Bam Khel

Bam Khel
Bam Khel
Village
	Bam Khel
	Coordinates: 34°6′0″N 72°32′0″E / 34.10000°N 72.53333°E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Headquarters	Swabi
Area
• Total	154 km2 (59 sq mi)
Population (1998)
• Total	30,000
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)

"BamKhel" in Pashto (بام خیل) is a village and Union Council of Swabi District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.^[1] It is located at 34°6'0N 72°32'0E with an altitude of 321 metres (1,053 ft).^[2]

Bamkhel literally means the place on height. The village is mainly divided into different parts called "Mohalla" and "banda". There are total four mohallas in village Bamkhel. Details are given below:

Mada Khel (mohalla)
Jaffar Khel (The largest mohalla)
Younas Khel (mohalla)
Budla Khel (mohalla)
Kachkol Banda
Yousaf Abad
Khabeer Banda
Sherbaz Banda
Mohammad Banda (kado laar)
Mirza Khan Banda
Bezad Banda (Jabar)
Sharif Abad (Madakhel)
Lalu Dheri
Yasin Abad (Lalu Dheri)
Shahbaz Khel (Madakhel)

Demographics

The literacy rate of BamKhel is very low at 29.7%, according to an official census conducted in 1998.

Education

There is one Commerce college, one higher secondary school for boys and a high school for girls, three primary schools for boys and two primary schools for girls. In addition to government schools several private schools and colleges are also there.

Health

There is only one dispensary in the village servicing around 30,000 inhabitants and also private medical stores.

References

^ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Swabi -Government of Pakistan Archived February 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ Location of Bam Khel - Falling Rain Genomics

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[1] Tehsils & Unions in the District of Swabi -Government of Pakistan Archived February 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[2] Location of Bam Khel - Falling Rain Genomics

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