Hangrai

Hangrai Ban Bagar
Village and union council
Country	Pakistan
Region	Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
District	Mansehra District
Government
• Type	democratic
• UC Nazim	Sardar Abdul Ghani
Elevation	2,000 m (5,000 ft)
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)
Area code(s)	0997

Hangrai is a village and union council (an administrative subdivision) of Mansehra District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.^[1] It is located in the lower Kaghan Valley and lies to the north of Balakot city in an area that was affected by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.^[2]

Gujjars are the main tribe living in this UC with a considerable percentage of Swatis and Syeds. The literacy rate is very low. It is the most affected UC in 2005 earthquake. Major profession of the people is farming, herdsmen and a lot of the people are working in middle east countries. Hangrai is enriched with the natural beauty.The most beautiful places are Magra, Jhamra, Shadal, Laamri and of course Naddi. You may proceed to Kaghan through the area on foot.

References

Administrative divisions of Mansehra District

Capital	Mansehra

Union councils	Atter Shisha Badi Shungli Baffa Balakot Battal Behali Belian Bherkund Bhogerr Mong Chater Plain Darband Datta Devli Jaberr Dhodial Dilborri Garhi Habibullah Garlat Ghanool Hamsherian Hangrai Hilkot Icherrian Inayat Abad Jaborri Jaloo Kaghan Karnol Karorri Kathai Kewal Laber Kot Lassan Nawab Lassan Thakral Malik Pur Mansehra City No 1 Mansehra City No 2 Mansehra City No 3 Mansehra(Rural) Mohandri Nika Pani Oghi Pairan Perhinna Phulrraa Sacha Kalan Sandasar Satbani Shamdarra Shohal Mazullah Shoukatabad Sum Alahi Mong Swan Miara Talhata Tanda Trangi Sabir Shah

Coordinates: 34°38′N 73°22′E / 34.633°N 73.367°E / 34.633; 73.367

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