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Janikhel (Pashto: جاني‌خېل ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی جانی‌خیل) is a district in Paktika Province, in eastern Afghanistan. It was created in 2004 out of a part of Khairkot District.

Like in the rest of Afghanistan, no exact population numbers are available. The Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development (MRRD) along with UNHCR and Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Afghanistan estimated the population of the district to be around 36,237 (CSO 2019). According to the same sources, Pashtuns make up 100% of the total population.

References

1. "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2019-20" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. 18 November 2019. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

v t e Paktika Province
Capital: Sharana
Districts	Barmal Dila Gayan Gomal Janikhel Khairkot Mata Khan Nika Omna Sar Hawza Sharana Surobi Terwa Urgun Wazakhwa Wor Mamay Yahyakhel Yusufkhel Zerok
Populated places	Angur Ada De Mulla Samandar Sahib Kelay Dila Khairkot Nangar Khel Shkin Urgun Wazakhwa Yahya Kheyl Zerok
Other	Governors Barmal District Gomal River Sharana Airstrip

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