Battagram District

Battagram (Pashto: بټګرام ولسوالۍ, Urdu: ضلع بٹگرام) is a district in Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.[2][3][4] The headquarter is Battagram, which is about 75-km from Mansehra.[2]

Battagram Tehsil
ضلع بٹگرام
بټګرام ولسوالۍ‎
District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Top: View of Battagram
Bottom: Madrassa at Kas-Pul
Location of Battagram District (highlighted in yellow)
Location of Battagram District (highlighted in yellow)
Coordinates: 34.41°N 73.1°E / 34.41; 73.1
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DivisionHazara
RegionPakhli
EstablishedJuly 1993
HeadquartersBattagram
Government
 • TypeDistrict Administration
 • Deputy CommissionerN/A
 • District Police OfficerN/A
 • District Health OfficerN/A
Area
 • Total1,301 km2 (502 sq mi)
Elevation
1,038 m (3,406 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total476,749
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC5 (PST)
Zip/Postal Code
21040
Area code0997
Number of Tehsils2
Websitebattagram.kp.gov.pk

Overview and history

The district of Battagram is located at the latitude of 34.41 and longitude 73.1. It is surrounded by Kohistan District to the north, Mansehra District to the east, Kala Dhaka (now Torghar District) to the south and Shangla District to the west.[2]

It has a total land area of 1,301 square kilometres (502 sq mi). Battagram obtained the status of district in July 1993 when it was upgraded from a Tehsil and separated from Mansehra District.[5]

Etymology

This place was named batta gram, because of saraswat Bhatt brahmin . It is said that Swat Valley was also once full of SARASWAT Brahmins. & The word gram (Gram panchayat) is derived from Sanskrit which means village, Batta gram means village of bhatta brahmins.

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1961 94,357—    
1972 174,009+5.72%
1981 339,119+7.70%
1998 307,278−0.58%
2017 476,749+2.34%
Sources:[6]

At the time of the 2017 census the district had 68,807 houseolds and a population of 476,749. Battagram had a sex ratio of 1000 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 36.31% - 53.81% for males and 19.36% for females. The entire population was rural. 33.74% of the population was under 10 years of age. 161 (0.03%) people in the district were from religious minorities.[1]

Languages of Battagram district (2017)

  Pashto (82.19%)
  'Others' (mainly Kohistani) (14.32%)
  Hindko (2.87%)
  Others (0.62%)

At the time of the 2017 census, 82.19% of the population spoke Pashto and 2.87% Hindko as their first language. 14.32% of the population spoke a language recorded as 'Other' on the census, mainly Kohistani languages.[1]

Administration

The district has geographical borders with the districts of Kohistan to the north, Mansehra to the east and southeast, Torghar to the south and Shangla to the west. The district consists of two sub-divisions or Tehsils, containing 20 in total. Union Councils:[7]

Tehsil Urdu name Pashto name No. of Unions Name of Unions
Allai Tehsil تحصیل آلائی الائي تحصیل‎ 8 Banna, Bateela, Batkul‚ Biari, Jambera, Pashto, Rashang and Sakargah
Batagram Tehsil تحصیل بٹگرام بټګرام تحصیل‎ 12 Ajmera, Banian, Battagram, Batamori, Gijbori, Kuza Banda, Paimal Sharif, Peshora, Rajdhari, Shumlai, Thakot and Trand

Provincial Assembly
Member of Provincial AssemblyParty AffiliationConstituencyYear
Zubair KhanPakistan Tehreek-e-InsafPk-28 Battagram-I2018
Taj MuhammadPakistan Tehreek-e-InsafPk-29 Battagram-II2018

2005 earthquake
Main article: 2005 Kashmir earthquake

Battagram was one of the areas affected by the Pakistan earthquake of October 8, 2005 when more than 4,500 people were killed and approximately 35,000 were injured.[2][8] Many residents of the area were rendered homeless and without shelter. Since October 8, 2005, the NGOs and the governmental organization Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority have been engaged in reconstruction work but as of 2009, the reconstruction work is not completed. In some cases residents have rebuilt houses themselves.[9]

References
  1. "District Wise Results / Tables (Census - 2017)". www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  2. "District Profile BATTAGRAM (PDF)" (PDF). www.erra.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  3. Correspondent, A (2017-09-29). "Hazara varsity campus sought in Battagram". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  4. "Abaseen division to be approved after population census: Hoti". The Nation. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  5. PCO 1998, p. 18.
  6. "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
  7. Tehsils & Unions in the District of Battagram – Government of Pakistan, NRB, archived from the original on 9 February 2012, retrieved 19 March 2012
  8. "Aftermath: What if a killer earthquake were to strike Karachi - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  9. "NRC PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE SITUATION REPORT – WEEK ENDING 5TH FEB 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2017-12-02.

Bibliography
  • 1981 District Census report of Mansehra. District Census Report. Vol. 23. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1983.
  • 1998 District Census report of Batagram. Census publication. Vol. 18. Islamabad: Population Census Organization, Statistics Division, Government of Pakistan. 1999.
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