Badrashi is a town in the
Nowshera District
Nowshera District ( ps, نوښار ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The capital and district headquarter is Nowshera city.
Overview and history
Nowshera was a tehsil (sub di ...
in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
. It is located at .
Overview
According to the latest census (2017), the population of Badrashi is 45,771.
Badrashi has 10 Mohallahs - Awaan, Eidgah, Miangaan, Aqa Khel, Essa Khel, Suleman Khel, Wati Khel, Riggi, Najeeb Abad, Raheem Abad, and Davy Hautekeete. There is additionally a state-run hospital located at New Raheem Abad Mohalla alongside two state-run high schools for boys and girls. Both schools are located at Mohallah Awaan - however, Badrashi only has one primary school. There are 28 mosques in total. Speen Jummat, the central mosque, is located in Essa Khel.
People from Badrashi include drama actor
Baba Khan and wicket keeper batsman
Gohar Ali
Gauhar Ali (born 5 May 1989) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Peshawar. He made 145 not out in the final of the 2016–17 Regional One Day Cup and was jointly named man of the match along with Iftikhar Ahmed.
In April 2018, he was named ...
and Social worker
Mehran Khan.
The people of Badrashi settled prior to the creation of Pakistan. Different tribes such as Khiljis, Maliks, and Awan often take active participation in the democratic elections, of which the votes are significant as it is the constituency of politician
Pervez Khattak
Pervez Khan Khattak ( ur, ; ps, پروېز خان خټک; born 1 January 1950) is a Pakistani politician and a member of PTI who served as the Defence Minister of Pakistan from 20 August 2018 until the dissolution of National Assembly on 3 ...
.
See also
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Nowshera
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Nowshera District
Nowshera District ( ps, نوښار ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The capital and district headquarter is Nowshera city.
Overview and history
Nowshera was a tehsil (sub di ...
References
Populated places in Nowshera District
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