The district has a Hindkowan majority, with a significant Pashtun and Kohistani population.

[4] Similarly, in 2011, another subdivision of Mansehra, Kala Dhaka, was separated which is now known as Torghar District.

There are also speakers of the widely dispersed Gujari language, particularly in the Kaghan Valley.

[10] The local variety is intermediate between the eastern dialects of Gujari (spoken in Azad Kashmir) and the western group (from Chitral, Swat and Gilgit).

[11] There is also a small community in the village of Dana in Oghi Tehsil who speak the endangered Mankiyali language.