Hangu is a city and district in Kohat division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. Its area is 1097 Sq. Km. The name Hangu is sometimes used for Miranzai Valley whose some of the portion lies in this district bordering the Samana range. According to 2023 delimitation, this district has been allocated one seat of Provincial Assembly of KPK and one seat of National Assembly (Hangu-cum-Orakzai). In this article we will discuss about Tehsils, towns, villages of this district.
Tehsils of Hangu District:
It has following two Tehsils:
- Tehsil Hangu. Its area is 669 Sq. Km, while population according to 2023 census is 280,883.
- Tehsil Thall. Its area is 428 Sq. Km, while population according to 2023 census is 248,019.
Hangu District Population:
According to 2023 census, population of Hangu district is 528,902, male population is 260,293, while female population is 268,601. According to 2017 census, its population was 518,811.

Rural Localities / Villages in Hangu District:
There are 51 rural localities / villages in Hangu. According to 2017 census, it has 24 towns / villages which have population of 5000 and above, 9 villages have between 2000 to 4999 residents, eight localities have between 1000 to 1999 residents, while 8 villages have between 500 to 999 inhabitants. Here is the list of towns and villages of this district:
S. No | Name of Village | Population (2017) | Male | Female |
1 | BAGHATO | 6,042 | 2,928 | 3,114 |
2 | CHAPPAR MINGO | 567 | 258 | 309 |
3 | HAJI KHEL | 1,581 | 721 | 860 |
4 | LAKHTI BANDA | 729 | 336 | 393 |
5 | WARASTA | 8,434 | 4,036 | 4,397 |
6 | BALYAMIN | 13,633 | 6,447 | 7,185 |
7 | BARH ABBAS KHEL | 9,680 | 4,615 | 5,064 |
8 | HANGU | 34,134 | 16,479 | 17,650 |
9 | BABAR MEEL | 2,618 | 1,273 | 1,345 |
10 | IBRAHIM ZAI | 7,340 | 3,401 | 3,939 |
11 | KAHI | 26,369 | 12,624 | 13,743 |
12 | KACH | 7,876 | 3,855 | 4,021 |
13 | KHALIFA BAND | 352 | 175 | 177 |
14 | KHARASHA | 1,680 | 825 | 855 |
15 | MARDU KHEL | 2,931 | 1,377 | 1,554 |
16 | MIROBAK | 2,095 | 1,042 | 1,052 |
17 | ZANKI | 3,058 | 1,532 | 1,526 |
18 | CHAMBA GUL | 3,341 | 1,567 | 1,774 |
19 | HERDO KOTAKI | 14,350 | 6,975 | 7,371 |
20 | SARKI MEELA | 1,820 | 838 | 982 |
21 | BAZAR | 1,254 | 627 | 627 |
22 | LODHI KHEL | 4,647 | 2,122 | 2,524 |
23 | SHAHU KHEL | 9,218 | 4,418 | 4,799 |
24 | MOHD KHOWJA | 21,136 | 9,847 | 11,289 |
25 | KHAWAJA KHIZAR | 1,263 | 621 | 642 |
26 | RAISAN | 5,673 | 2,692 | 2,980 |
27 | AYAS KHEL | 592 | 332 | 260 |
28 | BABI KHEL | 300 | 151 | 149 |
29 | DARBAND | 8,723 | 4,472 | 4,251 |
30 | FARASH KHEL | 629 | 324 | 304 |
31 | GHALO CHINA | 1,344 | 652 | 692 |
32 | MIR KHAN KILLY | 624 | 297 | 327 |
33 | PAYAO KHEL AFZAL KHEL | 1,433 | 746 | 687 |
34 | SHAMSHADIN KILLY | 1,319 | 673 | 646 |
35 | ANAR CHANNA | 2,729 | 1,296 | 1,433 |
36 | KATGARH | 2,793 | 1,274 | 1,519 |
37 | TOGH | 8,438 | 3,831 | 4,607 |
38 | TOGH CHAPPER | 853 | 410 | 443 |
39 | CHAPRIWAZIRAN | 5,553 | 2,759 | 2,793 |
40 | MOHAMMAD ZAI | 792 | 389 | 403 |
41 | TALL | 6,851 | 3,371 | 3,479 |
42 | DARSAMANDER | 43,800 | 20,426 | 23,372 |
43 | DALLAN | 11,227 | 5,087 | 6,139 |
44 | GANDERI | 10,409 | 4,826 | 5,583 |
45 | DASHI | 4,785 | 2,346 | 2,439 |
46 | KARBOGHA SHARIF | 33,859 | 16,599 | 17,258 |
47 | MATO KHEL | 994 | 462 | 532 |
48 | MIANJI KHEL SHARIF | 11,593 | 5,558 | 6,034 |
49 | NARYAB | 29,585 | 14,050 | 15,534 |
50 | SAROZAI | 13,578 | 6,469 | 7,109 |
51 | TORAWARI | 21,685 | 10,185 | 11,499 |