit] History

During British Rule, Mansehra was a tehsil of Hazara District, the boundaries of the tehsil (larger than today) were described as follows by the Imperial Gazetteer of India:^[2]

"Tahsīl of Hazāra District, North-West Frontier Province, lying between 34°14' and 35°10' N. and 72°55" and 74°6' E., with an area of 1,486 square miles. Shaped like a cone, the tahsil runs in a north-easterly direction, comprising the deep glen of Kāgān and the mountain ranges on either hand. The population in 1901 was 182,396, compared with 165,312 in 1891. The tahsil contains the town of BAFFA (population, 7,029) and 244 villages, including the large village of MĀNSEHRA, its head-quarters. The land revenue and cesses in 1903-4 amounted to Rs. 1,03,000. The AGROR valley is situated in this tahsīl.""