Tank District Towns, Villages & Population

Tank is a district in Dera Ismail Khan division of KPK Province of Pakistan. Its area is 1679 Sq.km. It became a district in 1992 and prior to this it was a tehsil of D.I Khan. Tank city is the district headquarter. The word Tank is derivative of word “Takk” which means final frontier. This district comprises of 16 union councils and 87 mauzas/ villages. It is bordered by Lakki Marwat in the northeast, D.I Khan in the east, south Waziristan in the west and FR Tank in the north.

Since times immemorial, it was ruled by Kattikhel family. They entered into peace treaty with the British and in return they were granted limited autonomy to rule the state of Takk. Nawan Qutub ul Din Kattikhel was the last ruler of tank.

Tank District Population 2023 Census:

According to the census conducted in 2023, the population of Tank District comprises 470,293 persons. The district has a total of 70,694 households, with an average household size of 6.65 persons, which reflects the prevalence of extended and joint family systems in the area. The recorded population growth rate of 1.63 percent indicates steady but moderate demographic expansion over recent years.

This growth is mainly attributed to natural population increase, while the district continues to maintain a largely rural character with most residents depending on agriculture, livestock rearing, and small-scale trade for their livelihoods.

Rural towns and villages of Tank District:

According to the Census conducted by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics in 2017, there are 87 rural localitites / villages in Tank district, population density per square kilometer is 232.65, urban proportion of population is 12.05, while remaining population lives in its towns and villages located in rural areas. According to 2017 census, a vast majority of its inhabitants i.e 319,824 persons speak Pashto language, 62,705 persons speak Saraiki language, 2,914 persons speak Hindko language, while 2,109 people speak Urdu language.

Its population according to 2017 census is 390,626. It has 25 rural towns / villages which have population of 5000 and above, 15 villages of Tank have between 2000 to 4999 inhabitants, 14 have between 1000 to 1999 residents, while 14 villages of Tank district have population between 500 to 999. Here is the list of rural towns and villages of Tank district:

S. No	Name of Village	Population (2017)	Male	Female
1	DHANNA	6,401	3,235	3,166
2	BHAGOWAL	752	391	361
3	DAGAR KHAM	–	–	–
4	KAHU	2,721	1,423	1,298
5	NADIR-ALI-SHAH	–	–	–
6	SAFDAR-ALI-SHAH	833	445	388
7	SARFARAZ	–	–	–
8	JAFRAN	177	87	90
9	KAURO KHAN	5,308	2,804	2,504
10	KOT PATHAN	8,045	4,070	3,975
11	RODI-KHEL	2,349	1,187	1,162
12	RAKH RANWAL	–	–	–
13	RANWAL	4,520	2,263	2,257
14	THERI MALUK	335	160	175
15	ASHPARI	1,858	963	895
16	KOTKAT	1,995	998	997
17	NALLAH MULLAZAI	–	–	–
18	SHAH ALAM	1,686	871	815
19	THATHI MIAN-WALI	1,033	506	527
20	GOLA KURAI	1,199	656	543
21	PIRWANA	1,089	563	526
22	SHAH BAZ	5,285	2,712	2,573
23	BALOCH	5,455	2,717	2,738
24	TANK DIHATT	15,865	8,162	7,702
25	TATTA	23,555	12,620	10,934
26	AUDAL	178	100	78
27	AZMI VILLAGE	932	471	461
28	KHATUN	651	332	319
29	NAURANG	1,442	719	722
30	NUR CHIRI	269	141	128
31	SHERAN	790	392	398
32	TORAN KOHNA	94	52	42
33	TORAN NAU	1,516	735	781
34	WARSPOON	16,183	8,297	7,886
35	BARAH KHEL	3,887	1,975	1,912
36	DAULAT KHAN	674	341	333
37	DIYAL	689	344	345
38	JAMAL KORAI	423	220	203
39	FATEH CHADHRAR	5,688	2,821	2,867
40	KALO PARANGI	2,806	1,467	1,338
41	KOT MITHU	3,857	1,992	1,865
42	PATHAR	5,579	2,866	2,713
43	BAND PIRU	1,970	993	977
44	DABRAH	10,292	5,441	4,851
45	GHASHA	11,651	5,885	5,765
46	GHAURA ZAI	7,601	3,872	3,721
47	GUMEL	18,347	9,474	8,871
48	JAMAL AWAN	1,773	910	863
49	MAMREZ BALOCH	911	468	443
50	MAMREZ PATHAN	1,831	908	923
51	MATTA	621	306	315
52	MIAN KHAN	–	–	–
53	RAKH DABRAH	–	–	–
54	SHADA	2,083	1,084	999
55	HABIB WATU	–	–	–
56	KHAIRA AWAN	177	79	98
57	KOT ALLAH DAD	920	468	452
58	MAHRAM	845	429	416
59	MANJHI KHEL	1,810	936	874
60	MASHUQA	44	22	22
61	SARANGZONA	17,624	9,029	8,593
62	BUDHA	2,510	1,246	1,263
63	HAYAT	3,175	1,631	1,544
64	SHAH ZAMANI	1,564	778	786
65	TATUR	3,039	1,561	1,478
66	TURAN TATUR	1,079	538	541
67	SHEIKH SULTAN	17,009	8,646	8,359
68	UTAR	6,088	3,078	3,010
69	AMA KHEL	14,747	7,429	7,318
70	DARAKI	5,152	2,564	2,588
71	KHAY BER	447	232	215
72	UMAR KHAN	646	341	305
73	GHAZI VILLAGE	543	274	269
74	GUL IMAM	6,087	3,122	2,965
75	MAHMDO GHALO	557	295	262
76	MOHD AKBAR	–	–	–
77	WANDA ZALO	2,733	1,321	1,412
78	MULLA ZAI	12,713	6,345	6,368
79	NASRAN	8,958	4,536	4,422
80	PAI	10,577	5,313	5,262
81	INDRI	2,149	1,090	1,059
82	SHER ALI	7,302	3,750	3,551
83	ABEZAR	4,672	2,289	2,383
84	TAJURI	4,951	2,473	2,478
85	BHATTANI PAIKASHT	234	104	130
86	MELAL KHEL VILLAGE	2,378	1,251	1,127
87	UMAR KHEL	9,633	4,655	4,978

Literacy Rate:

According to the 2017 census, the overall literacy rate of Tank District stands at 38.13 percent. A significant gender gap exists in educational attainment, as the male literacy rate is relatively higher at 58.02 percent, while female literacy remains very low at only 17.87 percent. This disparity highlights limited access to education for women, influenced by social, cultural, and infrastructural challenges. Improving educational facilities and encouraging female enrollment remain key areas for development in the district.

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