Batagram District

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Batagram District
Location of Batagram District (highlighted in yellow) in the North-West Frontier Province.
Area	1,301 km²
Population () • Density	• /km²
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
Established • District Nazim • District Naib Nazim • District Council • Number of Tehsils	• • • seats •
Main language(s)
Website	[1]

Batgram district (Urdu: بٹگرام) is located in what used to be the Hazara Division of NWFP, Pakistan. It has a total land area of 1301 Square Kilometre.

1 Demography
2 Administration
3 History
- 3.1 Earthquake 2005
4 Scenery
5 References

[edit] Demography

The estimated population of Batgram in 2004-2005 was 361,000. With 277 inhabitants per Square Kilometre, it has a decent population density as well. It is one of those few districts of NWFP, where 100 % of the residents speak Pashto.

[edit] Administration

Batgram obtained the status of district in July 1993 when it was upgraded from a Tehsil and separated from Mansehra District by an executive order. It has geographical borders with Kohistan District, Tribal Area of Kala Dhaka (Black Mountain of Hazara), Shangla District and Malakand Division. The district consists of two sub-divisions or Tehsils which contain a total of 20 Union Councils:^[1]

Tehsil	No. of Unions
Allai	8
Batagram	12

The district is represented in the provincial assembly by two MPAs from its constituencies PF-59 (Battagram-1) and PF-60 (Battagram-2)^[2].

[edit] History

It was in 1956, when a famous Jirga took place in the valley of Tikri and decided to join Pakistan.

[edit] Earthquake 2005

Batgram, received a major setback in the infamous Pakistan Earthquake of October 2005 when more than 4,500 innocent lives were lost. Practically most of the District was economically shattered and currently the district is in the process of reconstruction.

[edit] Scenery

View of Village Dedal, Batgram District

This district has world fame for its beautiful mountains, thick forests, fertile lands and enchanting streams. Most of the population is rural and depends upon agriculture for their day to day living. As a recent phenomenon, fishing has also become a mode of earning due to some modern scientific techniques. Another distinctive feature of this district is the notable presence of Shahra-e-Resham or Silk route and hence which is helping the infant industrial base to thrive.

[edit] References

Administrative Divisions of North-West Frontier Province
Capital	Peshawar
Districts	Abbottabad \| Bannu \| Batagram \| Buner \| Charsadda \| Chitral \| Dera Ismail Khan \| Hangu \| Haripur \| Karak \| Kohat \| Kohistan \| Lakki Marwat \| Lower Dir \| Malakand \| Mansehra \| Mardan \| Nowshera \| Peshawar \| Shangla District \| Swabi \| Swat \| Tank \| Upper Dir