Baffa Pakhal

Baffa Pakhal Tehsil
تحصیل بفہ پکھل
Tehsil
Siran Valley in Baffa Pakhal
Baffa Pakhal Tehsil
Location in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Coordinates: 34°26′30″N 73°13′0″E / 34.44167°N 73.21667°E / 34.44167; 73.21667
Country Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictMansehra
RegionUpper Pakhli
Government
 • MNASaleh Muhammad Khan Swati
 • MPABabar Saleem Swati
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
455,544
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Baffa Pakhal is a tehsil of Mansehra District, in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan..[1] The headquarters of Baffa Pakhal is at Baffa.

Baffa Pakhal has 15 union councils, including Dodial, Shinkiari, Suma Allimung, Schain, Jabar Daveli, Ichrian, Ail, Tanda, Baffa, Anayatabad, Hilkot, Tarangri Sabir Shah and Bhogarmang.

Demographics

According to the 2023 national census, the total population of Baffa Pakhal Tehsil was 455,544. The largest languages were Hindko (213,404, 46.8%), Pashto (128,223, 28.1%) and Kohistani (11,364, 2.49%). 92,824 (20.3%) people, mainly the Gojri speakers, chose 'other language' during the census.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Kolai-Palas made district, Baffa-Pakhal tehsil". 26 August 2017.
  2. ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.