Karak Tehsil

Karak Tehsil
تحصیل کرک
کرک تحصیل
Country Pakistan
Region Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictKarak
Government
 • ChairmanAzmat Ali Khan (PTI)
Population
 (2017)
 • Tehsil
293,520
 • Urban
51,149
 • Rural
242,371
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (PDT)

Karak is a tehsil located in Karak District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 155,642 according to the 2017 census. The district HQ is located in this tehsil. It is one of the most deprived tehsils in the district. Education institutions, health facilities, public health and works departments are smaller than in other tehsils. In the past 10-15 years, less development works have been done by the district government than in other tehsils. Most of its population is rural. Facilities such as electricity, gas, water health and education are non-existent. A road is under construction from Sabirabad to wargha Banda (one of the furthest villages), but the construction work is poor.