Economy of Charsadda

The land of Charsadda is very fertile and beautiful and closely resembles Damascus due to its beauty. There are three rivers flowing in Charsadda: the River Jindi, the Kabul River, and the Swat River; these are the main source of irrigation for Charsadda. The three rivers then merge and join the Indus River.

 

 The main crops of Charsadda are; Tobacco, Sugarcane, Sugar beet, Wheat and Maize. Vegetables include Potato, Tomato, Cabbage, Brinjals, Okra and Spinach. Among orchards; Apricot, Citrus, Plum, Strawberry and Pears are famous. Strawberry, Sugarcane and Tobacco are cultivated vary abundantly in this aria .Among these Strawberry are sold in deferent aria of the province due to its good quality and taste.

 

The famous icon of Charsadda is also Foot Wearing, Cloth Wearing and Fishery and contributes a lot as a economic key for the district. Many hundreds of people are concern in making Foot Wear which is locally called Peshaware Chapel or Kerai. There are more than 500 footwear manufacturing units that have also started making hand made shoes, bags, belts and small leather accessories but the most popular and highly produced item is footwear (Peshaware Chapal). Presently large amounts of pairs is exported as well as transferred to other cities of Pakistan for retail and export purpose. The exports that are done from Charsadda to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates are more than 250,000 pairs annually. The Foot Wear manufacturing units are located in the main market of Charsadda in commercial centers.

  

Cloth Wearing manufacturing is also an attractive business for the people of Charsadda. People use Power Looms & Hand Looms for manufacturing Cloth Wears. Many hundred of people are concern in this field. These Cloth Wears are not only transferred to other cities of the country but exported to other countries as well and making good business for People of Charsadda due to its good quality.