Bam Khel

34°6′0″N 72°32′0″E / 34.10000°N 72.53333°E / 34.10000; 72.53333CountryPakistanProvinceKhyber PakhtunkhwaHeadquartersSwabiArea • Total154 km² (59 sq mi)Population • Total30,000Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

"BamKhel" in Urdu (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)

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.

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