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Shamdarra

Field	Value
name	Shamdarra
settlement_type	Village and union council
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Pakistan
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Pakistan
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Mansehra District
subdivision_type3	Tehsil Oghi
timezone	PST
utc_offset	+5

Shamdarra or Shamdharra is a village and union council (an administrative subdivision) of the Mansehra District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located in the north of the district and borders Batagram District.

Economy

About 58% of the population of the Shamdharra area are engaged in bucolic occupations, such as agriculture/cultivation, animal husbandry, livestock management and forestry. The rest of the population work as expatriates in other locations in Pakistan, or abroad. Others are engaged in local small and medium-scale businesses.

People and language

The main languages of the region are Hindko (77%), Pushto (18%) followed by Gojri (5%) and others. The main ethnic groups are: Pathans (Swati, Tanoli, Khan khel, Bala khail, Tor khail, Hassanzai, Akazai, aka Khel), Awan, Gujar, and Sayyids. It is most diverse town in the area, which accepts almost all the people from different customs and backgrounds.

References

link. (2011-07-18)
[http://unhic.org/Maps/HIC-305-v01-05.pdf Settlements by unofficial union council, Mansehra district UN Emergency Response Centre]{{dead link. (May 2018)

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