| Battagram | |
|---|---|
| — Tehsil — | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Battagram |
| Union Councils | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| Number of towns | 1 |
Battagram Tehsil is an administrative subdivision (tehsil) of Battagram District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
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The valley was ruled by Khans (tribal rulers) until 1949, when it signed the Instrument of Accession with Pakistan. In 1971 Tehsil Battagram was merged into Pakistan as an administrative part of the Battagram sub-division. In 1993 Battagram was upgraded to the status of a district and Battagram become one of the sub-divisions of Battagram district.
The Battagrsm (Tehsil) valley was badly affected by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake on October 8, 2005 when more than 4,500 people were killed and more than approximately 35,000 were gravely injured.
The city of Battagram, serves as the tehsil headquarters, the tehsil is subdivided into 12 Union Councils these are:[1]
| Union Councils | Union Councils |
|---|---|
| Ajmera | Banian |
| Batagram | Batamori |
| Gijbroi | Kuza Banda |
| Paimal Sharif | Peshora |
| Rajdahri | Shumlai |
| Thakot | Trand |
The area is mainly inhabited by Pathan tribes, the Swati, these people came from Swat and settled in Tehsil Battagram. The Swati has a good social status in the valley. The Pashtun tribes are divided in so many sub-tribes some famous of them are Younas Khel, Khadar Khani, Raza khani, Malkaal, Mula Khel, Shams khel, Deshan, Qureshi (subtribe) and Sahibzadgan etc.The people are very hospitable. They have the small enmities of lands.Often they fought for the land but for last one decade the trend to fight for the land is finished. Often the people solve their problems with Jirga system in villages. Most of people living outside the country like Saudia Arabia, U.A.E., Qatar, United States, United Kingdom and many other countries of the world. People of battagram don't have any proper soure of income.
Tehsil Battagram is bounded by Allai, Shngla and Kohistan on the north and the east and by the Kaghan valley and Mansehra on the west. Tehsil Battagram is separated from Allai on the north by a range of mountains rising to over 15,000 feet (4,600 m), and from Mansehra by another range running from the Afghanistan border to the Indus above Thakot. The total area of Tehsil battagram is about 300 square miles(780 km²). Wheat, barley, corn and rice are grown, and the mountain slopes at the eastern end covered with forest. Cis-Indus Swati's are the dominant tribes of the Tehsil Battagram. Khan culture is dominant in the Battagram Valley.
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