Hasanpur, Mansehra

Hasan Pur
Hasan Pur
	Village
Country	Pakistan
Region	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Mansehra District
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

Last updated November 15, 2019

Hasanpur is a small village of union council Malikpur, District Mansehra, situated between the villages of Sherpur and Malikpur in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.

Malikpura Urban is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located in the west of the district.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, formerly known as the North-West Frontier ProvinceNWFP, is one of the four administrative provinces of Pakistan, located in the northwestern region of the country along the international border with Afghanistan.

Hasanpur village was formed on the name of Hasan Gul Khan son of Bahadur Khan.Bahadur Khan had three sons Hasan Gul Khan , Wasal Khan and Habib Gul Khan.They migrated from Shamdhara Agror in 17th to 18th century.They belonged to Swati Pashtun tribe of Ali Sher Khan.They were the Malaks (chief,leader) in their family.

The Agror valley is located in Mansehra District, Hazara in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It consists of three mountain glens, 10 miles (16 km) in length and 6 miles (9.7 km) in breadth, located between 34°29′N72°58′E and 34°35′N75°9′E.

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Ali Sher Khan's family is traced back to Mitra Khan , Mitravi clan of Swati and further with the Sultans of Gabbar.They came from Balasore , Matta , Swat Valley where they lived there for centuries.Originally they migrated there from Afghanistan and related to the Afghani Bettani tribe famous with the name Bettan one of the son of Qais Abdur Rashid the founder of Pashtun.Bettani are also referes as Betani , Bettani ,Battani, Bhettani and Bittani.

Balasore or Baleshwar is a city in the state of Odisha, about 194 kilometres (121 mi) north of the state capital Bhubaneswar, in eastern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Balasore district. It is best known for Chandipur beach. The Indian Ballistic Missile Defense Program's Integrated Test Range is located 18 km south of Balasore. It is the largest city of northern Odisha.

Matta is a town in Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is located about 20 km from the central city of Mingora.

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The descendents of the Ali Sher Khan's family are still inhabitant in the village.The most prominent names are Malak Abdur Rashid Khan Swati (Ex Executive District Officer Education Department) , Malak Goharaman Khan Swati , Malak Faghfoor Khan Swati , Malak Dost Mohammad Khan , Malak Malakaman Khan Swati , Malak Younas Khan Swati , Malak Jameel Khan Swati , Malak Iqbal Khan Swati , Malak Faqeer Khan Swati , Malak Miskeen Khan Swati , Malak Shaal Khan Swati and Malak Mishaal Khan Swati.

Hasanpur village is located on the main Khawajgan Baffa road 18 km away from Mansehra city and 180 km from the the capital , Islamabad. The majority of the people speaks Pashto but Hindko is also spoken and understood widely.The people of Hasanpur are very friendly and hospitable.Khawajgan is the main bazar in this area.The weather is mostly pleasant and mild in the year except the summar that is a bit hot and January is cold.Agriculture is the main source of income.Some of the community is serving in Education Department as well.

Khawajgan (خواجڴان;) is a Pashtun community in northern Pakistan. It is located in Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, about 45 kilometers east of the Indus River and 156 kilometers from Islamabad, in the lower Pakhal Valley. It is the de facto headquarters of the Swati tribe and the second most populous village in the Pakhal Valley.

Baffa is a town and Union Council of Mansehra District in the Khyber-Pukhtoonkhwa, Pakistan. It lies about 15 km north of the district capital, Mansehra. However, in July 2016, Chief Minister Pervez Khattak announced Baffa as Tehsil in a large gathering at Baffa Higher Secondary School. But still the official notification of its Tehsil status hasn't been issued by KPK Government Departments.

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