Baffa Pakhal

Baffa Pakhal Tehsil تحصیل بفہ پکھل
Tehsil
Siran Valley in Baffa Pakhal
Baffa Pakhal Tehsil Location in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Coordinates: 34°26′30″N73°13′0″E / 34.44167°N 73.21667°E / 34.44167; 73.21667
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Mansehra
Region	Upper Pakhli
Government
•  MNA	Saleh Muhammad Khan Swati
•  MPA	Babar Saleem Swati
Population  (2023)
• Total	455,544
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Baffa Pakhal is a tehsil of Mansehra District, in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.. ^[1] The headquarters of Baffa Pakhal is at Baffa.

Baffa Pakhal has 15 union councils, including Dodial, Shinkiari, Suma Allimung, Schain, Jabar Daveli, Ichrian, Ail, Tanda, Baffa, Anayatabad, Hilkot, Tarangri Sabir Shah and Bhogarmang.

Demographics

According to the 2023 national census, the total population of Baffa Pakhal Tehsil was 455,544. The largest languages were Hindko (213,404, 46.8%), Pashto (128,223, 28.1%) and Kohistani (11,364, 2.49%). 92,824 (20.3%) people, mainly the Gojri speakers, chose 'other language' during the census. ^[2]

References

1. "Kolai-Palas made district, Baffa-Pakhal tehsil". 26 August 2017.
2. "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics .