Kahuta Tehsil
Template:Infobox Tehsil Pakistan Kahuta Tehsil (Urdu: تحصیل کہوٹہ ) is one of the seven Tehsils (subdivisions) of Rawalpindi District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The neighbouring Tehsil of Kotli Sattian used to be part of Kahuta, but was later created as a separate tehsil.
History
In the 18th century Kahuta along with much of the subcontinent became part of British India, the undivided tehsil is described in the "Imperial Gazetteer of India" as follows:
Kahuta-Eastern tahsil of Rawalpindi District, Punjab, lying in the Lower Himalayas, between 33° 18′ and 33° 48′ N. and 73° 15′ and 73° 39′ E., with an area of 457 square miles. Its eastern border rests upon the Jhelum River. The whole of the tahsil except the south-west corner lies in the hills, which in the north reach an elevation of over 6,000 feet. The population in 1911 was 94,719, compared with 91,371 in 1891. It contains 231 villages, of which Kahuta is the headquarters. The land revenue and cesses amounted in 1913-4 to 1.2 lakhs
Administration
The tehsil is administratively divided into 13 Union Councils, two of which form the city of Kahuta, these are: [1]
| UC | Name of Union |
|---|---|
| Uc-30 | Narrar |
| Uc-31 | Punjar |
| Uc-32 | Khadiot |
| Uc-33 | Doberan Khurd |
| Uc-34 | Mowara |
| Uc-35 | Beor |
| Uc-36 | Matore |
| Uc-37 | Nara |
| Uc-38 | Dakhali |
| Uc-39 | Hothla |
| Uc-47 | Kahuta I |
| Uc-48 | Kahuta II |
| Uc-116 | Khalol |
| Uc-117 | Lehri (Musalmanan) |
Cities
The main city is Kahuta, a small city with lots of surrounding villages. In rural areas there are lots of people who work in agriculture growing crops like wheat. Many people have settled in UAE, USA, Canada, UK. And this is also the main source of income for them, from a business point of view Kahuta is not developed as much as Kallar or Gujar khan.
Demography
According to the 1998 census of Pakistan, Kahuta has a total population of 153,000[1]. The main tribes of the area include, the Kayanis, Sattis , Janjuas and Minhas Rajputs[citation needed].
== Notable places == Kahuta is noted for the Kahuta Research Laboratories, Pakistan's main facility for the development of nuclear weapons. Kahuta is a beautiful place, of many mountain ranges, breathtaking views, snow capped mountains, forests, gushing rivers and a cool climate hot in the summer with more rainfall just giving it that coolness, cold winters, different spices of wildlife,different tribes of people living off the land, keeping live stoc
NOTEABLE PEPOLE
- Lance-naik Muhammad Mehfooz (Nishan-e-Haider).
- Son of Kahuta " The worlds renowned enginner and Ex.MD Sui Northern Gas" Raja Abdul Wahid(Late)
- Tikka Khan, Chief of Staff, Pakistan army, 1972-1976
- Raja Muhammad Anwer - former deputy attorney general.
- Muhammad Shafique Satti Rear Admiral Pak Navy.
- Raja Muhammad Zafer-ul-Haq ex.minister for information
- Colonel (Retd)Muhammad Yamin Satti
- Brigadier(Retd)Javed Ahmed satti chairman Alazeem Trust
- Sahain Khizer Hayyat Sajjada Nasheen Hootar Sharif