Sanjawi Tehsil Explained

Sanjawi Tehsil
Native Name:Pushto; Pashto: {{script/Arabic|سنځاوۍ تحصیل
Baluchi: {{script/Arabic|سنجاوی تحصیل
Settlement Type:Tehsil
Blank Emblem Size:100px
Blank Emblem Type:Logo
Mapsize:280px
Map Caption1:Location within Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Balochistan
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ziarat
Population Total:Indigenous Population: 94,000
Population As Of:2017
Leader Title:Notable Personalit = *Sardar Ehsanullah Khan Dummar
Leader Title1:Notables
Leader Name1:
  • Sardar Ehsanullah Dummar
  • Haji Habib Rahman Dummar
Blank Name Sec2:Number of Union Councils
Blank Info Sec2:5
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5

Sanjawi Tehsil (Pushto; Pashto: سنځاوۍ; pronounced Sanzāwə́i locally) is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Ziarat District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The tehsil is administratively subdivided into five Union Councils and is headquartered at the city of Sanjawi.[1]

Majority of the population belongs to the Dummar clan, a sub-tribe of the Kakar tribe. Other tribes settled here are Tareen, Pechi, Zakhpel, Nasar, Kharoti, Sayyeds and Andarh. Pashto is the lingua franca.Wanetsi, a unique and archaic dialect of Pashto, is also spoken in the area by the Wanetsi sub-tribe of Tareens.[2]

Towns

Sanjawi Tehsil consists of the following villages:

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/union.asp?district=95&dn=Ziarat Tehsils & Unions in the District of Ziarat - Government of Pakistan
  2. Hallberg, Daniel G. 1992. Pashto, Waneci, Ormuri. Sociolinguistic Survey of Northern Pakistan, 4.