Bara Bandai

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Bara Bandai
بره بانڈئ
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Bara Bandai
Coordinates: 34°46′N72°21′E / 34.767°N 72.350°E / 34.767; 72.350
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District Swat
Government
  District Councler & Tehsil counclerFalak Naz Khan
Area
  Total6 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population
 (2009) [1]
  Total19,374
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)
Postal code
19201
Websitewww.facebook.com/Bara Bandai

Kuza Bandai (Lower Meadows)

Bara Bandai (برہ بانڈئ) is a village in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, known as an area crossed by Alexander The Great during his invasion of the subcontinent. The people of village Bara Bandai belong to subsection Naikpikhel of Yusufzai the biggest and largest tribe of Pashtun or Pakhtun tribes. It is one of the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA) of Pakistan. The village contains a small series of mountains and a forest, residential area starting from meadows of mountainsand merge with river swat on right bank, a village market, vast land for crops, number of canals, and a part of the Swat river. Mountains of the village include Usmani Sar, Kafar Ghat and Najia Top.

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Etymology

The village was renamed by Yusufzai Pakhtuns after capturing it. The name Bara means "Upper" and Bandai means "Meadow", hence was named Bara Bandai due to its locality. On the West side of Bara Bandai is the neighbouring village Kuza Bandai which means The Lower Meadow. The names were basically given by their greenery, comparing the distances of both villages from Mingora the main city of Swat Valley, and by comparing their distances from the upper hilly areas of Swat such as Kalam and Bahrain. The ancient names of these villages are not known as they are just mentioned by locations in old times books and scripts.

Location

Bara Bandai is about 8 Kilometers away from Mingawara or Mingoara, the main city of Swat Valley and 10 Kilometers from Saidu Sharif the Capital of the Yousufzai State of Swat (Princely State). Situated on the left bank (North side) of Suvastu or The River Swat and is important and one of the large village of Nikpikhel. Nikpikhel is a sub tribe of Akozai and Khudizai Yousufzai and their area stretches in North to Godamanai bordering directly with Dir district, Ningolai is on the East, Dadahara and Shamozai on the West. On the South side of Nikpikhel is The River Swat ([Suvastu]). Bara Bandai is about 80 Kilometers from Kalam, the famous tourist spot of North Pakistan. Bara Bandai comes under the PK-9 constituency of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly and NA-4 constituency of National Assembly of Pakistan.

postal code 19201

Division

The village residential areas are divided into sub units called as Chams (Pashto: چم) or Mohallah. Some of the major sub units are.

Administration

The village is in uc bara bandai, tehsil kabal, district swat. It is further divided into two subunits (neighbourhood council) Bara Bandai(1) & Bara Bandai (2). Under local body election 2015 the administration came into power is Falak naz khan & Riaz Ahmed.

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Population

Total population of village Bara Bandai is 19374 (2009).Which makes it one of the largest villages in the Swat valley. There are number of sub-tribes (clans) Yusufzais and Malik of yusazfzais living in the village. Some names of the tribes are, Malik Amir khan khel Awdal Khel, Shado khel, Nasar Khel, Mandanr khel, Bucha Khel, Ajo khel, Haider khel(maloch wal), bara khan khel, alikhan khel, adam khel, and some of occupational and religious tribes.

Education

The village consist of 1 high, 3 govt boys primary schools and 1 middle govt school for girls along with a number of schools in private sector.

Health

Bara Bandai has its own Basic Health Unit(BHU), many clinical laboratories and number of clinics in private sector which provide health facilities to the residents.

Climate

The weather of the village is cold in the winter season and moderate during summer. Snowfall in winter intensify its beauty.[ citation needed ]

Agriculture

The village climate made it favorable for many crops and fruits.[ citation needed ] The village not only fulfill their own need but also supply its product to other areas. Among these onion and peach are commonly produce.[ citation needed ]

Notable figures

Aimal khan (captain Pakistan volleyball team)

Shaykh Abu Eesa Niamatullah (UK based Islamic scholar) [2]

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References

  1. "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. "Abu Eesa Niamatullah".