Charhoi Tehsil
Charhoi
چرہوئی | |
|---|---|
  Charhoi Location within Azad Kashmir  Charhoi Location within Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 33°18′04″N 73°57′14″E / 33.301°N 73.954°E | |
| Administering country | Pakistan |
| Territory | Azad Kashmir |
| District | Kotli |
| Area : 174 | |
• Total | 461 km2 (178 sq mi) |
| Population (2017): 174 | |
• Total | 121,054 |
| • Density | 263/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
Charhoi (Urdu: چرہوئی) is a tehsil of Kotli District in Azad Kashmir, a part of Kashmir administered by Pakistan. It is situated within a forested valley and known for its preservation of traditional plant use. As of the 2017 Pakistani census, the population of Charhoi was 121,054.
History
Indian shells struck homes in the Keri sector of Charhoi on 19 November 2016, resulting in the deaths of four children and the wounding of two others. Three of the dead were killed in the same home. The incident was part of wider border skirmishes between the two nations that year. Chaudhry Mohammad Yasin, the then member of the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly for Charhoi, expressed his shock and described the incident as a war crime. Raja Farooq Haider Khan, the then prime minister of Azad Kashmir, also condemned the attack.
Pakistani wildlife officials captured and later released into the wild two rock pythons that had been spotted and reported by villagers in the Gulpur area. The officials were able to quickly respond due to already being at a nearby fish hatchery for World Wildlife Day.
Administration and geography
Charhoi is a tehsil (subdistrict) situated in a valley in Kotli District in Azad Kashmir, a part of Kashmir administered by Pakistan. It is surrounded by tall mountains covered in chir pine (Pinus roxburghii).: 3 Covering an area of 461 square kilometres, Charhoi has jurisdiction over 21 villages within its borders.: 93, 174
Demographics
The 2017 Pakistani census recorded 121,054 people living in 17,116 households in Charhoi.: 174
Ethnobotany
Traditional uses of plants for medicine, food, fodder, fuel, and shelter have been preserved by locals and is widely practiced in Charhoi.: 4, 12
References
- 1 2 3 4 "2024 Statistical Year Book" (PDF). AJ&K Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 November 2026.
- ↑ Naqash, Tariq (21 November 2016). "Indian shelling kills four civilians, Pakistan Army's retaliatory fire kills six troops: ISPR". Dawn. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- ↑ Naqash, Tariq; Syed, Baqir Sajjad (20 November 2016). "Army says Indian spy drone shot down near Rawalakot". Dawn. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- ↑ Naqash, Tariq (4 March 2024). "Two pythons released in wild in AJK". Dawn. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- 1 2 Arif, U.; Bhatti, K.H.; Ajaib, M.; Wagay, N.A.; Majeed, M.; Zeb, J. (2021). "Ethnobotanical Indigenous Knowledge of Tehsil Charhoi, District Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan". Ethnobotany Research and Applications. 22: 1–24. Retrieved 4 November 2026.