Bam Khel

Bam Khel
Village of Districts Swabi
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Headquarters Swabi
Area
 • Total 154 km2 (59 sq mi)
Population (1998)
 • Total 30,000
Time zone PST (UTC+5)

Bam Khel (بام خیل) is a village and Union Council of Swabi District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[1]

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

Literacy rate of village Bamkhel is very low. It's 29.7 according to official census conducted in 1998. 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 are also there. Health: There is only one dispensary in the village servicing around 30,000 plus inhabitants.

It is located at 34°6'0N 72°32'0E with an altitude of 321 metres (1056 feet).[2]

References

  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

Coordinates: 34°6′0″N 72°32′0″E / 34.10000°N 72.53333°E / 34.10000; 72.53333


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